The most interesting sport games released in 1997

All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.

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Championship Manager 97/98

Championship Manager 97/98

PC

Sports

February 9, 1997

We decide on the training and set the tactics during the matches. We must also take care of the financial side of the club's activities and deal with transfers. The game offers a huge database of more than 2500 real teams. Compared to the previous versions, a lot of corrections were introduced, which make the gameplay more realistic.

NBA Jam Extreme

NBA Jam Extreme

PC

Sports

February 21, 1997

A tuned version of the cult sports game, which, after successes in game rooms, found its way to computers and home consoles. The production is characterized by a new, fully three-dimensional engine and players' animations made in motion capture technology. Basketball players have enriched with a whole lot of new tricks, and the game is accompanied by a professional match commentary.

Sega Worldwide Soccer

Sega Worldwide Soccer

PC

Sports

March 15, 1997

An arcade football simulation where you can play single matches, participate in tournaments and even lead your team to the World Cup title.

Actua Soccer 2

Actua Soccer 2

PCPlayStation

Sports

April 10, 1997

Sequel the first kick ball simulation that could match EA Sports products. In Actua Soccer 2 we get everything that determined the success of the first part, naturally expanded and improved.

FIFA 98: Road to World Cup

FIFA 98: Road to World Cup

PC

Sports

June 17, 1997

FIFA 98: Road to World Cup is a sports game created for football fans, which is another installment of the popular football cycle. Developers from EA Sports have prepared several fun variants, allowing players to participate in league, cup and international competitions. The game's visual setting contains references to the 1998 World Championships held in France.

Liga Polska Manager '97

Liga Polska Manager '97

PC

Sports

July 1, 1997

Continuation of the game Polish League Manager '95, this time developed by the new creator - Mariusz Trzaska. The game is characterized by a similar mechanics to its original, and the main differences are the reduction of the difficulty level and the transfer of the program to the Windows 95 environment, which resulted in a complete change of the interface.

FIFA Soccer Manager

FIFA Soccer Manager

PC

Sports

August 16, 1997

The first football manager created by EA Sports, a subdivision of Electronic Arts dedicated to the creation of sports games.

NBA Live 98

NBA Live 98

PC

Sports

October 31, 1997

NBA Live 98 takes us into the world of virtual basketball. The action of the game takes place on the courts of the best professional basketball league in the world - NBA. We have at our disposal 29 teams with refreshed warehouses.

Madden NFL 98

Madden NFL 98

PC

Sports

October 31, 1997

The next installment of the most popular series of games dedicated to American football. Compared to last year's part, the creators from EA Sports studio focused on refining mechanics and artificial intelligence of players, thanks to which the matches gained in realism.

Cool Boarders 2

Cool Boarders 2

PlayStation

Sports

October 31, 1997

Continuation of a warm welcome snowboard game from 1996. Cool Boarders 2 boasts a much higher number of playable characters, boards and tracks than its predecessor. The latter have been significantly expanded and offer, among other things, shortcuts. The game can be played in one of five different play modes, and on the track the user is accompanied by artificial intelligence or opponents controlled by the second player.

Insane Speedway

Insane Speedway

PC

Sports

December 31, 1997

Realistic manager of the Polish speedway league, allowing you to lead any of the teams entered for the 1997 season. During the game we have to take care not only about the composition and results of the competition, but also about the entire facilities and financial sphere of the club's activity. Tastes in the form of buying matches, hiring spies and sabotaging the opponent are also foreseen.