<s>
FIFA	B-Application
99	I-Application
is	O
a	O
football	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
FIFA	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphically	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
major	O
improvement	O
over	O
FIFA	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
basic	O
facial	O
animations	O
and	O
different	O
players	O
 '	O
heights	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
certain	O
other	O
cosmetic	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
improved	O
kits	O
and	O
emblems	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
unlicensed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
99	I-Application
also	O
features	O
an	O
elite	O
league	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
European	O
Dream	O
League	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
20	O
top	O
teams	O
from	O
across	O
Europe	O
battle	O
it	O
out	O
in	O
a	O
league	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
Victor	I-Application
under	O
the	O
name	O
on	O
26	O
August	O
1999	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
bestseller	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
replacing	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
AIAS	O
 '	O
Second	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
"	O
award	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
FIFA	B-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
98	I-Application
and	O
World	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
collectively	O
)	O
at	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1999	O
Premier	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
&	O
Worst	O
of	O
1998	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
1998	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
NFL	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
.	O
</s>
