Nagano Winter Olympics '98

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.

Events

• Alpine Skiing - Downhill, Super G and Giant Slalom
• Snowboard - Giant Slalom
• Speed Skating - 500m and 1500m
• Short Track - 500m and 1000m
• Bobsleigh
• Luge
• Ski Jumping - Large Hill
• Freestyle Skiing - Aerials
• Curling

Playable nations

There is a total of 16 playable countries in the game. They are:

•  Australia
•  Austria
•  Canada
•  Finland
•  France
•  Germany
•  Great Britain
•  Italy
•  Japan
•  Norway
•  Russia
•  South Korea
•  Spain
•  Sweden
•  Switzerland
•  United States

Reception

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

External links

• Nagano Winter Olympics '98 at MobyGames