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Power Unlimited
Ook wat de features van deze game betreft kan hij zich makkelijk meten met de concurrentie want de schijf herbergt elk denkbaar NHL team, een shitload aan speelmodes, een makkelijk te gebruiken modus waarin je je eigen spelers kan maken en elke andere optie, die een hockeygame zich zou kunnen wensen.
70
Gamezone (Germany)
ESPN National Hockey Night ist von Präsentation und Grafik her zwar ganz nett, kann aber spielerisch nicht so ganz überzeugen. Der Spielfluß ist zwar relativ flüssig, und das Paßspiel kann sich auch sehen lassen, aber es fehlt dennoch an harter Eishockey-Action. Die Spieler bewegen sich etwas plump und die Handhabung ist auch etwas träge. Was nicht heißen soll, das es nicht spielbar sei. Verglichen mit NHL 2001, hat es klar verloren. Es ist aber immerhin eine Alternative.
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Game Informer Magazine
National Hockey Night is a good game that is head and shoulders above most ESPN/Konami releases. Unfortunately, it goes mano a mano with a great game in EA Sports' NHL 2001. In nearly all criteria, NHL 2001 holds the advantage. The ESPN game has decent player models, but they look absolutely bland compared to NHL 2001. The control has a nice ice feeling, but it doesn't give the tightness of NHL 2001. These flaws don't make Hockey Night a terrible title, but a game's got to face off against somebody. ESPN does offer more realism, but that actually makes the game less fun in comparison. Also, I don't like not being able to tweak the rules for an arcade-style contest. If NHL 2001 didn't exist, I'd be singing praises to Hockey Night. If Reiner wasn't such a little wuss, he may have been an NHL All-Star, though, so that means nothing. Spend your puck buck on EA's NHL 2001.
62
Game Informer Magazine
Kudos to Konami for trying to incorporate everything right down to drop, flip and no-search passing. If the control was there, maybe, just maybe, EA would have been gnawing on its nails, but without the ability to truly insert yourself into the game, there’s no reason to play it. Stick with EA.
38
GameSpot
If you're looking for a hockey game for your PlayStation 2, scratch ESPN National Hockey Night off your list and pick up EA's NHL 2001. National Hockey Night's graphics are solid, but its no-frills gameplay modes and abysmal control leech the fun from the game, leaving a superficial shell behind. If Konami tunes the gameplay and adds a few modes for next year's edition it might have a contender on its hands. But as it stands, ESPN National Hockey Night isn't even worth a curiosity-satisfying rental.
30
Super Play
Värdelös dynga som ESPN National Hockey Night höjer knappast något varumärkes renommé. I det här fallet är Konami, ESPN och Sony de stora förlorarna.
30
IGN
ESPN National Hockey Night looks good, but that's the only thing that this title really has going for it. The player control is awful, the AI is completely laughable and the play-by-play and commentary work is completely substandard stuff. The only reason that someone would want to buy this game is...well, there is none. If you want a hockey game, you should get EA Sports' NHL 2001 and if you need a second game, 989 Sports' NHL FaceOff 2001 is a better choice than this, and that's saying a lot.
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