Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98
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Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98 is an ice hockey game for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation, released in 1997. The game is endorsed by hockey star Wayne Gretzky, and is the sequel to Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey. A successor game, Olympic Hockey '98, was released in 1998.
The game gained widespread criticism for its lack of changes from the original Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey; while the gameplay was tweaked and the A.I. was made tougher, the graphics, music, and sound effects were largely recycled from the original game.
From Wikipedia's article Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
2.5 Could be better
GameRankings 62%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 62%. Overall source The same 62/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordsoriginalmediocre
What the critics said
Kraig Kujawa, for example, wrote in Electronic Gaming Monthly that "I don't think that the adjustments they made warrant buying this game if you have last year's version."
— Electronic Gaming Monthly, 1998
Next Generation stated that "last year's hit is this year's deja vu - don't be sucked in by Midway's hype. If you own the original, there's nothing in the update that justifies a purchase."
— Next Generation, 1998
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98 article.
Scores
- 83 GameFan 83% (N64)
- 78 Game Informer 7.75/10 (N64)
- 70 Electronic Gaming Monthly 7/10 (N64)
- 70 N64 Magazine 70% (N64)
- 58 IGN1998 5.8/10 (N64)
- 40 Next Generation 2/5 (N64)
- 68 Hyper 68% (PS1) · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98 article.
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