Front Page Sports: Football Pro '98

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Front Page Sports: Football Pro 98
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Developer(s) Synergistic Software
Publisher(s) Sierra On-Line
Platform(s) Windows
ReleaseNovember 1997 [1]

Front Page Sports: Football Pro 98 is a 1997 video game from Sierra On-Line. The game features Dan Marino as the star athlete on the box. [2]

Reception

GameSpot gave the game a score of 5.9 out of 10' stating: "For gamers who revel in the challenges of play design, draft and trade decisions, game plans, and even practice-camp priorities, FPS: FP '98 is still the only game in town. Whether or not a slightly improved version of "the only game in town" is worth $25 or $30, though, is up to you." [5]

The game was the 8th best-selling football game from the January to October 1997 period according to the Hartford Courant . [8]

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References

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