NHL Hockey (Genesis)

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Description

The game includes all of the 24 NHL teams and over 500 players, rated in over 15 skill categories. You can play the complete league season or create your own brand new league with up to 24 human participants. All the rough and tumble action of the sport is recreated from a top-down viewpoint. A full replay system is included. Digitized speech and organ music aim to bring authentic NHL arenas to life.

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Alternate Titles

• "EA Hockey" -- European Megadrive title

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: Sega Genesis
• EA Sports games
• EA Sports NHL series
• NHL licensees

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Critic Reviews

Games-X	Aug, 1991		100
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Oct, 1991	949 out of 1000	95
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Oct, 1991	11 out of 12	92
Video Games	Sep, 1991	90 out of 100	90
Power Play	Oct, 1991	90 out of 100	90
Raze	Oct, 1991	90 out of 100	90
Game Zero	Sep, 1992	78 out of 100	78
Play Time	Oct, 1991	76 out of 100	76
The Video Game Critic	Jun 29, 2003	B	75
Sega-16.com	Apr 21, 2008	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

NHL Hockey appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

European version

For the European version of the game, there are 22 European teams rather than the 24 NHL teams from the US version.

Awards

• Power Play
  • Issue 02/1992 – Best Genesis Game in 1991