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1997 in video games
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1997 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Final Fantasy VII, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, GoldenEye 007, Star Fox 64, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Quake II, Mega Man Legends, Riven, Tomb Raider II, Dark Rift, Tekken 3 and Virtua Striker 2, along with new games such as Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Gran Turismo, Diablo, Grand Theft Auto, Fallout, and Postal.
Sony's PlayStation was the year's best-selling video game console worldwide for the second year in a row, while also being the annual best-selling console in Japan for the first time (overtaking the Game Boy and Sega Saturn). The year's best-selling home video game worldwide was Squaresoft's Final Fantasy VII for the PlayStation, while the year's highest-grossing arcade games in Japan were Sega's Virtua Fighter 3 and Print Club 2.
Legend
Hardware
| Date | System | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| March 1 | Nintendo 64EU/AU | |
| April 25 | Dual Analog ControllerJP | |
| September 12 | Game.comNA | |
| October 20 | New-style Super NESNA | |
| November 20 | DualShock controllerJP |
Discontinued
| Date | System |
|---|---|
| April 30 | Game Gear |
| Unknown | Genesis/Mega Drive |
Top-rated games
Game of the Year awards
The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1997.
| Awards | Game of the Year | Platform(s) | Genre | Publisher | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CESA Awards | Final Fantasy VII | PS1 | RPG | Squaresoft | ||||||||
| Japan Media Arts Festival | title=1997 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards | url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/1997/digital-art-interactive/#award | access-date=March 1, 2009 | publisher=Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs | language=ja}} | |||||||
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) | Sony | date=March 1998 | title=Readers' Choice Awards | magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly | issue=104 | page=100}} | ||||||
| Game Informer | ||||||||||||
| GamePro | date=July 1998 | title=You Have Spoken! | url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_108_July_1998/page/n39/mode/2up | magazine=GamePro | issue=118 | pages=38–9}} | ||||||
| Hyper | ||||||||||||
| Origins Awards | date=July 6, 1998 | title=Origins Awards winners | url=http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/press/press.449.html | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213220137/http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/press/press.449.html | archive-date=December 13, 2014 | access-date=December 29, 2011 | publisher=Origins Awards, RPGnet}} | ||||
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) | GoldenEye 007 | N64 | FPS | Nintendo | ||||||||
| Interactive Achievement Awards | ||||||||||||
| VideoGame Advisor | ||||||||||||
| Electronic Playground | ||||||||||||
| GamePro | ||||||||||||
| Nintendo Power | ||||||||||||
| Digitiser | Super Mario 64 | N64 | Platformer | Nintendo | ||||||||
| Golden Joystick Awards | ||||||||||||
| GameSpot | Total Annihilation | WIN / DOS | RTS | Cavedog | ||||||||
| Gamest Awards | Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3) | Arcade | Fighting | Capcom | ||||||||
| Japan Media Arts Festival | Intelligent Qube (I.Q. / Kurushi) | PS1 | Puzzle | Sony | ||||||||
| Origins Awards | Sid Meier's Gettysburg! | WIN / DOS | Wargame | Electronic Arts | ||||||||
| Tomb Raider | Action-adventure | Eidos Interactive |
Critically acclaimed titles
Metacritic and GameRankings
Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are online aggregators of video game journalism reviews. Note that their coverage of print magazines at the time was limited, with numerous print magazines not listed on their sites.
