Nagano Winter Olympics '98

Nagano Winter Olympics '98

European Playstation cover art
Developer(s) Konami
Publisher(s) Konami
Director(s) Satoshi Kushibuchi
Composer(s) Soshiro Hokkai
Akira Yamaoka
Keiko Fukami
Platform(s) PlayStation, Nintendo 64
Release date(s) PlayStation
  • JP December 18, 1997
  • NA December 31, 1997
  • EU February, 1998
Nintendo 64
  • JP December 18, 1997
  • NA January 10, 1998
  • EU February 1, 1998
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Distribution CD-ROM or Cartridge

Nagano Winter Olympics '98, known in Japan as Hyper Olympics in Nagano (ハイパーオリンピック イン ナガノ)is a multi-event sports game from Konami. It is based on the 1998 Winter Olympics and features 10 Olympic events including skating, skiing, luge, bobsleigh, slalom, curling, halfpipe and snowboarding.

Gameplay

There are two modes of play, Olympic and Championship. In the Olympic Mode, the player selects an event and competes in order to win the gold medal. In championship, the player competes in seven events, with points being awarded for performance in each event. The athlete with the most points at the end wins gold.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PS) 49.37%[1]
(N64) 47.77%[2]

Nagano Winter Olympics '98 has received generally negative reviews from critics. Aggregating review websites GameRankings gave the PlayStation version a 49.37%[1] and the Nintendo 64 version a 47.77%[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198028-nagano-winter-olympics-98/index.html
  2. 2.0 2.1 http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/198027-nagano-winter-olympics-98/index.html

External links

Preceded by
Winter Olympics: Lillehammer 94
Official video game of the Winter Olympics
1998
Succeeded by
Salt Lake 2002
Preceded by
Olympic Summer Games: Atlanta '96
Official video game of the Olympics
1998
Succeeded by
Sydney 2000