Olympic Hockey '98

Olympic Hockey 98 is an ice hockey game for the Nintendo 64 that was released in 1998. It is a re-release of Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey, but this time not endorsed by Wayne Gretzky and featuring the license for the 1998 Winter Olympics that were celebrated in Nagano, Japan. It is also a video game developer debut of Treyarch[1] Besides the box art, in-game titles, and some minor graphic changes (such as team logos and colors), every single aspect of the game is practically identical to Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey. IGN rated Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 a zero, the lowest rated IGN game of all time, due to this fact.[2]

Olympic Hockey Nagano '98
North American cover art
Developer(s)Treyarch
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Nintendo 64
Release
  • NA: February 23, 1998
  • EU: April 1998
  • JP: July 16, 1998
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Olympic Hockey Nagano 98 features 14 national teams from the 1998 Winter Olympics.

While the gameplay is very similar to Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey, there are minor differences. The first difference is that the rink is bigger than the rink in the previous game (since its Olympic size). Some reviewers felt this created a learning curve to players who played previous NHL games. The other difference is that the game lists the names of the players below said players.[3]

Reception

The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[4] IGN gave it a very rare 0 score nearly two months before its release date, stating in its concise review: "We'll post a new review when Midway releases a new game."[11] Next Generation called it "A waste of plastic and silicon."[13] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by Konami under the name of Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 (オリンピック ホッキー NAGANO98(ナガノ98), Orinpikku Hakkī Nagano 98) on July 16, 1998, Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40.[7]

References
  1. Hannley, Steve (August 22, 2016). "Call of Duty Developer Treyarch Celebrates 20th Anniversary". Hardcore Gamer. Hardcore Gamer LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. Robinson, Martin (October 15, 2014). "F1 2014 review". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. "Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 Review". Tripod. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  4. "Olympic Hockey 98 for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  5. Cook, Brad. "Olympic Hockey 98 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  6. EGM staff (March 1998). "Olympic Hockey 98". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 104. Ziff Davis.
  7. "オリンピックホッケー NAGANO98 [NINTEDNO64]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  8. "Olympic Hockey 98". Game Informer. No. 58. FuncoLand. February 1998.
  9. "Olympic Hockey 98". GamePro. No. 114. IDG Entertainment. March 1998.
  10. Kujawa, Kraig (April 23, 1998). "Olympic Hockey 98 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  11. Casamassina, Matt (January 1, 1998). "Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  12. Kitts, Martin (May 1998). "Olympic Hockey Nagano '98". N64 Magazine. No. 15. Future plc. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  13. "Olympic Hockey '98". Next Generation. No. 41. Imagine Media. May 1998. p. 108. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  14. "Olympic Hockey '98". Nintendo Power. Vol. 105. Nintendo of America. February 1998. p. 93. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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