International Superstar Soccer 2000
Developer(s)KCEO
Publisher(s)Konami
SeriesInternational Superstar Soccer
Platform(s)Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
Release
July 29, 1999
  • Nintendo 64
    • JP: July 29, 1999
    • NA: August 3, 2000
    • PAL: October 6, 2000[1]
    Game Boy Color
    • JP: July 6, 2000
    • PAL: September 15, 2000
    • NA: December 2000
Genre(s)Sports (soccer)

International Superstar Soccer 2000 (officially abbreviated as ISS 2000 and released in Japan as Jikkyo J-League 1999: Perfect Striker 2 for the Nintendo 64 and as World Soccer GB 2000 for the Game Boy Color in Japan) is the second game in the Nintendo 64 Perfect Striker series and the last in Konami's International Superstar Soccer series of N64 games developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka. For the North American and European release in 2000 the rosters were updated. Introduced in the North American and European versions, it was the first and only game in the series to support the high resolution mode through an expansion pack; however, it suffered from some performance issues, affecting the frame rate of the game.

ISS 2000 is also notable for being the only game in the series which included players with real names, though these players only appeared in the North American release, and no team had a 100% real roster. International Superstar Soccer 2000 features one of the most comprehensive national team rosters in football video games, with exactly 100 teams in total. Particularly, every nation affiliated to UEFA at the time is present, since one of the game modes consists of a European Championship on the same format as the UEFA Euro (which had an edition that year), including the qualifying round. The Japanese version features J.League teams instead of international teams. It also includes different crowd chants for each team, a feature that was removed from the western releases.

Teams

Reception

On release, Famitsu magazine scored the Nintendo 64 version of the game a 34 out of 40.[2] Nintendo Power gave the game seven out of ten.[3]

Time Extension included the game on their "Best Nintendo 64 Games of All Time" list.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Console Releases". Eurogamer.net. 2000-10-06. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  2. ↑ ニンテンドウ64 - 実況Jリーグ1999 パーフェクトストライカー2. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.28. 2006-06-30.
  3. ↑ "International Superstar Soccer 2000 for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Lane, Gavin; McFerran, Damien (2 August 2023). "Best Nintendo 64 Games Of All Time". Time Extension. Hookshot Media. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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