NBA Fastbreak '98

NBA Fastbreak '98 is a basketball simulator released for the Sony PlayStation in 1997. It takes place during the 1997-98 National Basketball Association season. It was published by Midway Games. Originally announced under the title "Hardwood Heroes",[1][2][3] the game was released with minimal changes as NBA Action 98 on Sega Saturn published by Sega Sports.[4] Another version was being developed by Z-Axis for the Nintendo 64 under the title "NBA Fast Break 64", with a prospective November 1997 release,[5] but it was cancelled.

NBA Fastbreak '98
Developer(s)Visual Concepts
Publisher(s)Midway Games
Platform(s)
Release
  • NA: November 27, 1997
Genre(s)Sports simulation
Mode(s)Single player

Reception

IGN gave the game a 4/10.[6] They did praise the change from games using two dimensional sprites to 3D, as well as the actual NBA content (logos, players, uniforms, etc.) instead of being another generic basketball game. They did, however, criticize the gameplay as being "sluggish", citing that the "defense is always slower than the offense", making blocking difficult. They also criticized the crowd effect, comparing it to a "fizzled three-inch speaker". They commented that the referee whistle "sounds like a cricket" and remarked upon the poor quality of the rim sounds. They remarked this as being disappointing "considering Midway's reputation for good sound effects".

GameSpot gave the game a 7.1/10, calling it a "good first attempt".[7] They commented that the game is decent, but not the best.

References
  1. "Hardwood Heroes: Midway Embraces Realism and Slows Down the Pace". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 99. Ziff Davis. October 1997. p. 188.
  2. Johnny Ballgame (October 1997). "NBA Hardwood Heroes". GamePro. No. 109. IDG. p. 160.
  3. "NBA Fastbreak '98". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 101. Ziff Davis. December 1997. p. 93. Midway is very close to releasing NBA Fastbreak '98 (the game formerly known as Hardwood Heroes).
  4. "NBA Action '98: Sega Juices Up their Roundball Flagship". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. Ziff Davis. November 1997. p. 51. If you look closely, however, you might recognize that this game is nearly identical to Midway's NBA Fast Break (formerly known as Hardwood Heroes), which is the PlayStation version of this game.
  5. "News Bits". GamePro. No. 109. IDG. October 1997. p. 32.
  6. http://www.ign.com/games/nba-fastbreak-98-142150/ps-13735
  7. http://www.gamespot.com/nba-fastbreak-98/reviews/nba-fastbreak-98-review-2548562/
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