NHL Breakaway ’98

Publisher	Acclaim
Developer	Sculptured Software
Product Code	SLUS-00391
Release Date	September 1997
Genre	Sports – Hockey

BREAKAWAY REALISM

All 26 NHL teams and over 600 players
Playbook Based AI: Teams play their actual game styles, forecheck, trap, dump and chase
Variable Player Sizes: from the hulking defensemen down to speedy wingers
Individual Energy System: graphically displays individual fatigue levels
Team scouting reports by Keith Tkachuk, 1996-97 NHL Goal Scoring Champion

TOP-SHELF ACTION

Season and playoff stat tracking
5 gameplay modes: Exhibition, season, playoffs, practice and shoot-out modes
Non-Puckhandler Control: control teammates not carrying the puck

TOTAL TEAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Intelligent Player Trades-CPU GM’s will make moves based on team needs
Season wins provide bonus points which improve coaching, player development, injury therapies and more
Create Players-Assigned name actually appears on the player’s jersey
Sign and release free agents
Advanced Coaching Strategies: set style for physical play, power play and penalty killing

Game Cheats

Alternate uniforms – Choose Anaheim, Boston, Chicago, Tampa Bay, or the New York Rangers as a visiting team. Then on the setup screen, select the ”Start Game” option and hold Right + Square until the game begins. Now the players from those visiting teams will be wearing their third jerseys Cheat Mode – Pause the game and press R1, R2, Right, Left, R1 Randomly created team (At the team selection screen, select exhibition or practice mode, then press these buttons) – L1 + L2 + R1 + R2. You can now choose your own players to play with on a team. And use them for a game

Bonus teams and Old School teams (Select exhibition or practice mode. Then at the team selection screen, press L1, L2, Square to enable the New York Sports, Salt Lake Frosties, or Canton Michigan Ratpack teams. Several other teams may be enabled by highlighting one of the existing teams and entering one of the following codes to play as one of these old school teams) –
Cleveland Barons – Press R1(2), Circle
Hamilton Tigers – Press L1, R2, Square
Kansas City Scouts – Press R2(2), Square
Montreal Maroons – Press L1, R1, Square
New York Americans – Press R1, L2, Circle
Oakland Seals – Press L2(2), Circle
Portland Rosebuds – Press L2, R2, Square
Seattle Metropolitans – Press L2, R1, Square
Toronto St. Pats – Press L1(2), Circle
Vancouver Millionaires – Press R2, L2, Circle