Hit the Ice

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An over-the-top hockey arcade game by Williams that was later ported to consoles.

Released: 1990
Platforms: Arcade Game Boy NES SNES Sega Genesis TurboGrafx-16
Genres: Ice hockey Sports
Developers: Taito
Publishers: WMS Industries
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Country: Japan
Languages: English

About

Hit the Ice is a 1990 ice hockey video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released by Williams in North America. The game is a cartoonish representation of the sport with three players on each team: forward, defense, and goalie. There are few rules, as players are encouraged to trip, elbow and kick opponents.

Taito released ports of Hit the Ice for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy and Super NES. An NES version was developed but not released.

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Gameplay

Hit the Ice is based on the game of ice hockey, the aim of the game being to outscore one's opponent by shooting the puck into the opponent's net more often than the opponent over three periods of play.

The game is unique because instead of having six players per team, the game only has three (forward, defense, and goalie). In the arcade version there are only two teams (Red and Blue) and players can be chosen for each position.