NBA ShootOut 98

NBA ShootOut 98, known in Europe as Total NBA 98, is a video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in 1998. It is the third installment of the NBA ShootOut series. The cover features Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets.

NBA ShootOut 98
Total NBA 98
Developer(s)Sony Interactive Studios America
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
Genre(s)Sports (Basketball)
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Gameplay

ShootOut 98 features rosters from the 1997–98 NBA season. For the first time in the series, Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley were both added to the game, although Michael Jordan did not appear in the game, and was still represented by a custom player named "Roster Guard" on the Chicago Bulls.

The game introduces a system called "icon cutting", which allows players to control cutters, screens, and double teams.[2]

Reception

One of the defining features of the game was the ability to shatter the backboard with a slam dunk, subsequently causing an injury labeled as “glass in eye”. The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3]

References
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