NHL Slapshot

2010 video game
  • NA: September 7, 2010[1]
  • EU: September 16, 2010
Genre(s)Sports (ice hockey)Mode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer

NHL Slapshot is EA Sports' third ice hockey video game on the Wii, released in 2010.[1] It was the first game in the NHL series since NHL 2005 to receive an E rating, mainly because the game does not include fighting.

Game cover

Wayne Gretzky is the game's cover athlete. This marked the first time that the EA Sports NHL series featured a retired ice hockey player on the cover as well as Wayne Gretzky's first appearance on a cover of a video game since Gretzky NHL 2006.[1]

Hockey stick peripheral

The hockey stick peripheral for NHL Slapshot

A miniature hockey stick peripheral was released with the game, allowing (but not requiring) the player to insert the Wii Remote and its Nunchuk attachment and simulate playing with a real hockey stick.[1][2]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
1Up.comB[4]
G4[5]
Game Informer7/10[6]
GameSpot8/10[7]
GamesRadar+[8]
GameTrailers6.9/10[9]
GameZone6.5/10[10]
IGN8/10[11]
Nintendo Power6/10[12]
Nintendo World Report8/10[13]

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3]

See also

  • NHL 11, another ice hockey video game by EA Sports, released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
  • NHL 2K11, another ice hockey video game, by 2K Sports for the Wii and iOS

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tilley, Steve (May 29, 2010). "Great One getting back in the game". Slam! Sports. Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ a b "NHL Slapshot for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  4. ^ Bailey, Kat (September 10, 2010). "NHL Slapshot Review". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  5. ^ Thomsen, Michael (September 14, 2010). "NHL Slapshot Review for Wii". G4TV. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  6. ^ Bertz, Matt (September 7, 2010). "NHL Slapshot". Game Informer. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  7. ^ Todd, Brett (September 7, 2010). "NHL Slapshot Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  8. ^ Grisham, Richard (September 8, 2010). "NHL Slapshot review". GamesRadar. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "NHL Slapshot Review". GameTrailers. September 13, 2010. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  10. ^ Splechta, Mike (September 27, 2010). "NHL Slapshot review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  11. ^ Harris, Craig (August 30, 2010). "NHL Slapshot Review". IGN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  12. ^ "NHL Slapshot". Nintendo Power. Vol. 259. October 2010. p. 89.
  13. ^ Ronaghan, Neal (October 10, 2010). "NHL Slapshot". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.

External links

  • Official website[dead link]
  • v
  • t
  • e
NHL series
Main series
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Other games
Cover athletes