<s>
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
officially	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
ISS	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
adapted	O
as	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Osaka	O
in	O
the	O
International	B-Device
Superstar	I-Device
Soccer	I-Device
series	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
J.League	B-Application
Jikkyou	I-Application
Winning	I-Application
Eleven	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
International	B-Device
Superstar	I-Device
Soccer	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
1997	O
)	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
team	O
lineup	O
follows	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
only	O
with	O
South	O
Africa	O
replacing	O
Morocco	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
and	O
often	O
called	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
third-party	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
predecessor	O
,	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
upgraded	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
with	O
3D	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Konami	O
's	O
soccer	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
[	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
N64 ]	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
that	O
Striker	O
"	O
ranks	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
soccer	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
N64	B-Operating_System
and	O
quite	O
possibly	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
soccer	O
titles	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
own	O
a	O
Japanese	O
N64	B-Operating_System
,	O
Strikers	O
worth	O
a	O
kick-off.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
it	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
it	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
,	O
over	O
one	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
Stateside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
said	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
previous	O
soccer	O
game	O
,	O
FIFA	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
call	O
it	O
"	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
,	O
the	O
best	O
soccer	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
often	O
cited	O
strengths	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
;	O
the	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
moves	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
execute	O
;	O
the	O
graceful	O
,	O
lifelike	O
player	O
animations	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
tight	O
responsiveness	O
and	O
strong	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
controller	O
's	O
analog	O
joystick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peer	O
Schneider	O
of	O
IGN	O
(	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
N64.com	O
)	O
gave	O
strong	O
praise	O
to	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64s	I-Application
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
published	O
a	O
longer	O
review	O
which	O
covered	O
a	O
few	O
criticisms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
FIFA	O
license	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
commented	O
more	O
extensively	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
,	O
and	O
reemphasized	O
that	O
"	O
As	O
far	O
as	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
go	O
,	O
ISS64	O
has	O
replaced	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
as	O
the	O
ultimate	O
gameplay	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
offers	O
just	O
about	O
everything	O
FIFA	B-Application
64	I-Application
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
1997	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
also	O
named	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
