Olympic Hockey Nagano '98

Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 is an ice hockey game for the Nintendo 64. It was released in 1998. It is a re-release of Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey, but not endorsed by Wayne Gretzky.

Olympic Hockey Nagano '98
Developer(s)Treyarch
Atari Games (engine)
Publisher(s)Midway
Platform(s)Nintendo 64
ReleaseNA February 23, 1998
EU April 1998
JP July 16, 1998
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

This game has the license for the 1998 Winter Olympics that were in Nagano, Japan. The game is very similar to Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey. The only real differences are the box art, in-game titles, and some minor graphic changes (such as team logos and colors).[1]

Features

  • Wayne Gretzky game engine
  • Officially-licensed Olympic and NHLPA players
  • Improved AI
  • Player defections
  • A choice of play modes
  • Olympic size rinks
  • Aberrations[2]

Teams

Western Conference Eastern Conference
West Division North Division South Division East Division Central Division West Division North Division South Division East Division Central Division
United States USA (USA) Cuba Cuba (CUB) Venezuela Venezuela (VEN) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) 23x15px Belarus (BEL) Slovakia Slovakia (SLO) 23x15px Senegal (SEN) 23x15px Finland (FIN) 23x15px India (IND) 23x15px China (CHI)
23x15px Canada (CAN) 23x15px Panama (PAN) 23x15px Colombia (COL) Netherlands Holland (HOL) 23x15px Czech Rep. (CZE) 23x15px Sweden (SWE) 23x15px Africa (AFR) 23x15px Turkey (TUR) 23x15px Saudi (SAU) File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic Games.svg C. Taipei (CTP)
23x15px Mexico (MEX) 23x15px Puerto R. (PUE) 23x15px Peru (PER) Spain Spain (SPA) Austria Austria (AUS) Iceland Iceland (ICE) Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (KAZ) Egypt Egypt (EGY) United Arab Emirates Arab (ARA) File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (HON)
23x15px Jamaica (JAM) Brazil Brazil (BRA) Italy Italy (ITA) United Kingdom England (ENG) Russia Russia (RUS) File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Swiss (SWI) 23x15px Kenya (KEN) 23x15px Mongolia (MON) 23x15px Japan (JPN) 23x15px Taiwan (TAI)
23x15px Dominican (DOM) 23x15px Argentina (ARG) 23x15px France (FRA) 23x15px Ireland (IRE) Ukraine Ukraine (UKR) Latvia Latvia (LAT) Cameroon Cameroon (CAM) Thailand Thailand (THA) South Korea Korea (KOR) 23x15px Australia (AUS)

References

  1. http://ign64.ign.com/objects/002/002309.html Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine Worst Rated IGN Game Ever. Of All Time. ign.com
  2. "» Nintendo 64 Reviews » Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 - by Scott McCall". Archived from the original on 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2014-04-08.