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			{{Short description\|1998 ice hockey video game}}
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	{{Infobox video game		{{Infobox video game
	\| title = Olympic Hockey ~~Nagano~~ '98		\| title = Olympic Hockey '98
	\| image = ]		\| image = olympichockeynagano98.jpg
	\| caption = North American cover art		\| caption = North American cover art
	\| developer = ]<br>] ~~(engine)~~		\| developer = ]
	\| publisher = ]		\| publisher = {{vgrelease\|NA\|]\|EU\|]\|JP\|]}}
	\| released = ~~<sup>~~NA ~~</sup>~~February 23, 1998~~<br /><sup>~~EU ~~</sup>~~April 1998~~<br /><sup>~~JP ~~</sup>~~July 16, 1998		\| released = {{vgrelease\|NA\|February 23, 1998\|EU\|April 1998\|JP\|July 16, 1998}}
	\| genre = ]		\| genre = ]
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	\| ratings = ]: K-A
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	'''''Olympic Hockey ~~Nagano~~ '98''''' is an ] game for the ] that was released in 1998. It is a re-release of '']'', but this time not endorsed by ] and featuring the license for the ] that were celebrated in ], ]. Besides the box art, in-game titles, and some minor graphic changes (such as team logos and colors), every single aspect of the game is practically identical to ''Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey''. IGN ~~rated~~ Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 a 0.0, ~~the~~ ~~lowest~~ ~~rated~~ ~~IGN~~ ~~game~~ of ~~all~~ ~~time~~, ~~due~~ to ~~this~~ ~~fact.<ref>http~~://~~ign64~~.~~ign~~.~~com~~/~~objects~~/~~002~~/~~002309~~.~~html Worst Rated IGN Game Ever~~. ~~Of All~~ ~~Time. ign.com~~</ref>		'''''Olympic Hockey '98''''' is an ] game for the ] that was released in 1998. It is a re-release of '']'', but this time not endorsed by ] and featuring the license for the ] that were celebrated in ], ]. It was the video game developer debut of ].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Hannley \|first=Steve \|date=August 22, 2016 \|url=https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/08/22/call-of-duty-developer-treyarch-celebrates-20th-anniversary/222218/ \|title=Call of Duty Developer Treyarch Celebrates 20th Anniversary \|website=Hardcore Gamer \|publisher=Hardcore Gamer LLC \|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> Besides the ], in-game titles, and some minor graphic changes (such as team logos and colors), every single aspect of the game is practically identical to ''Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98''. Due to this fact, it received highly negative reviews, with '']'' rating ''Olympic Hockey Nagano '98'' a zero.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Robinson \|first=Martin \|date=October 15, 2014 \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-15-f1-2014-review \|title=F1 2014 review \|website=] \|publisher=] \|access-date=August 14, 2018 \|archive-date=August 14, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814234313/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-15-f1-2014-review \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==~~Features~~==		==Gameplay==
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	*Wayne Gretzky game engine
	*Officially-licensed Olympic and NHLPA players
	*Improved ]
	*Player defections
	*A choice of play modes
	*Olympic size rinks
	*Aberrations<ref>http://www.videogamereviews.vg/nintendo_64_reviews/olympic_hockey_scott_mc.shtml {{dead link\|date=May 2013}}</ref>

			''Olympic Hockey '98'' features 20 playable national teams from the 1998 Winter Olympics: Austria, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.
	==Teams==

			While the gameplay is very similar to ''Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey'', there are minor differences. The rink is bigger than the rink in the previous game (since it is Olympic sized). The game also lists the names of the players below the players.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://n64paradise.tripod.com/reviews/olympic.html \|title=Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 Review \|website=Tripod \|access-date=August 14, 2018 \|archive-date=August 14, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232833/http://n64paradise.tripod.com/reviews/olympic.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	===Western Conference===

			==Release==
	====Pacific Division====
			In Japan, the game was localized and published by ] under the name {{nihongo\|'''''Olympic Hockey Nagano '98'''''\|オリンピックホッキー {{ruby\|NAGANO98\|ナガノ98}}\|Orinpikku Hakkī Nagano 98}} on July 16, 1998.<ref name=Fam/>
	*{{flagicon\|United States}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Canada}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Mexico}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Jamaica}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Brazil}} ]

