The game starts off well with a good selection of 12 events to take part in. These include weightlifting, kayaking, team sprint cycling, 100m freestyle swimming, diving, high jump, skeet shooting, hammer throw, triple jump, javelin, 110m hurdles (I've always hated this event), and finally the good old 100m sprint. Each of these events has a similar control system, but still tend to be different enough so as not to get monotonous. Conspicuous by their absence are some of the more well known events, such as discus, gymnastics, rowing, and the 1500 metres.Gamers will probably never be lucky enough to get a game based on the Olympics that contains all the different sports, so 12 will have to do in the meantime. With the limited gameplay on offer in Sydney 2000 we expected a few more events to be added though.

Anyone who has played track and field games in the past will immediately be familiar with the control system in Sydney 2000, as most of it consists of mashing power buttons (configurable in the options menu) and an action button. Some events use all of the buttons, some only use the power buttons, and about three use a different combination of controls altogether (the skeet shooting and kayaking have their own unique control systems). Compared to older games of this ilk the controls in Sydney 2000 are extremely easy to learn and most players will be able to pick up the controller and get into the action straight away.