There's a discrepancy with the release dates. The .nfo file states it was released on March 21st, 2000, while the cracktro mentions December 16th, 2000, which also explains the Happy New Year wishes. The game was released in Europe on March 23rd, 2001. In this case, I would assume the correct release date is December 16th, 2000, since warez groups often released games before they were available in stores.