NBA In The Zone '98
NBA In The Zone '98 (Also known as NBA Pro 98 in Australia and Europe) is a basketball game for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation. It was released in 1998 and developed and published by Konami. The cover features Glen Rice of the Charlotte Hornets.
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Developer(s) | Konami |
Publisher(s) | Konami |
Series | NBA in the Zone |
Platform(s) | Nintendo 64, PlayStation |
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Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
The game has a "Create a Player" section and a season/playoffs section. All players in the game are based on stats and rosters of the 1996-1997 NBA season.
Features
NBA In The Zone '98 featured Glen Rice on the cover.[1] NBA In The Zone '98 (also known as NBA Pro 98 in Australia and Europe) featured NBA rosters from the 1997-1998 NBA season. As in previous In The Zone games, players such as Michael Jordan are not in the game and likenesses with generic names take their places. The game retains the "Create a Player" and season/playoffs features of NBA In The Zone 2.
The Nintendo 64 version supports the Rumble Pak.[2]
Reception
Next Generation reviewed the Nintendo 64 version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "The pace is slow (imagine five-on-five between two-legged tortoises played underwater), and control can be charitably described as 'mushy'. Add in a porous defensive AI and you've got the icing on a very blurry cake. Alas, it seemed so promising."[3]
Reviews
- Official PlayStation Magazine #7 (1998 April)
- IGN - Jan 29, 1998
- NowGamer - Apr 01, 1998
- Nintendo Power Magazine - Feb, 1998
- GameSpot - Mar 02, 1998
References
- "Konami Signs Glen Rice". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. Ziff Davis. November 1997. p. 24.
- Air Hendrix (November 1997). "NBA in the Zone '98". GamePro. No. 110. IDG. p. 169.
- "Finals". Next Generation. No. 41. Imagine Media. May 1998. p. 108.