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Acclaim's first hockey game on Nintendo 64 takes a simulation-style approach with a wide variety of customization and team management options. In addition to 26 NHL teams with stats and player ratings from the 1996-1997 season, the game includes both All-Star teams as well as Olympic-style hockey in the international playoffs mode. Other play formats include exhibition, practice, season, shootout, and playoffs. Adjustable settings range from difficulty level and game speed to injuries, fatigue, fighting, and penalties. On the ice, players can call multiple offensive and defensive sets for key situations such as power plays and penalty killing. Lines can also be edited so teams have the right personnel for the right situation.<br><br>Seasons can be set to 25, 41, or 82 games as teams strive to win the Stanley Cup. Winning managers earn points that can be spent on upgrading a team's injury therapies, player development, and coaching staffs. Free agents can be signed and released, while trades support as many as six players at once. Of course, players are still free to create their own star athletes, whose names will be displayed on jerseys. The developers also incorporated each featured athlete's height and weight measurements in the motion-captured 3D player models. High-res graphics and advanced lighting effects help bring the arenas to life, as players decide on the best camera view out of eight possible options. Cover star Keith Tkachuk offers in-game scouting reports and strategy recommendations for those new to the sport.

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PublisherAcclaim Sports

UPC0021481641520

eBay Product ID (ePID)1643

Product Key Features

RatingE-Everyone

GenreSports

PlatformNintendo 64

Game NameNhl Breakaway 98

Additional Product Features

Release Year1998

Number of Players1-4

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Control ElementsGamepad/Joystick

ESRB DescriptorAnimated Violence

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by henburley0
07 Dec, 2016
Sleeper from yesteryear
Gameplay is fine, plenty of finesse afforded to skating, shooting & strategy considering the platform. But the real standout in this title is the Draft Prospects side of the house where you can create and draft players for your roster over seasons and manage lines. Don't let your star players get injured or they'll do a gnarly backflip and have to sit out a few. Certainly not the best hockey game ever made* but one of my throwback faves. Will somebody please pick up Chandler? He's /still/ at the concession booth. *Blades of Steel, duh
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by collectionator
15 Oct, 2019
Slappin' da Pucks!
This game is so much fun, the game play is fantas... wait, no nevermind. I haven't played it. But it is a must have for anyone looking for a complete N64 collection!
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by supersaiyaman86
12 Dec, 2024
Solid ice hockey game on the N64...
Solid ice hockey game on the N64
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by mleclair89
14 May, 2024
Perfect thank you
Perfect thank you
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23 Jul, 2018
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