Software:NHL 2005

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Short description: 2004 video game
NHL 2005
North American cover art with Markus Näslund
Developer(s)EA Black Box
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesNHL series
Platform(s)Windows, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox
ReleaseWindows
GameCube, PS2, Xbox
  • AU: September 17, 2004 (GC, Xbox)[6]
  • NA: September 22, 2004[5]
  • EU: September 24, 2004 (Xbox)[7]
  • AU: October 1, 2004 (PS2)[8]
  • EU: October 8, 2004 (GC, PS2)[9]
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NHL 2005 is an ice hockey video game released in 2004, the successor to NHL 2004.

Gameplay

NHL 2005 features Open Ice Control, including moving players without the puck and also a complete World Cup mode where each team can be created from scratch. The user was now allowed to import digitized home arenas for the scratchbuilt teams (the 30 NHL arenas plus Nuremberg Arena, Kölnarena, Stockholm Globe Arena, Helsinki Hartwall Areena and Prague Sazka Arena were available). Additional NHL jerseys and logos were also available including those of the defunct Atlanta Flames, Winnipeg Jets, Colorado Rockies (NHL), Quebec Nordiques as well as the old style Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals and Vancouver Canucks uniforms of the 1970s and the 1980s.

The IIHF license which granted the World Cup mode also allowed EA to use real-life international jerseys for the only time (previously released games used unique jerseys designed by the game's staff which only bore a passing similarity to their real life counterparts, so the jersey shows their flag.) The PC version of the game was stripped down to the bare essentials, including the omitting of the create-a-player feature. These omissions were possibly due to the labour dispute that had cancelled the season, but EA explained that they had not perfected the new create-a-player interface, which would have allowed for far greater customizability than what was previously available.[citation needed]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GCPCPS2Xbox
EGM6.33/10[10]N/A6.33/10[10]6.33/10[10]
EurogamerN/AN/AN/A6/10[11]
Game Informer8.5/10[12]N/A8.5/10[12]8.5/10[12]
GameProN/AN/AStarStarStarStar[13]StarStarStarStar[13]
GameRevolutionB[14]N/AB[15]B[15]
GameSpot7.9/10[16]7.9/10[16]7.9/10[16]7.9/10[16]
GameSpyStarStarStarHalf star[17]StarHalf star[18]StarStarStarStar[19]StarStarStarStar[20]
GameZone8.4/10[21]N/A8.8/10[22]8.3/10[23]
IGN8.3/10[24]8.3/10[24]8.3/10[24]8.3/10[24]
Nintendo Power3.7/5[25]N/AN/AN/A
OPM (US)N/AN/AStarStarStarHalf star[26]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/A8.5/10[27]
PC Gamer (US)N/A64%[28]N/AN/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic75/100[29]66/100[30]75/100[31]77/100[32]

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the PC version, which received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[29][30][31][32]

References

  1. ↑ "What's New? [date mislabeled "June 10, 2005""] (in en-gb). Eurogamer.net. 2004-09-17. https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-170904. 
  2. ↑ "NHL 2005". http://www.gpstore.com.au/Games/1463981.html. 
  3. ↑ "NHL 2005 Review - PS2 - Yahoo! Games Domain". 2004-09-22. http://gamesdomain.yahoo.com/ps2/nhl_2005/review/44891. 
  4. ↑ Sheffield, Brandon; Carless, Simon (2004-09-14). "Game Releases - Week of September 13th, 2004" (in en). https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/game-releases---week-of-september-13th-2004. 
  5. ↑ "NHL 2005 skates off to stores" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nhl-2005-skates-off-to-stores/1100-6108196/. 
  6. ↑ van Leuveren, Luke (August 30, 2004). "Updated Australian Release List - 30/08/04". PAL Gaming Network. http://www.palgn.com.au/article.php?id=1475. 
  7. ↑ "What's New? [date mislabeled "June 10, 2005""] (in en-gb). Eurogamer.net. 2004-09-24. https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-240904. 
  8. ↑ van Leuveren, Luke (September 27, 2004). "Updated Australian Release List - 27/09/04". PAL Gaming Network. http://www.palgn.com.au/article.php?id=1601. 
  9. ↑ "What's New? [date mislabeled "June 10, 2005""] (in en-gb). Eurogamer.net. 2004-10-08. https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-081004. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 EGM staff (October 2004). "NHL 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (183): 99. 
  11. ↑ Jennings, Ronan (October 22, 2004). "NHL 2005 (Xbox)". Eurogamer. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_nhl2005_x. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Reiner, Andrew (September 2004). "NHL 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer (137): 103. http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/AE0A99FD-218B-4A95-A4F4-18BC30EB8844.htm. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 The Enforcer (December 2004). "NHL 2005 (PS2, Xbox)". GamePro: 146. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050209102139/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/39789.shtml. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  14. ↑ Gee, Brian (October 7, 2004). "NHL 2005 Review (GC)". Game Revolution. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nhl-2005. Retrieved June 25, 2015. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Gee, Brian (October 7, 2004). "NHL 2005 (PS2, Xbox)". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202134815/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/ps2/nhl_2005. Retrieved June 25, 2015. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Navarro, Alex (September 20, 2004). "NHL 2005 Review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-2005-review/1900-6107927/. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  17. ↑ Tuttle, Will (September 17, 2004). "GameSpy: NHL 2005 (GCN)". GameSpy. http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/nhl-2005/549160p1.html. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  18. ↑ Abner, William (October 12, 2004). "GameSpy: NHL 2005 (PC)". GameSpy. http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/nhl-2005/556620p1.html. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  19. ↑ Tuttle, Will (September 17, 2004). "GameSpy: NHL 2005 (PS2)". GameSpy. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/nhl-2005/549159p1.html. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  20. ↑ Tuttle, Will (September 17, 2004). "GameSpy: NHL 2005 (Xbox)". GameSpy. http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/nhl-2005/549135p1.html. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  21. ↑ Romano, Natalie (October 7, 2004). "NHL 2005 - GC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090604134110/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23898.htm. Retrieved June 25, 2015. 
  22. ↑ Knutson, Michael (September 21, 2004). "NHL 2005 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081231055141/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23898.htm. Retrieved June 25, 2015. 
  23. ↑ Surette, Tim (October 11, 2004). "NHL 2005 - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090525035756/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23898.htm. Retrieved June 25, 2015. 
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Carle, Chris (September 20, 2004). "NHL 2005". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/09/21/nhl-2005. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  25. ↑ "NHL 2005". Nintendo Power 186: 146. December 2004. 
  26. ↑ "NHL 2005". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 99. October 2004. 
  27. ↑ "NHL 2005". Official Xbox Magazine: 80. October 2004. 
  28. ↑ "NHL 2005". PC Gamer: 98. December 25, 2004. 
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "NHL 2005 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2005/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "NHL 2005 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2005/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "NHL 2005 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2005/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "NHL 2005 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2005/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This lengthy approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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