<s>
NHL	B-Application
Breakaway	I-Application
98	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
met	O
with	O
divisive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
management	O
mode	O
and	O
its	O
system	O
of	O
using	O
points	O
to	O
improve	O
aspects	O
of	O
a	O
team	O
received	O
widespread	O
praise	O
,	O
but	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
later	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
more	O
consistently	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
Breakaway	I-Application
99	I-Application
,	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
Breakaway	I-Application
98	I-Application
has	O
a	O
momentum-based	O
checking	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Saturn	B-Device
title	O
to	O
be	O
dropped	O
from	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
release	O
schedule	O
when	O
the	O
publisher	O
withdrew	O
their	O
support	O
from	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
split	O
about	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
;	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
both	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
strong	O
entrance	O
into	O
the	O
crowded	O
hockey	O
genre	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
,	O
while	O
GamePro	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
opined	O
that	O
though	O
it	O
has	O
some	O
good	O
features	O
(	O
the	O
management	O
mode	O
and	O
its	O
point	O
system	O
were	O
almost	O
uniformly	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
fails	O
to	O
effectively	O
compete	O
against	O
established	O
franchises	O
from	O
EA	O
Sports	O
(	O
NHL	O
)	O
and	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
NHL	B-Application
FaceOff	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
while	O
GameSpot	O
asserted	O
that	O
"	O
Even	O
my	O
puck-head	O
of	O
a	O
roommate	O
who	O
is	O
still	O
addicted	O
to	O
NHL	B-Device
96	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Genesis	O
could	O
immediately	O
play	O
Breakaway	O
without	O
being	O
intimidated	O
by	O
the	O
control	O
"	O
,	O
GamePro	O
maintained	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
unruly	O
movements	O
of	O
your	O
players	O
make	O
controlling	O
them	O
very	O
frustrating	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
found	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
speed	O
is	O
so	O
intense	O
that	O
it	O
takes	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
control	O
and	O
strategy	O
by	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
bit	O
random	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
concluded	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
want	O
theme	O
park	O
set	O
to	O
a	O
hockey	O
beat	O
,	O
then	O
Breakaway	O
is	O
for	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
want	O
quality	O
action	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
wait	O
for	O
a	O
Stanley	O
Cup	O
contender	O
like	O
Face	B-Application
Off	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
or	O
NHL	O
98.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
Breakaway	O
offers	O
a	O
solid	O
sim-hockey	O
experience	O
that	O
,	O
until	O
now	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
missing	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
more	O
polished	O
graphics	O
,	O
more	O
fluid	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
control	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
likewise	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
light-years	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
counterpart	O
in	O
nearly	O
every	O
aspect	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
praising	O
the	O
management	O
mode	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
though	O
their	O
four	O
reviewers	O
disagreed	O
on	O
how	O
good	O
the	O
A.I.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
interesting	O
new	O
camera	O
modes	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
speed	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
playable	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
slightly	O
sluggish	O
at	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
instead	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
are	O
"	O
practically	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
camera	O
modes	O
and	O
improved	O
control	O
,	O
they	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
crisp	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
judged	O
that	O
it	O
overall	O
maintained	O
the	O
excellence	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
everything	O
going	O
for	O
it	O
:	O
great	O
graphics	O
,	O
superb	O
sound	O
,	O
unmatched	O
control	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
GamePro	O
all	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
three	O
Wayne	O
Gretzky/Nagano	O
Olympics	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
both	O
deeper	O
and	O
more	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
 '	O
closure	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
held	O
a	O
78%	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
held	O
a	O
66%	O
based	O
on	O
5	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
