<s>
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
was	O
released	O
almost	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first-ever	O
4-player	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
beating	O
Mario	O
Kart	O
's	O
Japanese	O
release	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
(	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Olympic	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Nagano	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
realistic	O
ice	O
hockey	O
simulation	O
gameplay	O
seen	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
NHL	O
series	O
,	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
features	O
arcade-style	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
moves	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
power	O
saves	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
cause	O
the	O
goaltender	O
to	O
briefly	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
brick	O
wall	O
,	O
"	O
power	O
shots	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
set	O
the	O
net	O
on	O
fire	O
or	O
knock	O
the	O
goalie	O
into	O
the	O
net	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
power	O
checks	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
send	O
an	O
ambulance	O
across	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
to	O
result	O
from	O
a	O
three-year	O
deal	O
for	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
signature	O
video	O
games	O
featuring	O
hockey	O
star	O
Wayne	O
Gretzky	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
NHLPA	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
include	O
fatalities	O
after	O
the	O
fights	O
,	O
but	O
Midway	O
Games	O
removed	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
hailed	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
as	O
"	O
an	O
arcade	O
hockey	O
game	O
against	O
which	O
to	O
measure	O
others.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
reviewer	O
suspected	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
being	O
released	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
would	O
prevent	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
achieving	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
he	O
lauded	O
the	O
realistic	O
physics	O
,	O
multiple	O
play	O
modes	O
,	O
comprehensive	O
licensing	O
,	O
statistics	O
tracking	O
,	O
and	O
selection	O
of	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
mixed	O
,	O
generally	O
praising	O
the	O
polygonal	O
graphics	O
and	O
overall	O
accurate	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
remarking	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
great	O
fun	O
with	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
mediocre	O
A.I.	O
</s>
