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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PC Gamer UK	DOS	Dec, 1996	91 out of 100	91
GamePro	SEGA Saturn	Jan, 1997	4.5 out of 5	90
GamePro	PlayStation	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
GameSpot	Windows	Nov 15, 1996	8.7 out of 10	87
High Score	DOS	Nov, 1996	4 out of 5	80
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	Nov, 1996		60
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Nov, 1996		60
The Video Game Critic	SEGA Saturn	Feb 13, 2005	D-	16