<s>
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
The	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
NBA	O
Pro	O
98	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
The	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
featured	O
Glen	O
Rice	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
The	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
NBA	O
Pro	O
98	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
featured	O
NBA	O
rosters	O
from	O
the	O
1997	O
–	O
98	O
NBA	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
In	O
The	O
Zone	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
such	O
as	O
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
are	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
likenesses	O
with	O
generic	O
names	O
take	O
their	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
"	O
Create	O
a	O
Player	O
"	O
and	O
season/playoffs	O
features	O
of	O
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
The	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
supports	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
response	O
to	O
NBA	B-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
dramatically	O
differed	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
platforms	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
were	O
lukewarm	O
in	O
tone	O
,	O
typically	O
remarking	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
still	O
has	O
substantial	O
problems	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
a	O
significant	O
improvement	O
over	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
the	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
and	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
particularly	O
remarked	O
that	O
NBA	B-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
made	O
appreciable	O
strides	O
towards	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
game	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
with	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
like	O
on-court	O
play	O
calling	O
and	O
an	O
overall	O
more	O
mature	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
greater	O
challenge	O
in	O
achieving	O
alley-oops	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
NBA	B-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
is	O
still	O
recommended	O
only	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
want	O
a	O
less	O
serious	O
game	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
than	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
,	O
it	O
simply	O
was	O
not	O
unique	O
enough	O
to	O
stand	O
out	O
and	O
was	O
trumped	O
in	O
most	O
respects	O
by	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
by	O
contrast	O
,	O
was	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Ricciardi	O
wrote	O
in	O
EGM	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
team	O
at	O
Konami	O
)	O
looks	O
a	O
million	O
times	O
better	O
than	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
's	O
just	O
no	O
excuse	O
for	O
that.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
blurry	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
simply	O
boring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
generic	O
,	O
formula-basketball	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
thrills	O
,	O
no	O
spills	O
and	O
no	O
real	O
excitement.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
cumbersome	O
controls	O
(	O
particularly	O
with	O
switching	O
players	O
)	O
and	O
poor	O
selection	O
of	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
five-on-five	O
hoops	O
game	O
currently	O
available	O
for	O
N64	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
even	O
hardcore	O
basketball	B-Application
fans	O
should	O
take	O
this	O
occasion	O
to	O
remember	O
that	O
patience	O
is	O
a	O
virtue	O
and	O
wait	O
for	O
something	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
version	O
held	O
a	O
65%	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
2019	O
closure	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
held	O
a	O
52%	O
.	O
</s>
