NHL Breakaway 98
Hit the ice with NHL Breakaway 98! All 26 NHL teams and over 600 players from the NHLPA. Variable player sizes, from hulking defensemen down to speedy wingers. Playbook based AI, so teams play their actual…
NHL Breakaway 98 is a sport developed by Iguana Entertainment, released 26 February 1998 on Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What NHL Breakaway 98 is
NHL Breakaway 98 is a sport game developed by Iguana Entertainment and released in 1998. It was published by Acclaim Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Hit the ice with NHL Breakaway 98! All 26 NHL teams and over 600 players from the NHLPA. Variable player sizes, from hulking defensemen down to speedy wingers. Playbook based AI, so teams play their actual styles - forecheck, trap, dump and chase. Five gameplay modes: Exhibition, Season, Playoffs, Practice and Shoot-Out modes. Create players - assigned name actually appears on the player's jersey. Season wins provide bonus points which improve coaching, player development, injury therapies and more.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the NHL series
NHL Breakaway 98 is the 28th of 111 entries we hold in the NHL series. The next entry was NHL 99 in 1998.
What it launched against
NHL Breakaway 98 launched on 26 February 1998, within three weeks of Xenogears, 1080° Snowboarding and Battlezone.
Released around the same time: Xenogears, 1080° Snowboarding, Battlezone.
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