Blades of Steel

aka: Konamic Ice Hockey

Released

October 1987 on Arcade

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Developers

Konami Industry Co. Ltd.

Moby Score

7.2

#9,783 of 155K

Critics

74% (29)

Players

(142)

Ranking

#104 on NES
#215 on Game Boy

Collected By

117 players

Genre: Sports
Perspective: Diagonal-down
Interface: Direct control
Sport: Hockey

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Based on the arcade game, Blades Of Steel is a hockey arcade action game (gameplay doesn't require the need to worry about statistics or provide the ability to customize teams.) Two players can play against each other, or one player against the computer. In one player mode there are single game and tournament mode options. From time to time a fight may break out, which will provide a close up view of the two players. The player has control during the miniature fight game sequence, with the loser having to spend time in the penalty box. The referee will break up fights that go on too long, and calls a few penalties such as icing. Several short clips of digitized voices are also featured.

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コナミックアイスホッケー - Japanese spelling

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12 People (10 developers, 2 thanks)

Cover Artwork by	Tom duBois
Programmed by	Shigeharu Umezaki (S. Umezaki) Satoshi Kishiwada (S. Kishiwada)
Character Design	Setsu Muraki (S. Muraki) T. Nishikawa
Music by	Shinya Sakamoto (S. Sakamoto) Kazuki Muraoka (K. Muraoka) Atsushi Fujio (A. Fujio) Kiyohiro Sada (K. Sada)
Special Thanks	Kenji Shimoide (K. Shimoide) Coin-Op Blades Of Steel Team
Directed by	Shigeharu Umezaki (S. Umezaki)
Presented by	Konami

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NES version

In the NES version, between the second and third period of a hockey game, a quick mini game of Gradius is sometimes playable in which the player has a few seconds to try to blow up an enemy ship. There are also ads for other Konami games of that era displayed after the mini game is over.