<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
99	I-Application
is	O
a	O
football	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
multiplatform	O
Madden	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
fully	O
3D	O
and	O
polygonally	O
based	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
one	O
following	O
the	O
N64-exclusive	O
,	O
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64	I-Device
)	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
Franchise	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
sports	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
1998	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
1.1	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
to	O
support	O
two	O
multi-taps	O
allowing	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
Players	O
from	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
99	I-Application
can	O
be	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
free	O
agents	O
and	O
put	O
on	O
other	O
teams	O
in	O
Quick	O
Game	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1998	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
that	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
1997	O
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64s	I-Device
lack	O
of	O
an	O
NFL	O
team	O
license	O
due	O
to	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
holding	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
NFL	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
for	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
ensured	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
99	I-Application
would	O
sport	O
the	O
NFL	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
can	O
be	O
argued	O
that	O
this	O
year	O
's	O
Madden	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
last	B-Application
year	I-Application
's	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
fact	O
remains	O
that	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
main	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
gaming	O
experience	O
has	O
become	O
mediocre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Cheung	O
of	O
Hyper	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
82%	O
in	O
its	O
December	O
1998	O
issue	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
NFL	O
sim	O
anywhere.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Kitts	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
88%	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Madden	O
is	O
still	O
great	O
stuff	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
n't	O
really	O
changed	O
significantly	O
enough	O
to	O
warrant	O
another	O
92%	O
rating.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Bauman	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
perfect	O
synergy	O
of	O
hardcore	O
action	O
and	O
cerebral	O
simulation	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
reached	O
yet	O
,	O
but	O
Madden	B-Application
99	I-Application
is	O
as	O
close	O
as	O
anyone	O
has	O
ever	O
managed	O
to	O
get	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
its	O
management	O
features	O
evolve	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
,	O
'	O
I	O
guess	O
we	O
'll	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
until	O
next	O
year.	O
'	O
</s>
