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NHL 98

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EntityQ3334427· pop 7· linked from 60 articles

1997 ice hockey video game

Game data

Released
1997-08-31
User rating
3.82 / 5
Genres
Sports
Platforms
PC, PlayStation, SNES, Genesis, SEGA Saturn

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Game details · IGDB

79User score · 24 ratings

NHL 98 features much faster and refined gameplay (now using four action keys instead of two, removing the need to double-tap to perform some actions), along other new features such as "in-the-fly" tactics developed by Marc Crawford, then manager of the Colorado Avalanche and new commentary lines from Jim Hughson and Darryl Reaugh and a re-worked interface. Graphics are improved from the previous version with the players being less angular, and thanks to 3Dfx support, with less pixels showing in the textures. The in-game presentation follows a TV-style script, zooming in players while displa…

Released
1997
Genres
Sport, Strategy
Platforms
Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Franchise
NHL
Developer
EA Canada
Publisher
EA Sports

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Publisher
EA Sports
Series
Q1631906
Narrative location
Washington, D.C.
Developer
EA Vancouver
Platform
Q200912
Distribution format
compact disc
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publication date
1997-09-30
set in period
1998
title
NHL 98
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