<s>
NFL	B-Application
Quarterback	I-Application
Club	I-Application
97	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	B-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
NFL	B-Application
Quarterback	I-Application
Club	I-Application
97	I-Application
optimizes	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
kicking	O
meter	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
overhead	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
customizable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
announcer	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
both	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
disappointment	O
,	O
though	O
for	O
different	O
reasons	O
:	O
Dindo	O
Perez	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
substandard	O
,	O
while	O
Todd	O
Mowatt	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
vastly	O
improved	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Quarterback	O
Club	O
but	O
the	O
AI	O
is	O
too	O
easy	O
to	O
beat	O
by	O
a	O
wide	O
margin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
simply	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
slow	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
weak	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
better	O
than	O
competitor	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
97	I-Application
,	O
and	O
players	O
should	O
wait	O
for	O
NFL	B-Device
Quarterback	I-Device
Club	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Johnny	O
Ballgame	O
also	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
97	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
solid	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
though	O
better	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
than	O
on	O
any	O
other	O
version	O
,	O
suffer	O
from	O
choppy	O
scrolling	O
and	O
animation	O
which	O
make	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
ball	O
carrier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
were	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Zombie	O
wrote	O
in	O
GamePro	O
that	O
"	O
NFL	B-Application
Quarterback	I-Application
Club	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
reports	O
to	O
camp	O
with	O
notable	O
graphical	O
and	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	O
rookie	O
outing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
IGN	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
outdone	O
by	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
being	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
and	O
featured	O
smoother	O
graphics	O
and	O
responsive	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
likewise	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
huge	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
but	O
still	O
clearly	O
inferior	O
to	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
,	O
and	O
additionally	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
's	O
colors	O
are	O
less	O
bright	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
well-done	O
in	O
some	O
respects	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
plays	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
replay	O
or	O
create	O
new	O
situations	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
is	O
out-gunned	O
,	O
out-quaffed	O
and	O
basically	O
out-done	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
by	O
EA	O
's	O
Madden	B-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
below-average	O
sprite	O
scaling	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
PAL	O
optimization	O
,	O
and	O
unintuitive	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
