NHL 2K9

NHL 2K9 is an ice hockey simulation made by 2K Sports, part of the NHL 2K series, and published on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles. It features New York Rangers, former Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Rick Nash on its cover.[citation needed]

Released: 9 September 2008
Platforms: PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Wii Xbox 360
Genres: Ice hockey Simulation Sports
Developers: Visual Concepts
Publishers: Take-Two Interactive
Series: NHL 2K
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Non-fiction
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E10+CERO A

About

NHL 2K9 is an ice hockey sports video game made by 2K, part of the NHL 2K series, and published on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles. It features former Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Rick Nash on its cover.

Keywords

ice hockey
national hockey league
ice skating
achievements
artificial intelligence
instant replay
polygonal 3d
year in the title
character creation
xbox live
difficulty level
commerce

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

A demo was released on August 13, 2008, on the PlayStation Network and on August 21 on Xbox Live Marketplace.

Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions were ported for release on April 29, 2009, Famitsu gave it a score of two sixes, one five, and one six for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions; and three fives and one six for the PS2 version.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
PlayStation 2	9 September 2008	North America · Japan 29 April 2009
PlayStation 3	9 September 2008	North America · Japan 29 April 2009
Wii	9 September 2008	North America · Europe 15 June 2009
Xbox 360	9 September 2008	North America · Europe 12 September 2008 · Japan 29 April 2009