| Game | Publisher | Release Date | Platform(s) | MC score | GR score | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo | Sony Computer Entertainment | December 23, 1997 | PS1 | title=Best Video Games for 1998 | url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered?sort=desc&year_selected=1998 | access-date=February 17, 2019 | website=Metacritic}} | title=Highest-Ranking Games of 1998 (with at least 20 reviews) | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=1998&numrev=0&sort=0&letter=&search= | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007001158/http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=1998&numrev=0&sort=0&letter=&search= | archive-date=2016-10-07 | access-date=February 25, 2019 | website=GameRankings}} |
| GoldenEye 007 | Nintendo | August 25, 1997 | N64 | 96/100 | 94.7% | |||||||||
| Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | Konami | March 20, 1997 | PS1 | 93/100 | 93.03% | |||||||||
| Final Fantasy VII | Square | January 31, 1997 | PS1 | 92/100 | 92.35% | |||||||||
| Dungeon Keeper | Electronic Arts | June 26, 1997 | WIN / DOS | 92.2% | ||||||||||
| Diablo | Blizzard Entertainment | January 3, 1997 | WIN / DOS | 94/100 | 89.07% | |||||||||
| Colony Wars | Psygnosis | October 31, 1997 | PS1 | 91/100 | 92.09% | |||||||||
| Sid Meier's Gettysburg! | Electronic Arts | October 14, 1997 | WIN / DOS | 92/100 | 91% | |||||||||
| Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II | LucasArts | October 10, 1997 | WIN / DOS | 91/100 | 88.69% | |||||||||
| Myth: The Fallen Lords | Bungie | November 7, 1997 | WIN / DOS | 91/100 | 80.8% | |||||||||
| Blast Corps | Nintendo | March 21, 1997 | N64 | 90/100 | 88.87% | |||||||||
| NFL GameDay 98 | Sony Computer Entertainment | September 4, 1997 | PS1 | 90% | ||||||||||
| Fallout | Interplay Productions | October 10, 1997 | WIN / DOS | 89/100 | 89.69% | |||||||||
| Carmageddon | Sales Curve Interactive | June 13, 1997 | WIN / DOS | 89.6% | ||||||||||
| Formula 1 97 | Psygnosis | September 26, 1997 | PS1 | 89.43% | ||||||||||
| MDK | Playmates Interactive | May 5, 1997 | WIN / DOS | 89.2% | ||||||||||
| Star Fox 64 | Nintendo | April 27, 1997 | N64 | 88/100 | 89.01% | |||||||||
| The Curse of Monkey Island | LucasArts | November 1, 1997 | WIN / DOS | 89/100 | 89% | |||||||||
| Einhänder | Square | November 20, 1997 | PS1 | 89/100 | 85% | |||||||||
| Total Annihilation | GT Interactive | September 26, 1997 | WIN / DOS | 86/100 | 88.85% | |||||||||
| Diddy Kong Racing | Rare | November 21, 1997 | N64 | 88/100 | 88.65% | |||||||||
| Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back | Sony Computer Entertainment | October 31, 1997 | PS1 | 88.54% | ||||||||||
| Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee | GT Interactive | September 18, 1997 | PS1 | 85/100 | 87.94% | |||||||||
| Madden NFL 98 | EA Sports | August 26, 1997 | SAT | 87.90% |
''Famitsu'' Platinum Hall of Fame
The following video game releases in 1997 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.
| Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Genre | Score (out of 40) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy VII | PS1 | Squaresoft | Squaresoft | RPG | 38 |
| Final Fantasy VII International | PS1 | Squaresoft | Squaresoft | RPG | 37 |
| Tobal 2 | PS1 | DreamFactory | Squaresoft | Fighting | 36 |
| Star Fox 64 | N64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Rail shooter | 36 |
| Derby Stallion | PS1 | ASCII Corporation | ASCII Corporation | Simulation | 35 |
| Gran Turismo | PS1 | Polys Entertainment | Sony | Racing (sim) | 35 |
Financial performance
Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan
In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1997.
