FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
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…
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 is a sport developed by EA Canada, released 30 November 1997 on Nintendo 64, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 is
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 is a sport game developed by EA Canada and released in 1997. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Nintendo 64, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the FIFA series
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 is the 35th of 225 entries we hold in the FIFA series. It arrived 8 months after FIFA Soccer 97. The next entry was FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 in 1997.
What it launched against
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 launched on 30 November 1997, within three weeks of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and Time Crisis II.
Released around the same time: Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Time Crisis II.
Official trailer
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