NFL GameDay '97
Sony's football franchise carries on with another intense NFL match-up. In addition to all the features you expect from this series, GameDay '97 also includes new options like season-ending injuries, a…
NFL GameDay '97 is a sport, released 1 December 1996 on PlayStation.
What NFL GameDay '97 is
NFL GameDay '97 was released in 1996. It is available on PlayStation only. It carries an ESRB E age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Sony's football franchise carries on with another intense NFL match-up. In addition to all the features you expect from this series, GameDay '97 also includes new options like season-ending injuries, a full-fledged draft, more statistics, and the ability to create players. You'll also get expanded camera control, allowing you to place the camera at any angle. Every NFL team (over 1,500 players) and all stadiums are also included, letting you put your favorite team on the filed for some intense NFL action. But where the game really shines is in the gameplay. The control is deadly accurate, meaning diving catches are a distinct possibility. Making one-handed grabs, diving into the end zone…
Where it sits in the NFL series
NFL GameDay '97 is the 48th of 208 entries we hold in the NFL series. The next entry was Sega Sports NFL 98 in 1997. Its critic score of 78 is 5 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is ESPN NFL 2K5 at 92.
How it was received
NFL GameDay '97 holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 8 points above the year average.
What it launched against
NFL GameDay '97 launched on 1 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms and PaRappa the Rapper. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper.
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