| Rank | Gamest | Game Machine | Title | Manufacturer | Genre | Title | Manufacturer | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtua Fighter 3 | Sega | Fighting | Print Club 2 | Atlus | Other | 4068 | ||
| 2 | Tekken 3 | Namco | Fighting | Virtua Fighter 3 | Sega | Dedicated | 3995 | ||
| 3 | X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Capcom | Fighting | Tekken 3 | Namco | PCB | 3757 | ||
| 4 | Street Fighter III: New Generation | Capcom | Fighting | Virtual On: Cyber Troopers | Sega | Dedicated | 2969 | ||
| 5 | Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3) | Capcom | Fighting | X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Capcom | PCB | 2776 | ||
| 6 | Samurai Spirits 4: Amakusa Kōrin | SNK | Fighting | Puzzle Bobble 3 | Taito | PCB | 2626 | ||
| 7 | Real Bout Garō Densetsu Special | SNK | Fighting | Densha de Go! | Taito | Dedicated | 2614 | ||
| 8 | Virtual On: Cyber Troopers | Sega | Shooter | Time Crisis | Namco | Dedicated | 2459 | ||
| 9 | The King of Fighters '97 | SNK | Fighting | Gallop Racer | Tecmo | PCB | 2420 | ||
| 10 | DoDonPachi | Atlus | Bullet hell | Rave Racer | Namco | Dedicated | 2399 |
Best-selling video game consoles
| Rank | Manufacturer | Game console | Type | Generation | Sales | Japan | United States | Worldwide | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sony | PS1 | Home | 32-bit | date=31 December 2003 | title=Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware / PlayStation | url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps_e.html | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040422075722/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps_e.html | archive-date=2004-04-22 | access-date=2021-12-25 | website=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. | publisher=Sony}} | 6,750,000+ | 17,200,000+ | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Nintendo | GB | Handheld | 8-bit | 4,220,000 | 10,370,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nintendo | N64 | Home | 64-bit | date=September 2012 | title=Consolidated Sales Transition by Region | url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1209.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030031244/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1209.pdf | archive-date=2012-10-30 | access-date=2021-12-26 | website=Nintendo | publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.}} | last1=Clements | first1=Matthew T. | last2=Ohashi | first2=Hiroshi | date=October 2004 | title=Indirect Network Effects and the Product Cycle: Video Games in the U.S., 1994–2002 | url=http://www.netinst.org/Clements_Ohashi.pdf#page=25 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307012843/http://www.netinst.org/Clements_Ohashi.pdf | archive-date=March 7, 2016 | access-date=September 21, 2011 | publisher=NET Institute | pages=12, 24}} | 9,420,000 | |
| 4 | Nintendo | SNES | Home | 16-bit | 190,000 | ,000 | 2,040,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sega | SAT | Home | 32-bit | last=小川 (Ogawa) | first=純生 (Sumio) | date=2010-12-14 | title=テレビゲーム機の変遷 —ファミコン、スーパーファミコン、プレステ、プレステ2、Wiiまで— | trans-title=Recent Developments in Video Game Technology in Japan — Famicom, Super Famicom, Play Station, Play Station 2 and Wii — | url=http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdf | journal=経営論集 (Keiei Ronshū) | language=ja | publication-date=March 2011 | issue=77 | pages=1–17 (2) | issn=0286-6439 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725185700/http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdf | archive-date=2015-07-25 | access-date=2021-12-06 | via=Toyo University Academic Information Repository (Toyo University)}} | ,000 | 1,800,000 | ||||||
| 6 | Sega | GEN | Home | 16-bit | ,000 | 478,000+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nintendo | NES | Home | 8-bit | 30,000 | ,000 | 111,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | NEC | PCFX | Home | 32-bit | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Best-selling home video games
Final Fantasy VII was the best-selling home video game worldwide in 1997. It sold more than 6 million copies worldwide by 1998, becoming the best-selling PlayStation game up until then.
The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) of 1997 in Japan and the United States.
| Rank | Title | Platform | Sales | Japan | United States | Combined | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final Fantasy VII | PS1 | 3,447,500+ | last=Thompson | first=Adam | date=22 October 1997 | title=The pain of addiction | pages=9 | work=Oshkosh Advance-Titan | publisher=University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh | url=https://newspaperarchive.com/oshkosh-advance-titan-oct-22-1997-p-9/ | url-access=subscription | access-date=9 April 2022 | quote=Last month Final Fantasy VII hit the stores and sold 1.5 million copies the first week.}} | 4,947,500+ | |
| 2 | Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue | GB | 3,995,988 | 3,995,988 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Mario Kart 64 | N64 | 731,385 | 1,000,000+ | 1,731,385+ | |||||||||||
| 4 | Derby Stallion | PS1 | 1,581,138 | 1,581,138 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Star Fox 64 | N64 | 373,479 | 1,000,000+ | 1,373,479+ | |||||||||||
| 6 | Super Mario 64 | N64 | 361,302 | 1,000,000+ | 1,361,302+ | |||||||||||
| 7 | Minna no Golf (Everybody's Golf) | PS1 | 1,327,000 | 1,327,000 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Final Fantasy Tactics | PS1 | 1,239,000 | 1,239,000 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Diddy Kong Racing | N64 | 217,259 | 1,000,000+ | 1,217,259+ | |||||||||||
| 10 | SaGa Frontier | PS1 | 1,057,263 | 1,057,263 |
United States
In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1997.
