Games Released in August 1998

123 new games released in August 1998, with PlayStation being the most active platform. August 6 was the busiest day, with 28 new releases.

Top Platform

PlayStation

New Releases

123

Busiest Day

August 6

What was the most popular game of August 1998?

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six

A combination of explosive action and real-life strategy! The most revolutionary action/strategy game of its kind. Nothing comes closer to offering an exciting combination of strategy, team-building, realistic three-dimensional graphics and true-to-life special forces action. The ultimate goal is to save yourself and the world from deadly terrorists. You must successfully complete 17 unique missions. If you die, the game isn't over. The World is.

Which days had the most releases?

August 6 saw the most activity with 28 releases.

28 releases

August 6

13 releases

August 31

13 releases

August 1

12 releases

August 27

How did each week compare?

The first week of August was the busiest with 50 releases.

Week 1 (August 1–7)

50 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Resident Evil: Director's Cut Dual Shock Ver.

This game is a special re-release of Resident Evil: Director's Cut with added Dual Shock analogue stick support. It also includes work-in-progress videos of the sequel Resident Evil 2 (also known as Resident Evil 1.5), which shows a very different version of the game than was actually released. In North America, Resident Evil: Director's Cut Dual Shock Ver. was released as a downloadable game available from the PlayStation Network soon after it launched in November 2006, although the game is advertised with the original Director's Cut box art. In Japan and Europe, the original Director's Cut was instead made available from the PlayStation Network.

Week 2 (August 8–14)

20 releases

Most popular release in Week 2

Echo Night

Echo Night is a mystery adventure video game developed by From Software. The story revolves around Richard Osmond and his journey to find out what happened to the ship Orpheus, which mysteriously disappeared from the sea. The story will uncover too the mystery about two stones which contain some kind of power.

Week 3 (August 15–21)

16 releases

Most popular release in Week 4

Iggy's Reckin' Balls

A vertical race up towering tracks. Iggy and the Reckin' Balls are in the race of their lives. A winner-take-all dash to the top of twisted, looped, warped and genuinely demented courses! Smash, crash and swing with Iggy, his friends, plus loads of secret characters. Over 100 tracks, tons of shortcuts, secret paths, loops and elevators. One to four player racing action with Battle and Versus mode.

Week 5 (August 29–31)

16 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

Future Cop: LAPD

Crime War is a story mode, following a day in the life of an LAPD X1-Alpha pilot. The story events range from rogue lunatics arming observatories with weapons, to a malfunctioning supercomputer. Players begin in a futuristic Griffith Park, but as they advance through the game they may unlock areas such as Venice Beach, LAX and Long Beach.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PlayStation received 59 new titles in August 1998. The runner up was PC (Microsoft Windows) with 35 new titles.

PlayStation59 releases

PC (Microsoft Windows)35 releases

Sega Saturn11 releases

Nintendo 647 releases

Game Boy5 releases

Mac5 releases

Arcade3 releases

DOS2 releases

PC-9800 Series2 releases

Super Famicom2 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in August 1998 with 26 titles. Shooter followed closely with 22.

Adventure26

Shooter22

Sport18

Simulator17

Racing15

Role-playing14

Puzzle13

Strategy13

Arcade12

Visual Novel11

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