<s>
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
series	O
of	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
football	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
its	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
for	O
Sony	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
300,000	O
copies	O
by	O
March	O
1996	O
and	O
briefly	O
holding	O
the	O
record	O
for	O
best-selling	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
overtaken	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
found	O
that	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
comprehensive	O
teams	O
,	O
stadiums	O
,	O
and	O
playbooks	O
,	O
NFL	B-Application
Gameday	I-Application
benefited	O
from	O
truly	O
modern	O
graphics	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
sounds	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
innovative	O
level	O
of	O
control	O
over	O
individual	O
players	O
and	O
an	O
AI	O
which	O
creates	O
an	O
authentic	O
football	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
unrealistic	O
results	O
of	O
breaking	O
up	O
a	O
pass	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
NFL	B-Application
Gameday	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
the	O
perfect	O
football	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
football	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
so	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
's	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
NHL	B-Application
97	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
as	O
number	O
43	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Truly	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
football	O
game	O
that	O
appeals	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
hardcore	O
and	O
the	O
masses.	O
"	O
</s>
