<s>
World	B-Application
Series	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
baseball	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
World	O
Series	O
Baseball	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
argued	O
that	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
deep	O
fielding	O
controls	O
and	O
management	O
strategies	O
,	O
the	O
quadrant	O
system	O
makes	O
World	B-Application
Series	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
a	O
genre-redefining	O
game	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
NFL	B-Application
GameDay	I-Application
97	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saturn	B-Device
may	O
not	O
have	O
much	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
got	O
baseball.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
fast	O
,	O
fun	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
overrides	O
its	O
issues	O
with	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
contemporary	O
baseball	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
such	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Slam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
and	O
Dean	O
Hager	O
both	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
inferior	O
to	O
MLB	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
but	O
still	O
very	O
good	O
,	O
and	O
Hager	O
added	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
'll	O
say	O
for	O
sure	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
best	O
baseball	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
brief	O
review	O
in	O
GamePro	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
improvements	O
over	O
World	B-Application
Series	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
are	O
updated	O
rosters	O
and	O
interleague	O
play	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
only	O
worth	O
buying	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
yet	O
have	O
a	O
baseball	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1997	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
