2008 · EA Vancouver · Ice hockey · Sports
NHL 09
NHL 09 is the 17th video game in the NHL series released by EA Sports in 2008. Both the Nintendo DS and Wii versions had been planned, but canceled. It was the last installment of the NHL series to be released on Playstation 2 and the last to get a PC release
- Released
- 10 September 2008
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2PlayStation 3WindowsXbox 360
- Genres
- Ice hockeySports
- Developers
- EA Vancouver
- Publishers
- EA Sports
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Non-fiction
- Country
- Canada
- Age ratings
- ESRB E10+
About
NHL 09 is the 17th video game in the NHL series released by EA Sports in 2008. This was the final NHL game to be released on the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.
Keywords
- ice hockey
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Players have the ability to create a player to use in online play featuring 6 versus 6 online teamplay mode. Users can join online teams with friends or find players to create one. Users have the ability to level up players, participate in tournaments (with brackets), and receive awards at the end of the season. Rosters have been updated, as well as slap shot power and accuracy to complement NHL updates.
Reception
The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PC version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
During the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awarded NHL 09 with "Sports Game of the Year"; it also received a nomination for "Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay".
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