NHL Powerplay 98

NHL Powerplay 98 is a sports video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Virgin Interactive and Sega for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn in 1997. It is the sequel to NHL Powerplay '96. For the Sega Saturn version, Virgin decided not to continue the NHL Powerplay series, so Sega hired Radical Entertainment and allowed the company to continue the series under the name of NHL All-Star Hockey 98, which is not to be confused with the original Saturn version of NHL All-Star Hockey.[3]

NHL Powerplay 98
NHL All-Star Hockey 98
Developer(s)Radical Entertainment
Publisher(s)Virgin Interactive
Sega (Saturn)
SeriesNHL Powerplay 
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
ReleaseWindows, PlayStation
  • NA: September 1997[1]
  • EU: May 1998 (PS)
Sega Saturn
  • NA: October 31, 1997[2]
  • EU: January 1998
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Reception

Both NHL Powerplay 98 and NHL All-Star Hockey 98 received mixed or average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[4][5][6] IGN gave the PlayStation version an average review, over a month before the game was released Stateside.[21]

Notes
  1. Four critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Saturn version each a score of 5/10, 5.5/10, 3.5/10, and 4.5/10.
  2. In GameFan's early viewpoint of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 70, and another 80.
  3. in GameFan's early viewpoint of the Saturn version, one critic gave it 81, and another 83.
  4. GamePro gave the PlayStation version 3.5/5 for graphics, and three 4/5 scores for sound, control, and overall fun factor.
  5. GamePro gave the Saturn version two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and overall fun factor, 3/5 for sound, and 4/5 for control.

References
  1. "NHL Powerplay 98". Radical Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 20, 1998. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  2. GameSpot staff (October 31, 1997). "VGS Game Calendar [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 22, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. Sutyak, Jonathan. "NHL All-Star Hockey 98 - Overview". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  4. "NHL Powerplay 98 for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  5. "NHL Powerplay 98 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. "NHL All-Star Hockey 98 for Saturn". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  7. Marriott, Scott Alan. "NHL Powerplay 98 (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  8. Lackey, Jeff (1997). "NHL PowerPlay 98 [sic]". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 5, 2003. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  9. Goble, Gordon (February 1998). "Hockey Faceoff '98 (NHL Powerplay 98)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 163. Ziff Davis. pp. 182–83, 186. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  10. EGM staff (November 1997). "NHL Powerplay 98". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. Ziff Davis.
  11. Ricciardi, John; Kujawa, Kraig; Hsu, Dan; Rickards, Kelly (February 1998). "NHL All-Star Hockey '98". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 103. Ziff Davis. p. 107. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  12. "NHL Powerplay '98 - PlayStation". Game Informer. No. 53. FuncoLand. September 1997. Archived from the original on September 30, 1999. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  13. Joe Kidd; Jacques Strap (August 1997). "NHL PowerPlay 98 [sic]". GameFan. Vol. 5 no. 8. Metropolis Media. p. 96. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  14. Joe Kidd; The Rookie (October 1997). "All Star Hockey [sic]". GameFan. Vol. 5 no. 10. Metropolis Media. p. 124. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  15. The Rookie (September 1997). "NHL Powerplay '98 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. No. 108. IDG Entertainment. p. 105. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  16. The Rookie (January 1998). "NHL All-Star Hockey '98". GamePro. No. 112. IDG Entertainment. p. 116. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  17. Tennenbaum, Jon (November 1997). "NHL Powerplay '98 Review (PC)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on February 20, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  18. Poole, Stephen (January 5, 1998). "NHL Powerplay '98 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  19. MacDonald, Ryan (October 13, 1997). "NHL Powerplay '98 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  20. Rubenstein, Glenn (January 30, 1998). "NHL All-Star Hockey 98 Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  21. IGN PSX staff (August 28, 1997). "NHL Powerplay '98 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  22. Smolka, Rob (February 1998). "NHL PowerPlay 98 [sic]". PC Gamer. Vol. 5 no. 2. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on March 5, 2000. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  23. "NHL Powerplay '98". PSM. No. 1. Imagine Media. September 1997. p. 25. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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