World Cup 98 (video game)
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World Cup 98 is a football video game released in 1998 to coincide with that year's FIFA World Cup football tournament, developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under their EA Sports label. It is the first official FIFA World Cup game developed by EA Sports after obtaining the rights from FIFA in 1997. Unlike the previous World Cup games, which were in 2D and showed a bird's-eye view, World Cup 98 used a 3D engine, utilising DirectX for the PC version.
World Cup 98 | |
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Developer(s) | EA Canada Software Creations (N64) Tiertex Design Studios (Game Boy) |
Publisher(s) | EA Sports THQ (Game Boy) |
Series | FIFA World Cup |
Platform(s) | Game Boy, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Windows |
Release | Game Boy June 1998 |
Genre(s) | Football/Soccer |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Accurate national team kits (except for the goalkeepers who were issued a generic kit) were introduced complete with kit manufacturer logos and official merchandise. The game engine is based on that of FIFA: Road to World Cup 98, though it features some minor gameplay improvements to areas such as in-game strategy changing and player positioning. The playable teams in the friendly mode also included several nations that did not qualify for the finals.
World Cup 98 was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation and Nintendo 64. A version developed by Tiertex Design Studios and published by THQ was also released for the Game Boy. The intro song to the game is Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping."[4]