| Rank | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Genre | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Kart 64 | N64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Racing (kart) | 1,000,000+ |
| 2 | Star Fox 64 | N64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Rail shooter | 1,000,000+ |
| 3 | Super Mario 64 | N64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Platformer | 1,000,000+ |
| 4 | Diddy Kong Racing | N64 | Rare | Rare | Racing (kart) | 1,000,000+ |
| 5 | GoldenEye 007 | N64 | Rare | Nintendo | FPS | 1,000,000+ |
| 6 | Final Fantasy VII | PS1 | Squaresoft | Sony | RPG | 1,500,000+ |
| 7 | NFL GameDay 98 | PS1 | Sony Interactive | Sony | Sports (football) | |
| 8 | Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire | N64 | LucasArts | Nintendo | Action | |
| 9 | Madden NFL 98 | PS1 | Tiburon Entertainment | EA Sports | Sports (football) | |
| 10 | Crash Bandicoot | PS1 | Naughty Dog | Sony | Platformer |
Japan
In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1997.
| Rank | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Genre | Sales | Ref | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue | GB | Game Freak | Nintendo | RPG | 3,995,988 | title=1997 Top 30 Best Selling Japanese Console Games | url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell1997.shtml | website=The Magic Box | access-date=24 February 2021 | archive-date=February 18, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218202258/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell1997.shtml | url-status=dead }} | |||
| 2 | Final Fantasy VII | PS1 | Squaresoft | Squaresoft | RPG | 3,447,500+ | chapter=96年9月～97年8月 | trans-chapter=1996.09~1997.08 | title=TV Game Ranking Databook: 1995.9~1998.8 | date=15 December 1998 | publisher=ベストセラーズ (Bestsellers) | isbn=978-4-584-16090-9 | page=17 | chapter-url=https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/M/MULTi88/20200928/20200928080910.jpg | language=ja}} | |
| 3 | Derby Stallion | PS1 | ASCII | ASCII | Simulation | 1,581,138 | last1=Ohbuchi | first1=Yutaka | title=Japan's Top Ten of '97 | url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_02/05_japan/index.html | access-date=16 September 2021 | work=GameSpot | date=5 December 1998 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981205025457/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_02/05_japan/index.html | archive-date=5 December 1998}} |
| 4 | Minna no Golf (Everybody's Golf) | PS1 | Camelot Software Planning | Sony | Sports (golf) | 1,327,000 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Final Fantasy Tactics | PS1 | Squaresoft | Squaresoft | Tactical RPG | 1,239,000 | ||||||||||
| 6 | SaGa Frontier | PS1 | Squaresoft | Squaresoft | RPG | 1,057,263 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Gran Turismo | PS1 | Polys Entertainment | Sony | Racing (sim) | 905,000 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Game de Hakken!! Tamagotchi | GB | Tom Create | Bandai | Virtual pet | 808,000 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon | PS1 | Squaresoft | Squaresoft | Roguelike | 801,000 | ||||||||||
| 10 | PaRappa the Rapper | PS1 | NanaOn-Sha | Sony | Rhythm | 761,621 |
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the top-selling home video games of each month in 1997.
| Month(s) | Title | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| January | Die Hard Trilogy | PS1 |
| February | Cool Boarders | PS1 |
| March | Super Mario 64 | N64 |
| April | Wave Race 64 | N64 |
| Micro Machines V3 | PS1 | |
| May | Soul Blade | PS1 |
| June | Mario Kart 64 | N64 |
| July | International Superstar Soccer 64 | N64 |
| August | V-Rally | PS1 |
| September | ||
| October | Formula 1 97 | PS1 |
| Lylat Wars | N64 | |
| November | Final Fantasy VII | PS1 |
| December | FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 | PS1, WIN / DOS |
Events
- March 6 - Sega opens Sega World Sydney in Australia. It is the second Sega World park to open outside of Japan, with the first opening as part of the London Trocadero the previous year.
