NHL '98 wɔ Sega Genesis so no yɛ saa a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ afrafra a ɛyɛ arcade-y hockey chaos ne realism a ɛdɔɔso ara kwa a ɛbɛma woate nka sɛ worebɔ ankasa. Ade a edi kan a wuhu ne sɛnea skating no te nka yiye —agorudifo de saa mu duru a ɛma abotɔyam yi twetwe wɔn ho fa nsukyenee no so, na sɛ wohwɛ obi mu wɔ ntaaboo no mu a, onnyin da. Nnipadɔm a wɔyɛ pixelated no ne saa organ nnwom a ɛyɛ dɛ no? Nostalgia a ɛho tew.

Ɛnyɛ super deep strategy-wise, nanso ɛno yɛ charm no bi. Wopaw kuw bi (ɛda adi sɛ mekɔ ntaban kɔkɔɔ no ho), mash buttons bi ma slapshots, na mpofirim ara wowɔ ntɔkwaw mu efisɛ AI no yɛ weirdly aggressive wɔ whistle no akyi. Nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no yɛ mmerɛw araa ma wubetumi ahuruw akɔ mu pɛɛ, nanso nneɛma nketenkete bi wɔ hɔ a ɛyɛ nwonwa—atoro atuo, dekes —a ɛho hia ankasa sɛ wopɛ sɛ wobubu defense a atwam no.

Nokwarem no, nea eye sen biara ne sɛnea agodie no yɛ ntɛmntɛm no. Menu anaa cutscenes a enni awiei biara nni hɔ, tẽẽ ara kwa wɔ adeyɛ no ho. Wobɛhwere nnɔnhwerew pii wɔ "asen biako pɛ bio." Still holds up sɛ wowɔ saa dedaw-sukuu agumadi agodie vibe no mu a.