The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2] Frank O'Connor of NextGen said, "The top PlayStation football game gets deeper, but it ain't the best-looking football game in town anymore."[11] The Rookie of GamePro said, "While Madden 2000, with its slightly deeper features set, stands atop the PlayStation pigskin world this season, NFL GameDay 2000 is still an excellent football title. It delivers a wealth of gameplay goods while still retaining the flava that made the previous GameDays big hits."[13][c]
Notes
^Four critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 7.5/10, 8.5/10, 6.5/10, and 8/10.
^In GameFan's viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it 89, and the other 82.
^GamePro gave the game 5/5 for graphics, and three 4.5/5 scores for sound, control, and fun factor.