			==Reception==
	====Northwest Division====
			{{Video game reviews
	*{{flagicon\|Italy}} ]
			\| GR = 44%<ref name=GR>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/198232-olympic-hockey-98/index.html \|title=Olympic Hockey 98 for Nintendo 64 \|website=] \|publisher=] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505135900/https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/198232-olympic-hockey-98/index.html \|archive-date=May 5, 2019 \|access-date=November 26, 2020}}</ref>
	*{{flagicon\|France}} ]
			\| Allgame = {{Rating\|3\|5}}<ref>{{cite web \|last=Cook \|first=Brad \|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7512&tab=review \|title=Olympic Hockey 98 - Review \|website=] \|publisher=] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116021818/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7512&tab=review \|archive-date=November 16, 2014 \|url-status=dead \|access-date=August 27, 2018}}</ref>
	*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ]
			\| EGM = 4.625/10<ref name=EGMr>{{cite magazine \|title=Review Crew: Olympic Hockey '98 \|magazine=] \|publisher=Ziff Davis \|issue=104 \|date=March 1998 \|page=116}}</ref>
	*{{flagicon\|Netherlands}} ]
			\| Fam = 24/40<ref name=Fam>{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14534&redirect=no \|title=オリンピックホッケー NAGANO98 \|language=ja \|magazine=] \|publisher=] \|access-date=November 26, 2020}}</ref>
			\| GI = 4/10<ref>{{cite magazine \|title=Olympic Hockey 98 \|magazine=] \|publisher=] \|issue=58 \|date=February 1998}}</ref>
			\| GSpot = 5/10<ref name=GSpotr>{{cite web \|last=Kujawa \|first=Kraig \|date=April 23, 1998 \|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/olympic-hockey-98-review/1900-2544943/ \|title=Olympic Hockey 98 Review \|website=] \|publisher=CBS Interactive \|access-date=August 27, 2018 \|archive-date=August 27, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827210052/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/olympic-hockey-98-review/1900-2544943/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>
			\| IGN = 0/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web \|last=Casamassina \|first=Matt \|date=January 1, 1998 \|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/01/01/olympic-hockey-nagano-98 \|title=Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 \|website=] \|publisher=Ziff Davis \|access-date=August 27, 2018 \|archive-date=August 27, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827210310/http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/01/01/olympic-hockey-nagano-98 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
			\| N64 = 60%<ref>{{cite magazine \|last=Kitts \|first=Martin \|url=http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-496-64.jpg \|title=Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 \|magazine=] \|publisher=] \|issue=15 \|date=May 1998 \|page=64 \|access-date=August 27, 2018 \|archive-date=August 27, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827210113/http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-496-64.jpg \|url-status=live }}</ref>
			\| NGen = {{Rating\|1\|5}}<ref name=NGen>{{cite magazine \|url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_41/page/n109/mode/2up \|title=Olympic Hockey '98 \|magazine=] \|publisher=] \|issue=41 \|date=May 1998 \|page=108 \|access-date=November 26, 2020}}</ref>
			\| NP = 6.5/10<ref name=NPowr>{{cite magazine \|url=http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-347-98.jpg \|title=Olympic Hockey '98 \|magazine=] \|publisher=] \|volume=105 \|date=February 1998 \|page=93 \|access-date=August 27, 2018 \|archive-date=August 26, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826214916/http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-347-98.jpg \|url-status=live }}</ref>
			}}

			''Olympic Hockey '98'' was panned by critics for being essentially a rebranding of '']'', which had itself been widely criticized for offering too little improvement over the original '']''. All four members of the '']'' review team decried its lack of change from the two Gretzky games, with John Ricciardi being particularly vehement: "This kind of shameless rehashing of the same game over and over makes me sick. Did you buy ''Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey'' or its incredibly unoriginal sequel with the '98 slapped on the box? If so, stay away from this baby, 'cause it's (once again) the same game."<ref name=EGMr/> '']'' gave it a very rare 0 score, stating in its concise review: "We'll post a new review when ] releases a new game."<ref name=IGN/> '']'' ran a similarly concise review, remarking, "Imagine Midway took the tired ''Gretzky'' engine, added Olympic uniforms, replaced trading with 'defections,' and released it without tweaking anything but the default ring size. Well, you don't have to imagine because Midway did it."<ref name=NGen/>
	====Central Division====
	*{{flagicon\|Spain}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|United Kingdom}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Russia}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Belarus}} ]

			'']'' took a more positive angle on the game. While agreeing that it was virtually identical to ''Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98'', they argued that it was reasonably distinct from the original ''Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey''. Since the '98 game was recent enough that many interested players would not yet have bought it, they reasoned that ''Olympic Hockey '98'' was a worthwhile alternative for those who preferred Olympic hockey to the NHL rosters.<ref>{{cite magazine \|author=The Rookie \|title=The Gold Medal Is in Sight with Olympic Hockey\|magazine=] \|issue=114\|publisher=] \|date=March 1998\|page=105}}</ref> '']'' was also relatively positive, praising the simulation feel of the Olympic mode, but also commented that "''Olympic Hockey'' is so similar in most respects to the Gretzky games that Gretzky owners should think twice before making the investment."<ref name=NPowr/> In his review for '']'', Kraig Kujawa acknowledged that if one ignored the two Gretzky games and judged ''Olympic Hockey '98'' on its own terms, it was a decent game, but argued that any rating for the game had to also take into account its lack of change from those games, especially since Midway could easily have put both NHL and Olympic teams into one game, effectively making ''Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98'' and ''Olympic Hockey '98'' a single release.<ref name=GSpotr/> The game held a 44% on the ] website ] based on six reviews.<ref name=GR/>
	===Eastern Conference===

