Front Page Sports: Football Pro '98
1997 video game
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Front Page Sports: Football Pro 98 is a 1997 video game from Sierra On-Line. The game features Dan Marino as the star athlete on the box.[2]
Gameplay
The gameplay in Front Page Sports: Football Pro '98 builds on this series, and retains the simulation features from earlier entries like detailed coaching profiles, robust play design tools, and the ability to guide a team across seasons through drafts, trades, and free agency. League and team management menus are streamlined with a revamped interface. Internet play is expanded, with improved chat and arcade-style options, plus utilities like a schedule maker to recreate real NFL seasons. Players in the action mode have only two joystick buttons. New rosters, logos, stadium artwork, and weather details are included.[3]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer Gaming World | 3/5[4] |
| Computer Games Magazine | 1.5/5[5] |
| GameSpot | 6.3/10[3] |
| PC Player | 63/100[6] |
| PC Games | 46%[7] |
GameSpot gave the game a score of 5.9 out of 10' stating: "For gamers who revel in the challenges of play design, draft and trade decisions, game plans, and even practice-camp priorities, FPS: FP '98 is still the only game in town. Whether or not a slightly improved version of "the only game in town" is worth $25 or $30, though, is up to you."[3]
The game was the 8th best-selling football game from the January to October 1997 period according to the Hartford Courant.[8]