NHL Slapshot

NHL Slapshot
Developer(s) EA Canada
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Series NHL series
Platform(s) Wii
Release date(s)
  • NA: September 7, 2010[1]
  • EU: September 16, 2010
Genre(s) Sports (ice hockey)
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer

NHL Slapshot is EA Sports' first 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, and also serves as the in-game coach for beginners. 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]

This accessory has also been known to work with a few other Wii games that involve ice hockey, such as Deca Sports 2 and Mario Sports Mix, as both games use Wii Remote flicking to shoot the puck and the Nunchuk's Control Stick to skate.

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tilley, Steve (May 29, 2010). "Great One getting back in the game". Slam! Sports. Canoe.ca. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  2. ↑
  3. 1 2 "NHL Slapshot for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  4. ↑ Bailey, Kat (September 10, 2010). "NHL Slapshot Review". 1UP.com. 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. 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. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  12. ↑ "NHL Slapshot". Nintendo Power. 259: 89. October 2010.
  13. ↑ Ronaghan, Neal (October 10, 2010). "NHL Slapshot". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
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