<s>
MLB	B-Application
‘	O
98	O
is	O
a	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
America	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
precedes	O
MLB	B-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
MLB	B-Application
Pennant	I-Application
Race	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
are	O
the	O
30	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
clubs	O
,	O
six	O
playing	O
modes	O
,	O
complete	O
statistic	O
tracking	O
,	O
and	O
creating	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
succeeded	O
by	O
MLB	B-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Vin	O
Scully	O
began	O
calling	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
MLB	B-Application
2000	O
,	O
joining	O
him	O
is	O
infielder	O
Dave	O
Campbell	O
on	O
color	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
no	O
denying	O
that	O
MLB	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
,	O
solid	O
baseball	O
game	O
that	O
surpasses	O
Triple	B-Application
Play	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
in	O
many	O
respects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
grander	O
scheme	O
of	O
console	O
baseball	O
,	O
MLB	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
does	O
nothing	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
ca	O
n't	O
even	O
clean	O
the	O
cleats	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
World	B-Application
Series	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
for	O
Saturn.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
like	O
your	O
baseball	O
served	O
up	O
arcade-style	O
,	O
MLB	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
order.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
MLB	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
number	O
97	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
its	O
minor	O
flaws	O
and	O
bugs	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
best	O
32-Bit	O
baseball	O
game.	O
"	O
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