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Instruction booklet · December 2, 1997

Madden NFL 98

Sport1 playerESRB E

The story

Playcalling expert John Madden again licenses Electronic Arts' flagship football simulation. New features for 1998 include more advanced Quarterback functions such as the ability to play lob passes and adjust timing patterns, and more instinctive AI features to adjust as the match goes on. Squad features have also been advanced, with the opportunity to create plays and trade them.

Specifications

Released
December 2, 1997
Developer
Electronic Arts
Publisher
EA Sports
Players
1
Genre
Sport
Rating
ESRB E
Series
NFL
Themes
Non-fiction
View
Third person

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

AllGame
4/5
BE KIND, REWINDThe week it came out
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Vol. 7 · No. 328Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of November 28, 1997
Dec. 1

Michael Carneal opens fire on a prayer group at Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, killing three and injuring five.

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