

Iguana Entertainment · Acclaim Entertainment
Release
Thursday, February 26, 1998
Player score
54/100
Platform families
3
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
What it is
Hit the ice with NHL Breakaway 98! All 26 NHL teams and over 600 players from the NHLPA. Variable player sizes, from hulking defensemen down to speedy wingers. Playbook based AI, so teams play their actual styles - forecheck, trap, dump and chase. Five gameplay modes: Exhibition, Season, Playoffs, Practice and Shoot-Out modes. Create players - assigned name actually appears on the player's jersey. Season wins provide bonus points which improve coaching, player development, injury therapies and more.
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer · Split screen
Perspective
Third person · Bird view / Isometric
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Nintendo 64
Gen 5

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Sega Saturn
Gen 5

PlayStation
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