<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
97	I-Application
is	O
a	O
football	B-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
multiplatform	O
Madden	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
32-bit	O
consoles	O
(	O
following	O
a	O
3DO-exclusive	O
version	O
simply	O
titled	O
John	O
Madden	O
Football	B-Application
in	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
16-bit	O
versions	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
established	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
portable	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
97	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
of	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
graphics	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
using	O
3D	O
models	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
data	O
to	O
produce	O
2D	O
sprites	O
from	O
multiple	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
hailed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
as	O
a	O
strong	O
comeback	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
96	O
,	O
citing	O
outstanding	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Madden	O
PlayStation	B-Device
is	I-Device
not	O
only	O
the	O
best	O
football	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
today	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
best	O
32-bit	O
sports	O
game	O
,	O
period.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
named	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
behind	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
playbook	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
full-motion	O
video	O
that	O
looks	O
TV-real	O
,	O
even	O
with	O
its	O
typically	O
Saturn	B-Device
graininess.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Glancey	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
echoed	O
Next	O
Generations	O
criticism	O
that	O
the	O
AI	O
can	O
always	O
be	O
beaten	O
by	O
one	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
large	O
selection	O
of	O
teams	O
,	O
motion	O
captured	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
combination	O
of	O
strategy	O
and	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
was	O
much	O
less	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
an	O
immensely	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
with	O
great	O
action	O
and	O
stat-soaked	O
strategy	O
"	O
,	O
going	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
suggest	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
buying	O
a	O
next	O
generation	O
system	O
unnecessary	O
for	O
football	B-Application
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
brief	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
criticized	O
the	O
overly	O
small	O
ball	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
prominent	O
slowdown	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
licensing	O
apart	O
from	O
Madden	O
himself	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
realistic	O
plays	O
and	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
