<s>
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
'	O
97	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
1996	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lauding	O
the	O
realistic	O
variety	O
of	O
possibilities	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
moves	O
,	O
the	O
advanced	O
AI	O
which	O
cannot	O
be	O
repeatedly	O
fooled	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
passing	O
system	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
receiver	O
in	O
mid-pass	O
,	O
critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
'	O
97	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
exceed	O
its	O
already	O
phenomenal	O
predecessor	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
football	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Ultra	O
Game	O
Players	O
critic	O
declared	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
GameDay	B-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
,	O
Sony	O
has	O
proved	O
that	O
last	O
year	O
was	O
n't	O
a	O
fluke	O
by	O
making	O
the	O
best	O
grid-iron	O
game	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
held	O
an	O
86%	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>
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
'	O
97	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
EGM	O
's	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>
