<s>
Olympic	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
not	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Wayne	O
Gretzky	O
and	O
featuring	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
1998	O
Winter	O
Olympics	O
that	O
were	O
celebrated	O
in	O
Nagano	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
box	O
art	O
,	O
in-game	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
minor	O
graphic	O
changes	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
team	O
logos	O
and	O
colors	O
)	O
,	O
every	O
single	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
practically	O
identical	O
to	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
fact	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
highly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
rating	O
Olympic	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Nagano	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
a	O
zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olympic	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
features	O
14	O
national	O
teams	O
from	O
the	O
1998	O
Winter	O
Olympics	O
:	O
Austria	O
,	O
Belarus	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
Kazakhstan	O
,	O
Russia	O
,	O
Slovakia	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
minor	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olympic	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
was	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
being	O
essentially	O
a	O
rebranding	O
of	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
itself	O
been	O
widely	O
criticized	O
for	O
offering	O
too	O
little	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Did	O
you	O
buy	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
or	O
its	O
incredibly	O
unoriginal	O
sequel	O
with	O
the	O
'	O
98	O
slapped	O
on	O
the	O
box	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
agreeing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
they	O
argued	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
reasonably	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
'	O
98	O
game	O
was	O
recent	O
enough	O
that	O
many	O
interested	O
players	O
would	O
not	O
yet	O
have	O
bought	O
it	O
,	O
they	O
reasoned	O
that	O
Olympic	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
was	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
alternative	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
preferred	O
Olympic	O
hockey	O
to	O
the	O
NHL	O
rosters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
was	O
also	O
relatively	O
positive	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
simulation	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
Olympic	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Olympic	O
Hockey	O
is	O
so	O
similar	O
in	O
most	O
respects	O
to	O
the	O
Gretzky	O
games	O
that	O
Gretzky	O
owners	O
should	O
think	O
twice	O
before	O
making	O
the	O
investment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
if	O
one	O
ignored	O
the	O
two	O
Gretzky	O
games	O
and	O
judged	O
Olympic	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
on	O
its	O
own	O
terms	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
decent	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
any	O
rating	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
to	O
also	O
take	O
into	O
account	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
change	O
from	O
those	O
games	O
,	O
especially	O
since	O
Midway	O
could	O
easily	O
have	O
put	O
both	O
NHL	O
and	O
Olympic	O
teams	O
into	O
one	O
game	O
,	O
effectively	O
making	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
and	O
Olympic	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
a	O
single	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
held	O
a	O
44%	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
six	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
