British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards.The best-selling home video game worldwide was the Game Boy title Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/ Yellow for the second year in a row, while the year's highest-grossing arcade game in Japan was Sega's Virtua Striker 2. The year's most critically acclaimed video game was the Dreamcast title Soulcalibur, which remains among the highest-rated games of all time on Metacritic. The Dreamcast was also released by Sega internationally in 1999. ( August 2022)ġ999 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Chrono Cross, Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix, Dead or Alive 2, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Donkey Kong 64, Final Fantasy VIII, Gran Turismo 2, Heroes of Might and Magic III, Mario Party, Pokémon Gold/Silver, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Resident Evil 3, Soulcalibur, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, and Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, along with new titles such as Ape Escape, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Shenmue, Silent Hill, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Super Smash Bros. Editors: please remove this warning only after the diffs listed ] have been checked for accuracy. Please see the cleanup page for more information. This article may misquote or misrepresent many of its sources.
