FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (1997)
EA Canada, Extended Play Productions
Nintendo 64 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation
3.62 from 240 ratings
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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 …
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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.
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Details
- Developers
- EA Canada, Extended Play Productions
- Publishers
- Electronic Arts, Gradiente
- Genres
- Sport
- Themes
- Non-fiction
- Franchises
- FIFA
- Series
- FIFA
Release dates
- Nov 30, 1997 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Dec 01, 1997 (Worldwide) PlayStation
- Dec 20, 1997 (Worldwide) Nintendo 64
- TBD (Brazil) Nintendo 64
Also available on
- FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (1997) · GB
- FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (1997) · GEN, SNES
- FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (1997) · SAT
Rating distribution
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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