NCAA Gamebreaker 98

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NCAA Gamebreaker 98
NCAA Gamebreaker 98 cover.jpg
Cover art featuring Warrick Dunn
Developer(s) Sony Interactive Studios America
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
SeriesNCAA GameBreaker
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • NA: November 21, 1997 [1]
Genre(s) Sports video game
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

NCAA Gamebreaker 98 is a 1997 American football video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the sequel to NCAA Gamebreaker and was released only in North America.

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Gameplay

NCAA Gamebreaker 98 has a game engine that is based on the NFL GameDay 98 engine, [2] but uses the appearance and playing styles involved in college football. [3] The game includes the Division I-A teams with their real rosters for the 1997/98 season, along with some historical teams such as the 1972 USC Gamecocks. [4] It was the first game in the series to include a playbook editor, enabling players to modify the pass routes and running assignments in existing plays. [5]

Reception

Reviews for NCAA Gamebreaker 98 were uniformly positive. Next Generation said that the game "borrows heavily from GameDay, but amazingly, the end result is a football game that has no equal." [3] Kraig Kujawa of Electronic Gaming Monthly similarly commented, "At first look, GameBreaker 98 appears to be GameDay 98 with college colors. And for the most part, it is. But after further review, the game shines because of its own merits." [6] GamePro concluded that "GameBreaker's superior graphics, fast gameplay, and play-creation option make it one of the better football titles of the year." [9] [b]

Critics unanimously praised the game's play editor, [6] [1] [3] [9] but were divided as to what the game's strongest feature is. IGN centered praise on the play editor and Total Control Passing mechanic, [1] but Next Generation argued that the game's greatest improvement over NFL GameDay 98 is the ability to intercept passes, since this "completely change[s] strategies, defenses, and offenses." [3] Kujawa found the play editor the most impressive feature. At the same time, his co-reviewer Crispin Boyer dismissed it as "a nice touch, but one only hardcore fans will use", and was more enthusiastic about the "quick-and-dirty" arcade-style feel of the "hyperactive tackles and crazy plays." All four of the Electronic Gaming Monthly reviewers also criticized that the play diagrams used with the play editor are extremely difficult to read. [6] A number of critics expressed approval of the game's A.I. [6] [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ In GameFan 's viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it 87, and another 84.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the game a 5.0/5 for graphics, 4.0/5 for sound, and 4.5/5 scores for control and fun factor.

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References

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  2. ↑ EGM staff (September 1997). "E3 Scores High with Sports Fans". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 98. Ziff Davis. p. 74.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NCAA GameBreaker 98". Next Generation . No. 38. Imagine Media. February 1998. p. 113. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ EGM staff (November 1997). "NCAA Football GameBreaker 98 [sic]". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. Ziff Davis. p. 76.
  5. ↑ Johnny Ballgame (December 1997). "NCAA Football GameBreaker '98 (Preview)". GamePro . No. 111. IDG. p. 197.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "NCAA Gamebreaker 98". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 102. Ziff Davis. January 1998. p. 160.
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  8. ↑ Joe Kidd; The Rookie (December 1997). "NCAA Gamebreaker [98]". GameFan . Vol. 5, no. 12. Metropolis Media. p. 114. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Johnny Ballgame (January 1998). "NCAA GameBreaker Scores Another Gridiron Victory". GamePro. No. 112. IDG. p. 112. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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