<s>
NBA	B-Application
ShootOut	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Total	O
NBA	O
98	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
America	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Shaquille	O
O'Neal	O
and	O
Charles	O
Barkley	O
were	O
both	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
still	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
custom	O
player	O
named	O
"	O
Roster	O
Guard	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Bulls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
ShootOut	I-Application
98	I-Application
met	O
with	O
divisive	O
reviews	O
;	O
while	O
IGN	O
and	O
GamePro	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
all	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
disappointing	O
entry	O
with	O
gameplay	O
so	O
unbalanced	O
that	O
it	O
fails	O
to	O
surpass	O
its	O
own	O
predecessor	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
ShootOut	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
held	O
a	O
70%	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
five	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
-	O
even	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
detractors	O
-	O
almost	O
uniformly	O
praised	O
NBA	B-Application
ShootOut	I-Application
98s	I-Application
fluid	O
and	O
realistic	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
icon	O
cutting	O
"	O
mechanic	O
,	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
select	O
which	O
dunk	O
to	O
perform	O
in	O
mid-air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
,	O
which	O
otherwise	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
players	O
look	O
like	O
the	O
actual	O
players	O
,	O
even	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
in	O
Live	B-Application
’	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
