The most interesting games released in 1998
All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.
Motorhead
Racing 20 April 1998
Motorhead is a dynamic, arcade racing game maintained in a futuristic style, in which what counts is primarily reflexes and the ability to drive on winding routes with the accelerator pedal pressed into the floor.
Knights & Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom
Strategy 15 October 1998
A real-time strategy that takes place in pseudo-medieval times. Allows you to play the key role of the royal crown hetman. The whole thing is focused on the economic side of the management of the kingdom. In addition to the extensive solo campaign, there is also a multiplayer mode.
Speed Busters: American Highways
Racing 30 December 1998
Speed Busters: American Highways are arcade car races, maintained in the atmosphere of Hollywood films from the 1970s. Sitting behind the wheel of one of the eight American motoring legends, the player stands at the start of races, in which you have to struggle not only with competitors, but also guardians of the law. Developers from Ubisoft took care of appropriately diversified tours leading through the whole America, as well as several variants of fun, including the multiplayer network mode.
Incoming
Arcade 15 July 1998
Arcade shot, whose action was set in the near future, when the sinister forces of foreign civilization came to Earth.
Jane's IAF: Israeli Air Force
Simulation 28 July 1998
Take part in breakthrough moments in the history of Israel. Excellent simulator allowing you to sit at the helm of aircraft used by the Israeli Air Force.
Red Baron 3D
Simulation 27 October 1998
Take control of fighters in the days of pilots such as Manfred von Richthofen and Ernst Udet. Excellent air simulator allowing us to take an active part in the First World War.
Railroad Tycoon II
Strategy 15 October 1998
Railroad Tycon II is a continuation of the excellent economic strategy of 1991. The player takes on the role of an entrepreneur who wants to build a railway empire. Its basic tasks include, among others, laying out railway routes, obtaining funds for investments and fighting against competition. Developers from PopTop Software studio took care of a large number of scenarios for solo games and a fully functional multiplayer game mode.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Action 22 August 1998
First-person action game developed by Red Storm Entertainment, a studio founded by the famous writer Tom Clancy. The production allows you to direct an anti-terrorist squad during subsequent missions.
Sega Touring Car Championship
Racing 31 January 1998
Sega Touring Car Championship is a race created by Sega in 1998. The game offers the opportunity to test four cars in action: two with four-wheel drive and two with front wheel drive.
Redneck Rampage: Suckin' Grits on Route 66
Action 02 March 1998
The only official addition to Redneck Rampage, prepared by Sunstorm Interactive group, a real expert in the field. For hungry enthusiasts of the slaughterhouse in and around Hickston, fourteen new levels await, divided into two small episodes.
Redneck Rampage Rides Again: Arkansas
Action 01 November 1998
Sequel action game/FPS Redneck Rampage, thanks to which we can once again immerse ourselves in the reality of the American province and play the role of Leonard, to break through the corpses of evil confreres, to the beloved town.
Quake II: Ground Zero
Action 31 August 1998
The second official expansion pack for Quake II, created by Rogue Entertainment - authors of the Doom-based shooter Strife and one of the expansions for the first Quake. Ground Zero takes the potential of the Quake II engine to the limit, offering fourteen single player levels and ten multiplayer maps.
Deadlock II: Shrine Wars
Strategy 28 February 1998
Sequel strategy game played in turn-based system, Deadlock, by Accolade. Despite the fact that in comparison to the original Deadlock II has been enriched with a number of new options and gameplay possibilities and added a new story, the game is still based on the basic assumptions of its predecessor and very much resembles it.
Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
Fighting 14 June 1998
Continuation of the famous series of battles by Capcom, realized in a traditional 2D view. This time 10 warriors, including those known from the previous editions of the cycle, as well as completely new ones, compete against each other. The game significantly improved the graphics and introduced several modifications to the combat model, such as the possibility of blocking in the air and special combinations of blows, the so-called Alpha Combos.
Black Dahlia
Adventure 28 February 1998
Black Dahlia is a detective adventure game, maintained in the noir convention. The player takes on the role of an agent of the governmental COI organisation, who encounters the trail of the dangerous organisation "Brotherhood of Thule". The plot of the game produced by Take 2 Interactive is a blend of fictional and authentic events from the 1940s.
World League Soccer 98
Sports 09 June 1998
The World League Soccer 98 is a virtual simulation of football, prepared for the 1998 World Cup.
Sanitarium
Adventure 30 March 1998
Sanitarium is an adventure game, realized in the convention of surrealistic horror. Developers from the DreamForge Entertainment studio were inspired by the literary work of Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe. The action takes place in several separate worlds, and players have the opportunity to play, among others, the cyclop of Grimwall and the Aztec god Olmec.
Moto Racer 2
Racing 15 December 1998
The second edition of the excellent Moto Racer motorcycle racing, allowing you to participate in the championships held in five different regions of the world on two types of machines.
