Description
The late-1997 edition of
FIFA was heavily tied in with the qualifying procedure for the 1998 World Cup. In the
Road to the World Cup mode, you take a team from first qualification through to the main tournament, using the varying systems in different parts of the world. The game features 16 distinct outdoor stadia. The League play features 189 clubs and 11 leagues. Each team has specific crowd chants incorporated into the ambient sound.
The action is faster than in previous versions, and AI has been expanded. Players have distinct facial feature and hair styles. Each match is introduced by Des Lynam and commentated on by John Motson and former Scotland international Andy Gray.
Alternate Titles
- "Rumbo a la Copa Mundial" -- Spanish title
- "FIFA 98: Rumbo al Mundial" -- Spanish title
- "FIFA 98: En route pour la coupe du monde" -- French title
- "FIFA 98: Die WM-Qualifikation" -- German title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| PC Games (Germany) |
Windows |
Dec 03, 1997 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| Reset |
Windows |
Nov, 1997 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Svenska PC Gamer |
Windows |
Dec, 1997 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
Windows |
Dec, 1997 |
89 out of 100 |
89 |
| PC Player (Germany) |
Windows |
Dec, 1997 |
89 out of 100 |
89 |
| Mega Score |
Genesis |
Mar, 1998 |
88 out of 100 |
88 |
| GameSpot |
Windows |
Jan 13, 1998 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| Mega Score |
Nintendo 64 |
Feb, 1998 |
87 out of 100 |
87 |
| GameSpot |
SEGA Saturn |
Feb 06, 1998 |
7.8 out of 10 |
78 |
| Game Revolution |
Nintendo 64 |
Jun 06, 2004 |
B |
75 |
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Trivia
The 32-bit version of FIFA 98 was the first game in the series to do a proper interpretation of the off-side rule. Until then, most players turned off the option because if a player was offside, doing anything else with ball except running stopped the play immediately - even if the ball was passed backwards and nowhere near the offside player!
