<s>
NHL	B-Application
FaceOff	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Killer	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
NHL	B-Application
FaceOff	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
FaceOff	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
includes	O
new	O
features	O
like	O
tournament	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
strategy	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
NHL	B-Application
FaceOff	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
were	O
highly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
remarked	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
sprite-based	O
graphics	O
are	O
dated	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
design	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
new	O
icon-based	O
passing	O
,	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
superior	O
to	O
other	O
hockey	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	O
Hendrix	O
of	O
GamePro	O
found	O
the	O
icon-based	O
passing	O
gave	O
NHL	B-Application
FaceOff	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
a	O
strategic	O
depth	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
any	O
previous	O
hockey	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
assessed	O
that	O
"	O
Novices	O
and	O
pros	O
alike	O
will	O
find	O
fun	O
,	O
ferocious	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
challenge	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
fade.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
Face	I-Application
Off	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
effort	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
quick	O
,	O
easy	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
gameplay	O
makes	O
running	O
through	O
a	O
full	O
season	O
fun	O
again	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
's	O
been	O
missing	O
for	O
far	O
too	O
long.	O
"	O
</s>
