<s>
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-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
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
endorsed	O
by	O
hockey	O
star	O
Wayne	O
Gretzky	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
gained	O
widespread	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
's	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
;	O
while	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
tweaked	O
and	O
the	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
critics	O
still	O
liked	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
fast	O
,	O
unrealistic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
overwhelmingly	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
'	O
98	O
installment	O
was	O
largely	O
unchanged	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>
N64.com	O
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
IGN	O
)	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Last	O
year	O
,	O
N64.com	O
gave	O
the	O
original	O
Wayne	O
Gretzky	O
3D	O
Hockey	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
deserves	O
every	O
single	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
had	O
sharply	O
differing	O
opinions	O
about	O
the	O
new	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
praised	O
the	O
tougher	O
goalie	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
as	O
the	O
strongest	O
improvement	O
in	O
an	O
otherwise	O
unchanged	O
game	O
,	O
others	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
goalies	O
are	O
virtually	O
infallible	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
A.I.	B-Application
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