Star Wars: X-Wing Collector Series
Simulation 15 June 1998
A compilation of hit space simulators in the Star Wars world, starting with the famous X-Wing, through its TIE Fighter sequel, to the first multiplayer game of the series X-Wing vs TIE Fighter: Flight School.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D
Action 15 December 1998
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D is a spectacular action game in the universe of Star Wars. The plot of the title shows the events taking place between Star Wars: New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The player takes on the role of Luke Skywalker, who after the destruction of the Death Star joins the Rogue Squadron pilot unit and as a subordinate general Rieekan takes part in many dangerous missions.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
Action 15 June 1998
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith is a package of Jedi Knight: Dark Force II action add-ons prepared by the LucasArts development team. The set includes a new character - Jade Mara empire agent, new weapons, powers and enemies, as well as 29 new missions, including 14 single-player missions.
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Arcade 17 November 1998
The next adventures of the tireless creature Abe, who this time has to stop the greedy Glukkons intending to plunder the ancient cemetery in search of the bones needed to make Soul Storm beer.
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series
Simulation 15 November 1998
Combat air simulator, where you can play the most important air battles of World War II in Western Europe.
Heart of Darkness
Action 04 July 1998
A climatic platform game featuring logical puzzles, developed by the French Amazing Studio led by Eric Chahi - the creator of Another World. In Heart of Darkness, we play as a boy named Andy, whose dog Whisky is kidnapped by Forces of Darkness during an eclipse. Despite the dangers, the protagonist sets out to rescue his pet, equipped with self-made plasma weapon and vehicle.
Grand Touring
Racing 15 June 1998
Grand Touring is a realistic simulation of car racing, for which the Elite Systems development team is responsible. The title offers eight unlicensed sports car models that can be driven on twenty tracks. The creators foresaw several variants of fun, including simulation modes, arcade modes and competition with time.
DethKarz
Racing 21 November 1998
Futuristic races in which we become a driver of super fast vehicles armed with a variety of weapons. Stand with 20 tyres for a series of exciting and dangerous races.
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Action 24 October 1998
Play as Sanjuro Makabe, a UCA soldier sent on a dangerous mission to defeat Gabriel, the rebel leader on Cronus. Kill many enemies and complete your task.
Pro Pinball: Big Race USA
Arcade 31 December 1998
Another, third title from an excellent series of pinball simulators. This time we have at our disposal a table in a typical American style, and the plot of the game focuses on the theme of a taxi ride through the United States.
Enemy Engaged: Apache versus Havoc
Simulation 15 October 1998
Flight simulator, in which we can become a pilot of one of the two combat machines, i.e. Apache AH-64D Longbow and Mi-28N Havoc B and while sitting at their helm to perform a number of dangerous missions.
101st: Airborne in Normandy
Strategy 15 September 1998
A turn-based war strategy that takes place during the largest military operation of World War II, during which we command a special unit in a hostile terrain.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Strategy 30 June 1998
A turn-based tactics game set in the World War II, created by Spanish developer Pyro Studios. In Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines you take command of a small squad of specially trained soldiers sent on a variety of high-risk missions behind enemy lines. The game offers 25 missions with varying objectives and difficulty levels. One of the characteristic features of Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is the fact that each member of the team has different skills.
Beavis & Butt-Head: Bunghole-in-one
Arcade 15 November 1998
Arcade miniature golf with two title characters known from the MTV channel. The producer of the game has prepared eighteen holes located in funny locations (fast food restaurant, psychedelic playground, etc.). There are several characters to choose from, including Beavis and Butt-Head. The game can be played in multiplayer mode for four people. An additional attraction for fans will be the fact that the voices of the characters were cast by Mike Judge himself.
Baldur's Gate
RPG 23 December 1998
A fantasy RPG that draws inspiration from the roots of the genre and faithfully recreates the rules of the second edition of the D&D system. The action starts in Candlekeep, a stronghold located on the Sword Coast in the Forgotten Realms. The protagonist is a youngster brought up by his foster father, Gorion. When strangers attempt to take his life, both heroes try to escape, but Gorion sacrifices himself to save his son.
Asghan: The Dragon Slayer
Action 18 December 1998
As an Asghan, a warrior prince, you must fight hordes of deadly dragons, travel a dangerous path to regain the right to the throne of the kingdom of Blackmoon.
Anno 1602: Creation of New World
Strategy 26 November 1998
You are leaving the populated continent to discover new lands and become a pioneer of colonization. When you settle in the archipelagos of the islands, you have to expand your colonies and defend yourself against a new threat.
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Adventure 21 January 1998
The second installment in the best-selling survival horror action-adventure game series. Similarly to the original installment, the game has been developed by the Japanese studio Capcom. The action of Resident Evil 2 is set after the events shown in the first installment – nearly all citizens of Raccoon City have been infected by a mysterious virus, which changed them into bloodthirsty zombies.
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