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Plok (214616) on 10/13/2016 7:20 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
There's conflicting info on the release date.
USA
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20 November 1997 is advocated by IGN/GameSpy.
31 December 1997 is advocated by GiantBomb, GOG.com, Wikipedia, GameFAQs and even IMDb.
31 December 1998 (erroneous as hell) is advocated by GameSpot.
EU / UK
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18 January 1997 (worldwide, impossible) is advocated by GamePressure.
11 February 1998 is advocated by GameFAQs and Wikipedia.
....when the hell was this game released?
Kabushi (261212) on 10/13/2016 7:34 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
US release: January 13, 1998 (source: press release)
And UK release late 1997 according to same source.
Plok (214616) on 10/14/2016 11:11 AM · Permalink · Report
I know, but the most sources (which I've listed above) have 31 December, and I think some of these (like GameFAQs and GiantBomb) don't need to evade null values, and GOG can always ask the rightsholder. IGN/GameSpy is an intriguing one, though.
Patrick Bregger (301035) on 10/14/2016 12:25 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Giantbomb probably used Wikipedia as a source which, if not sourced otherwise, take their release dates from Gamespot which take their release dates from Gamefaqs which are worthless.
Terok Nor (42014) on 10/14/2016 3:40 PM · Permalink · Report
Gamespot and GameFAQs share the same database. And while it's correct that the current databases don't need to avoid null values, the database where these dates originated from (most likely some old version of Gamespot's database) obviously did.
Always do a common sense check, and any date that falls on the 31st of December fails that.