''NFL Quarterback Club '99'', released in November 1998, developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment for Nintendo 64.

Gameplay

The title is one of the first sports games to work with the

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. The game features the ability to replay past

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s and provides historical descriptions of them. NFL Quarterback Club '99 delivers all 31 teams and 3D rendered stadiums (also included are the

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). 1,500 players are featured in the game with over 250 motion-capture animations. Players, along with teams, uniforms, coaches, and playbooks can also be created and used in game. The game features teams from

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Development

As with the preceding game in the series, ''

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'',

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served as the game's spokesman and cover player. Play-by-play was handled by

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, color calls by

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and referee calls by

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. Charlie Weis and Dedric Ward served as consultants for the game.

Reception

''NFL Quarterback Club 99'' received favorable reviews according to the

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website

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. The game was a finalist for the

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' 1998 "Sports Game of the Year" and "Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering" awards, both of which went to ''

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'' and '' Metal Gear Solid'', respectively.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nfl Quarterback Club '99 1998 video games NFL Quarterback Club Nintendo 64 games Nintendo 64-only games Acclaim Entertainment games Video games developed in the United States