- June 19–21 – The 3rd annual E3 is held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
- October:
- Video game retailer FuncoLand opens its first Greater Cincinnati locations.
- 4 – Gunpei Yokoi (1941–1997) dies after a double car accident.
- November – Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA) launched.
- December 16 – A scene from the Pokémon anime (based upon the highly successful games) causes 685 Japanese children to have seizures. Nintendo makes a statement proclaiming the safety of the Pokémon games from fear that the games would cause a similar effect, the episode to be permanently removed from circulation, and the featured Pokémon in the episode (Porygon) has not made an appearance in the Pokémon anime since.
- TSR, Inc., the owner of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game, was acquired by Wizards of the Coast.
- 3D Realms begins production of Duke Nukem Forever, winner of numerous vaporware awards.
- The gaming portal Cool Math Games went online for the first time.
- Sony releases PlayStation development software for IBM compatible PCs
Business
- Activision acquires CentreSoft Ltd. and Raven Software
- Electronic Arts Inc. acquires Maxis
- GameTek filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed its doors in July 1998
- 2015, Inc. founded
- 4D Rulers Software, Inc. founded
- September – 4HEAD Studios created
- Bungie West formed by Bungie
- Conspiracy Entertainment Corporation founded
- Crave Entertainment, Inc. formed
- August – Human Head Studios, Inc. formed
- Illusion Softworks, a.s. founded
- April 15 – Irem Software Engineering Inc. founded
- Irrational Games LLC founded
- Mythic Entertainment renames itself from Interworld Productions after name dispute with another "Interworld" company
- THQ renamed from Toy Headquarters, Inc.
- Warthog PLC founded
Lawsuits
- Nintendo vs Games City: Nintendo sues Games City for selling the Game Doctor and Doctor V64 backup devices for the SNES and N64 consoles. Nintendo wins the suit.
- Nintendo vs Prima Publishing: Nintendo sues Prima over copyrights to maps of the N64 video game GoldenEye 007. Nintendo loses the suit.
- Nintendo vs Sony Video Games: Nintendo sues Sony over copyrights about Mario games.
Notable releases in 1997
| Release Date | Title | Platform | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Diablo | WIN / DOS | |
| January 14 | Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku | SAT | |
| January 31 | Final Fantasy VII | PS1 | |
| February 5 | DoDonPachi | SAT, Arcade | |
| February 10 | Mario Kart 64 | N64 | |
| February 27 | The Lost Vikings 2 | WIN / DOS, SNES, PS1, SAT | |
| February 28 | Blast Corps | N64 | |
| February 28 | Independence Day | WIN / DOS, PS1, SAT | |
| February 28 | Mega Man 8 | PS1, SAT | |
| February 28 | Turok: Dinosaur Hunter | WIN / DOS, N64 | |
| February 28 | Interstate '76 | WIN / DOS | |
| March 20 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | PS1 | |
| March 20 | Tekken 3 | Arcade | |
| March 24 | Realms of the Haunting (NA) | WIN / DOS | |
| March 26 | Vandal Hearts | PS1, SAT | |
| March 30 | The Last Express | WIN / DOS | |
| March 31 | Need for Speed II | WIN / DOS, PS1 | |
| April 7 | Outlaws | WIN / DOS | |
| April 7 | Redneck Rampage | WIN / DOS | |
| April 30 | Fighters Megamix | SAT | |
| April 30 | Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter | WIN / DOS | |
| May 21 | Blood | WIN / DOS | |
| May 31 | MDK | WIN / DOS | |
