NHL Stanley Cup

aka: Super Hockey

Released

July 1993 on SNES

Credits

6 people

Publishers

Developers

Sculptured Software, Inc.

Moby Score

6.2

#18,779 of 163K

Critics

62% (11)

Players

(11)

Ranking

#555 on SNES

Collected By

13 players

Genre: Sports
Perspective: 3rd-person (Other)
Sport: Hockey
Misc: Licensed

Number of Players Supported: 1-2 Players

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Description official description

This early SNES title is one of the first hockey titles to simulate 3 dimensions by using the SNES mode 7 SNES technology. It contains all 26 NHL teams at the time with varying strengths and weaknesses. It doesn't have the players association license, but all of the player numbers and abilities were true to their real-life counterparts. You can take your favorite team from the regular season all the way through the titular Stanley Cup. It even has a menu option in the North American version to change the between English and French languages.

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Credits (SNES version)

6 People

Programmed by	Peter Ward Dean Ertel Adam T. Clayton
Project Manager	John Emerson
Music by (uncredited)	Paul Webb Mark Ganus

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 62% (based on 11 ratings)

Players

Average score: 2.8 out of 5 (based on 11 ratings with 1 reviews)

I liked this game

The Good
It's a good first-person game--makes it feel like you're really skating out there on the ice among the other players. I like the sound effects. Graphics are somewhat similar (due to the rotating playing surface) to the SNES college basketball game that I really enjoyed as well.

The Bad
I found it very hard to score. The rotation of the screen/rink is very realistic, but also makes it tough to control the puck sometimes, especially on turnovers. And the perspective makes it hard to see other players to pass to sometimes. But these are VERY minor complaints.

The Bottom Line
This game is a lot of fun. Easy to learn, simple controls, unique 3D perspective of the action. Players are well-animated, especially on checks and shooting and skating. The sound effects make it sound like you're in a rink--the sound of the puck hitting the boards or the ice is pretty realistic. There were many well-done hockey games for the SNES, but this might be my favorite.

SNES · by r h (13) · 2007