NHL Breakaway 99

NHL Breakaway 99
Developer(s)Iguana West
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment[a]
Platform(s)Nintendo 64
Release
  • NA: November 30, 1998[1]
  • EU: December 1998
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NHL Breakaway 99 is an ice hockey game for the Nintendo 64 and is a sequel to NHL Breakaway 98. It was released in 1998, The cover art features Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings.

Features

The game features the same features as Breakaway 98 did: a season mode, practice mode, playoff mode and an exhibition mode. It features all the NHL teams.

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the Nintendo 64 version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "NHL Breakaway '99 is nothing more than last year's version with the new rosters and rules. Try to convince us otherwise, you're wasting your breath."[9]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cove, Glen (November 5, 1998). "QBC 99 Kicks of Holidays". Archived from the original on August 26, 2004.
  2. ^ a b "NHL Breakaway 99 for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  3. ^ EGM staff (1999). "NHL Breakaway 99". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis.
  4. ^ "NHL Breakaway 99". Game Informer. No. 70. FuncoLand. February 1999. p. 54.
  5. ^ Air Hendrix (January 1999). "NHL Breakaway '99". GamePro. No. 124. IDG Entertainment. p. 154. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  6. ^ MacDonald, Ryan (December 24, 1998). "NHL Breakaway 99 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  7. ^ Harris, Craig (December 7, 1998). "NHL Breakaway '99". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "NHL Breakaway 99". N64 Magazine. No. 24. Future plc. February 1999.
  9. ^ a b "Finals". Next Generation. No. 50. Imagine Media. February 1999. p. 107.
  10. ^ "NHL Breakaway '99". Nintendo Power. Vol. 116. Nintendo of America. January 1999. p. 124. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  1. ^ Released under the Acclaim Sports label