			{{clear}}
	====Atlantic Division====
	*{{flagicon\|Iceland}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Sweden}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Austria}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Czech Republic}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Finland}} ]

	====Northeast Division====
	*{{flagicon\|Slovakia}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Kazakhstan}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Kenya}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|India}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Thailand}} ]

	====Southeast Division====
	*{{flagicon\|Japan}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|South Korea}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|China}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Hong Kong}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|Australia}} ]

	==References==		==References==
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1998 video game

Olympic Hockey '98
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Treyarch Invention
Publisher(s)	NA: Midway EU: GT Interactive JP: Konami
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Release	NA: February 23, 1998 EU: April 1998 JP: July 16, 1998
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Olympic Hockey '98 is an ice hockey game for the Nintendo 64 that was released in 1998. It is a re-release of Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98, but this time not endorsed by Wayne Gretzky and featuring the license for the 1998 Winter Olympics that were celebrated in Nagano, Japan. It was the video game developer debut of Treyarch. Besides the box art, in-game titles, and some minor graphic changes (such as team logos and colors), every single aspect of the game is practically identical to Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98. Due to this fact, it received highly negative reviews, with IGN rating Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 a zero.

Gameplay

Olympic Hockey '98 features 20 playable national teams from the 1998 Winter Olympics: Austria, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.

While the gameplay is very similar to Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey, there are minor differences. The rink is bigger than the rink in the previous game (since it is Olympic sized). The game also lists the names of the players below the players.

Release

In Japan, the game was localized and published by Konami under the name Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 (オリンピックホッキー NAGANO98(ナガノ98), Orinpikku Hakkī Nagano 98) on July 16, 1998.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	44%

Review scores
Publication	Score
AllGame
Electronic Gaming Monthly	4.625/10
Famitsu	24/40
Game Informer	4/10
GameSpot	5/10
IGN	0/10
N64 Magazine	60%
Next Generation
Nintendo Power	6.5/10

Olympic Hockey '98 was panned by critics for being essentially a rebranding of Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98, which had itself been widely criticized for offering too little improvement over the original Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey. All four members of the Electronic Gaming Monthly review team decried its lack of change from the two Gretzky games, with John Ricciardi being particularly vehement: "This kind of shameless rehashing of the same game over and over makes me sick. Did you buy Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey or its incredibly unoriginal sequel with the '98 slapped on the box? If so, stay away from this baby, 'cause it's (once again) the same game." IGN gave it a very rare 0 score, stating in its concise review: "We'll post a new review when Midway releases a new game." Next Generation ran a similarly concise review, remarking, "Imagine Midway took the tired Gretzky engine, added Olympic uniforms, replaced trading with 'defections,' and released it without tweaking anything but the default ring size. Well, you don't have to imagine because Midway did it."

GamePro took a more positive angle on the game. While agreeing that it was virtually identical to Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98, they argued that it was reasonably distinct from the original Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey. Since the '98 game was recent enough that many interested players would not yet have bought it, they reasoned that Olympic Hockey '98 was a worthwhile alternative for those who preferred Olympic hockey to the NHL rosters. Nintendo Power was also relatively positive, praising the simulation feel of the Olympic mode, but also commented that "Olympic Hockey is so similar in most respects to the Gretzky games that Gretzky owners should think twice before making the investment." In his review for GameSpot, Kraig Kujawa acknowledged that if one ignored the two Gretzky games and judged Olympic Hockey '98 on its own terms, it was a decent game, but argued that any rating for the game had to also take into account its lack of change from those games, especially since Midway could easily have put both NHL and Olympic teams into one game, effectively making Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98 and Olympic Hockey '98 a single release. The game held a 44% on the review aggregation website GameRankings based on six reviews.

References

Hannley, Steve (August 22, 2016). "Call of Duty Developer Treyarch Celebrates 20th Anniversary". Hardcore Gamer. Hardcore Gamer LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
Robinson, Martin (October 15, 2014). "F1 2014 review". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
"Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 Review". Tripod. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
^ "オリンピックホッケー NAGANO98 [NINTENDO64]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
^ "Olympic Hockey 98 for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
Cook, Brad. "Olympic Hockey 98 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
^ "Review Crew: Olympic Hockey '98". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 104. Ziff Davis. March 1998. p. 116.
"Olympic Hockey 98". Game Informer. No. 58. FuncoLand. February 1998.
^ Kujawa, Kraig (April 23, 1998). "Olympic Hockey 98 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
^ Casamassina, Matt (January 1, 1998). "Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
Kitts, Martin (May 1998). "Olympic Hockey Nagano '98". N64 Magazine. No. 15. Future plc. p. 64. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
^ "Olympic Hockey '98". Next Generation. No. 41. Imagine Media. May 1998. p. 108. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
^ "Olympic Hockey '98". Nintendo Power. Vol. 105. Nintendo of America. February 1998. p. 93. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
The Rookie (March 1998). "The Gold Medal Is in Sight with Olympic Hockey". GamePro. No. 114. IDG. p. 105.

External links

Olympic Hockey '98 at MobyGames

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