<s>
FIFA	B-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
98	I-Application
(	O
commonly	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
FIFA	O
98	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
football	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
FIFA	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
3D	O
on	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	O
98	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
FIFA	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
an	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
team	O
and	O
player	O
customisation	O
options	O
,	O
16	O
stadiums	O
,	O
improved	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Road	B-Application
to	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
172	O
FIFA-registered	O
national	O
teams	O
that	O
took	O
part	O
in	O
qualification	O
for	O
the	O
1998	O
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup	O
(	O
including	O
Brazil	O
and	O
France	O
,	O
who	O
qualified	O
for	O
the	O
tournament	O
automatically	O
as	O
holders	O
and	O
hosts	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
subsequent	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
FIFA	O
series	O
attempted	O
to	O
replicate	O
FIFA	O
98s	O
inclusion	O
of	O
every	O
FIFA	O
national	O
team	O
,	O
until	O
2010	B-Application
FIFA	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
South	I-Application
Africa	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
all	O
199	O
FIFA	O
nations	O
that	O
took	O
part	O
in	O
qualifying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
FIFA	O
98	O
correct	O
this	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
awards	O
a	O
free	O
kick	O
for	O
offside	O
if	O
the	O
ball	O
is	O
passed	O
roughly	O
to	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
offside	O
position	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
FIFA	B-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Ginola	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
actor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
98	I-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
still	O
inferior	O
to	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
most	O
critics	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
strong	O
comeback	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
FIFA	B-Application
97	I-Application
/	O
FIFA	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
reviewers	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
extensive	O
licensing	O
of	O
real	O
players	O
and	O
teams	O
was	O
a	O
strong	O
advantage	O
over	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
which	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
better	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
compelling	O
enough	O
reason	O
for	O
soccer	O
fans	O
to	O
get	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
still	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
fluidity	O
of	O
ISS	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
real	O
players	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
options	O
make	O
FIFA	O
RTTWC	O
64	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
soccer	O
fans	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
should	O
enjoy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
disagreed	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
comparison	O
to	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
assessing	O
FIFA	O
98	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
super-fun	O
title	O
,	O
easily	O
topping	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
in	O
overall	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
critics	O
widely	O
mentioned	O
weaknesses	O
in	O
the	O
A.I.	B-Application
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
goalie	O
A.I.	B-Application
,	O
and	O
occasional	O
drops	O
in	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
EA	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
learned	O
its	O
lesson	O
and	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
's	O
unique	O
features	O
instead	O
of	O
treating	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
PCs	O
or	O
the	O
PSX.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
Kelly	O
Rickards	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
quite	O
have	O
the	O
magic	O
that	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
provides	O
"	O
but	O
is	O
still	O
the	O
best	O
soccer	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
declared	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
soccer	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
particularly	O
citing	O
the	O
"	O
slick	O
new	O
passing	O
cursor	O
"	O
,	O
fast	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
stunning	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
much	O
less	O
well-received	O
;	O
most	O
reviews	O
,	O
though	O
still	O
positive	O
,	O
identified	O
problems	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
exist	O
in	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
commentary	O
often	O
lagged	O
behind	O
the	O
action	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
the	O
infinitely	O
superior	O
SWWS	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
already	O
available	O
,	O
it	O
defies	O
logic	O
that	O
anyone	O
would	O
purchase	O
EA	O
's	O
latest	O
lacklustre	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
ailing	O
FIFA	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
