<s>
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
98	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	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
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
98	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	O
featuring	O
polygonal	O
football	O
players	O
and	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
football	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jerome	O
Bettis	O
and	O
Tim	O
Brown	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
actors	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCE	O
held	O
two	O
pre-Super	O
Bowl	O
XXXII	O
events	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
one	O
pitting	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
participants	O
Robert	O
Brooks	O
and	O
Terrell	O
Davis	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
NFL	O
players	O
party	O
in	O
which	O
sixteen	O
NFL	O
players	O
participated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
,	O
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
98	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
After	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
sprite-based	O
32-bit	O
football	O
games	O
,	O
many	O
believed	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
PlayStation	B-Device
football	O
game	O
without	O
making	O
tremendous	O
sacrifices	O
in	O
gameplay	O
or	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
is	O
proof	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
is	I-Device
capable	O
of	O
accomplishing	O
such	O
feats.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
still	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
fell	O
second	O
to	O
its	O
chief	O
competitor	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
more	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
"	O
money	O
plays	O
"	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
likewise	O
found	O
it	O
too	O
susceptible	O
to	O
"	O
money	O
plays	O
"	O
to	O
consider	O
it	O
as	O
outstanding	O
as	O
Madden	O
,	O
though	O
his	O
co-reviewer	O
Dean	O
Hager	O
held	O
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
98	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
better	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
asserted	O
that	O
if	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
98	I-Application
were	O
to	O
outsell	O
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
"	O
then	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
serious	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
game-buying	O
public.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
31st	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
(	O
while	O
ranking	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
98	I-Application
as	O
19th	O
best	O
)	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
revolutionary	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
solid	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
named	O
it	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Awards	O
for	O
1997	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
"	O
Console	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Software	O
Engineering	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
1st	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
