Electronic Gaming Monthly awarded it "Best Sports-Themed Video Game" in their 1989 awards issue, giving it "top honors ...
ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪk ɡˈeɪmɪŋ mˈʌnθli ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɪt "bˈɛst spˈoːɹtsθˈiːmd vˈɪdɪoʊ ɡˈeɪm" ɪn ðɛɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ɐwˈɔːɹdz ˈɪʃuː, ɡˈɪvɪŋ ɪt "tˈɑːp ˈɑːnɚz ...