Description
NHL 96 was the first EA Sports game to feature Virtual Stadium technology, which resulted in a 3D feel and multiple camera angles. The NHL license ensures that real teams and players of the era are included, with a full league and playoff system. Many game options can be toggled - the infamous fighting is option, as are the penalties and offsides. The control system makes it possible to execute one-touch passes, and several special trick moves to quickly advance the ball. As a bonus feature, it included 'Hockey Card' profiles of every player on CD, and interviews with the stars of the game.
Alternate Titles
- "NHL Hockey 96" -- DOS in-game title
- "NHL Hockey" -- US budget release title
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
The Press Says
| Joypad |
SNES |
Oct, 1995 |
92 out of 100 |
92 |
| PC Player (Germany) |
DOS |
Oct, 1995 |
92 out of 100 |
92 |
| Coming Soon Magazine |
DOS |
Nov 30, 1995 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| PC Gamer |
DOS |
Dec, 1995 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| PC Games (Germany) |
DOS |
Nov, 1995 |
89 out of 100 |
89 |
| Power Play |
DOS |
Nov, 1995 |
86 out of 100 |
86 |
| GameSpot |
DOS |
Sep 12, 1996 |
7.9 out of 10 |
79 |
| GamePro (US) |
SNES |
Oct, 1995 |
3.5 out of 5 |
70 |
| Total! (Germany) |
SNES |
Jan, 1996 |
3 out of 6 |
60 |
| High Score |
DOS |
Jan, 1996 |
2 out of 5 |
40 |
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Trivia
Awards
- Computer Gaming World
- June 1996 (Issue #143) – Sports Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)
- Game Players
- 1995 (Vol. 8, No. 13) - Best Genesis Game of the Year
- GameStar (Germany)
- Issue 12/1999 - #18 in the "100 Most Important PC Games of the Nineties" ranking
- PC Player (Germany)
- Issue 01/1996 - Best Sports Game in 1995
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