<s>
NHL	B-Application
FaceOff	I-Application
98	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Killer	O
Game	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
of	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
NHL	B-Application
FaceOff	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
to	O
use	O
polygonal	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
NHL	B-Application
FaceOff	I-Application
98	I-Application
were	O
wildly	O
divergent	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
expressing	O
contradicting	O
opinions	O
on	O
numerous	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
one	O
point	O
most	O
critics	O
agreed	O
upon	O
was	O
that	O
NHL	B-Application
FaceOff	I-Application
98	I-Application
came	O
in	O
second	O
to	O
NHL	B-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
Tommy	O
Tallarico	O
(	O
whose	O
studio	O
had	O
done	O
the	O
sound	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
exception	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
hockey	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
and	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
9.7	O
,	O
while	O
co-host	O
Victor	O
Lucas	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
9	O
and	O
also	O
said	O
NHL	B-Application
98	I-Application
was	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
roster	O
of	O
strong	O
improvements	O
nicely	O
tunes	O
up	O
this	O
year	O
's	O
outing	O
,	O
but	O
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
still	O
outclasses	O
it	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
category.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
gameplay	O
features	O
and	O
stats	O
are	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
hockey	O
games	O
coming	O
out	O
,	O
but	O
NHL	B-Application
Face	I-Application
Off	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
enough	O
life	O
or	O
personality	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
to	O
separate	O
itself	O
from	O
the	O
pack	O
,	O
meaning	O
once	O
again	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
second-best	O
hockey	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kujawa	O
likewise	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
NHL	B-Application
Face	I-Application
Off	I-Application
98	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
hockey	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
good	O
enough	O
to	O
rank	O
second	O
best	O
to	O
EA	O
's	O
NHL	O
98.	O
"	O
</s>
