NHL 97

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Published by

Electronic Arts, Inc.

Developed by

Electronic Arts Canada

Released

1996

Platforms

DOS, Genesis, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Windows

Genre

Action, Simulation, Sports

Perspective

3rd-Person Perspective, Top-Down

Sport

Hockey

Misc

Licensed Title

	MobyRank	MobyScore
Genesis	...	4.2

Windows	83	3.2

SEGA Saturn	...	2.6

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Description

1997 edition of EA's NHL sport simulation series. Improvements in this edition come mostly in the graphical arena, with a refined version of the "virtual stadium" system that adds new camera angles (including the classical top-down one strangely missing from NHL 96), and polygonal players instead of the bitmap-based ones with motion-captured animations.

Other extras include multiplayer support for up to 8 players through network or Gravis's GrIP system, the option to create new players and trade them around, and the usual amount of EA sports licensed multimedia flair, including an interesting "Goalie Mask Viewer" which lets you observe the elaboratedly decorated helmets of 30 goalies.

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	NHL 97 Hockey	PlayStation
	NHL '97 (Sega Saturn, 1997)	SEGA Saturn	$0.01
	NHL 97 (Sega Genesis)	Genesis	$0.19
	NHL 97	SNES	$0.53
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The Press Says

PC Gameplay (Benelux)	DOS	Jan, 1997	91 out of 100	91
The Video Game Critic	Genesis	Jun 28, 2003	A-	91
PC Gamer UK	DOS	Dec, 1996	91 out of 100	91
Gamezilla	Windows	1996	90 out of 100	90
GamePro	PlayStation	Jan, 1997	4.5 out of 5	90
GamePro	SEGA Saturn	Jan, 1997	4.5 out of 5	90
PC Player (Denmark)	DOS	1996	89 out of 100	89
Coming Soon Magazine	Windows	Feb, 1997	88 out of 100	88
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Jun, 1998	85 out of 100	85
High Score	DOS	Nov, 1996	4 out of 5	80