| June 10 | Ecstatica II | WIN / DOS | |
| June 17 | Harvest Moon | SNES | |
| June 20 | Sonic Jam | SAT | |
| June 20 | Final Fantasy Tactics | PS1 | |
| June 26 | Dungeon Keeper | WIN / DOS | |
| June 30 | Star Fox 64 | N64 | |
| July 4 | Jane's 688(I) Hunter/Killer | WIN / DOS | |
| July 28 | The King of Fighters '97 | NEO, NEOCD, Arcade | |
| July 30 | Carmageddon | WIN / DOS | |
| July 31 | Herc's Adventures | PS1, SAT | |
| July 31 | Warlords III: Reign of Heroes | WIN / DOS | |
| August 1 | Mega Man X4 | PS1, SAT | |
| August 11 | Tetrisphere | N64 | |
| August 25 | GoldenEye 007 | N64 | |
| August 25 | Shadow Warrior | WIN / DOS | |
| August 26 | Madden NFL 98 | WIN / DOS, PS1, SAT | |
| August 31 | Imperialism | WIN / DOS | |
| September 9 | Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire | WIN / DOS | |
| September 10 | Silhouette Mirage | SAT | |
| September 11 | Breath of Fire III | PS1 | |
| September 11 | Hexen II | WIN / DOS | |
| September 17 | Resident Evil | WIN / DOS | |
| September 18 | Street Fighter Collection | SAT, PS1 | |
| September 19 | Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee | WIN / DOS, PS1 | |
| September 24 | Ultima Online | WIN / DOS | |
| September 24 | Postal | WIN / DOS | |
| September 26 | Bomberman 64 | N64 | |
| September 26 | LEGO Island | WIN / DOS | |
| September 29 | Croc: Legend of the Gobbos | WIN / DOS, PS1, SAT | |
| September 30 | Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far | WIN / DOS | |
| September 30 | Fallout | WIN / DOS | |
| September 30 | Panzer General II | WIN / DOS | |
| September 30 | Poy Poy | PS1 | |
| September 30 | Total Annihilation | WIN / DOS | |
| October | Combat Chess | WIN / DOS | |
| October 9 | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II | WIN / DOS | |
| October 15 | Age of Empires | WIN / DOS | |
| October 15 | Mortal Kombat 4 | N64, Arcade | |
| October 23 | Steep Slope Sliders | SAT | |
| October 28 | Shipwreckers | WIN / DOS, PS1 | |
| October 29 | Riven | WIN / DOS, SAT, PS1 | |
| October 30 | Culdcept | SAT | |
| October 31 | The Curse of Monkey Island | WIN / DOS | |
| October 31 | Zork: Grand Inquisitor | WIN / DOS | |
| November | Independence War | WIN / DOS | |
| November 1 | Shock Troopers | NEO, Arcade | |
| November 4 | Colony Wars | PS1 | |
| November 6 | Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back | PS1 | |
| November 14 | Blade Runner | WIN / DOS | |
| November 17 | Sonic R | SAT | |
| November 18 | Tomb Raider II | WIN / DOS, PS1 | |
| November 21 | Diddy Kong Racing | N64 | |
| November 21 | Worms 2 | WIN / DOS | |
| November 25 | Myth: The Fallen Lords | WIN / DOS | |
| November 27 | Kirby's Dream Land 3 | SNES | |
| November 27 | Grand Theft Auto | WIN / DOS, PS1 | |
| November 30 | FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 | WIN / DOS, N64, PS1, SAT | |
| November 30 | One | PS1 | |
| November 30 | Wing Commander: Prophecy | WIN / DOS | |
| November 30 | WCW vs. nWo: World Tour | N64 | |
| December | Puzzle Bobble 4 | Arcade | |
| December 6 | Quake II | WIN / DOS, PS1 | |
| December 11 | Klonoa: Door to Phantomile | PS1 | |
| December 18 | Grandia | SAT | |
| December 18 | Mega Man Legends | PS1 | |
| December 21 | Yoshi's Story | N64 | |
| December 23 | Gran Turismo | PS1 | |
| December 31 | Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero | N64 | |
| Unknown | 7 Wonders | WIN |
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