NFL Quarterback Club 99
1998 video game
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NFL Quarterback Club '99 Is a sports game released in November 1998, developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment for Nintendo 64.
| NFL Quarterback Club '99 | |
|---|---|
North American packaging cover featuring Brett Favre. | |
| Developer | Iguana Entertainment |
| Publisher | Acclaim Entertainment[a] |
| Series | NFL Quarterback Club |
| Platform | Nintendo 64 |
| Release | |
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
The title is one of the first sports games to work with the Expansion Pak.[3] The game features the ability to replay past Super Bowls and provides historical descriptions of them.[4] NFL Quarterback Club '99 delivers all 31 teams and 3D rendered stadiums (also included are the Cleveland Browns).[4] 1,500 players are featured in the game with over 250 motion-capture animations.[4] Players, along with teams, uniforms, coaches, and playbooks can also be created and used in game.[4]
The game features teams from NFL Europe.[5]
Development
As with the preceding game in the series, NFL Quarterback Club 98, Brett Favre served as the game's spokesman and cover player.[6][7] Play-by-play was handled by Mike Patrick, color calls by Randy Cross and referee calls by Jerry Markbreit.[4] Charlie Weis and Dedric Ward served as consultants for the game.[4][8]
A PC version of NFL Quarterback Club 99 was in development.[9]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 78%[10] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame | 3/5[11] |
| CNET Gamecenter | 8/10[12] |
| Consoles + | 85%[13] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10[14] |
| Game Informer | 8.25/10[15] |
| GamePro | 3.5/5[16] |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10[17] |
| Hyper | 80%[18] |
| IGN | 8.4/10[19] |
| N64 Magazine | 90%[20] |
| Nintendo Power | 8.5/10[21] |
NFL Quarterback Club 99 received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[10]
During the 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the game was a finalist for "Console Sports Game of the Year" and "Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering", both of which were ultimately awarded to 1080° Snowboarding and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, respectively.[22][23]
Notes
- Released under the Acclaim Sports label