Software:NHL 09
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![]() Cover of NHL 09, featuring Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames | |
Developer(s) | EA Canada (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) HB Studios (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2) |
Publisher(s) | EA Sports[1] |
Series | NHL series |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Release | PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 Windows PlayStation 2 |
Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
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.
Online play
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
Critical response
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.[2][3][4]
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".[5]
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References
- ↑ Gord Goble (October 2008). "NHL 09: Bigger, better, and still quirky". Electronic Gaming Monthly (233): 81. ISSN 1058-918X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NHL 09 for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=pc.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NHL 09 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NHL 09 for Xbox 360 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360.
- ↑ "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details NHL 09". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2009&idGame=1015.
- ↑ Samit Sarkar (October 6, 2008). "Destructoid review: NHL 09 (PS3)". http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-nhl-09-106488.phtml.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Matt Bertz (October 2008). "NHL 2009 [sic (PS3, X360): EA Skates Away With The Stanley Cup"]. Game Informer (186). http://www.gameinformer.com/games/nhl_2009/b/ps3/archive/2009/09/23/review.aspx. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ↑ Andrew Dagley (September 30, 2008). "NHL 09 (360)". GamePro. http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207298/nhl-09-360/. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Greg Damiano (December 24, 2008). "NHL 09 Review (PS3, X360)". Game Revolution. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nhl-09.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jonathan Miller (September 17, 2008). "NHL 09 Review (PS3, X360)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-09-review/1900-6197857/.
- ↑ Will Tuttle (September 11, 2008). "GameSpy: NHL 09 (X360)". GameSpy. http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/nhl-09/909622p1.html.
- ↑ "NHL 09 Review (X360)". GameTrailers. September 17, 2008. http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/vvbebu/nhl-09-review.
- ↑ Michael Lafferty (September 8, 2008). "NHL 09 - PS3 - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nhl_09_ps3_review.
- ↑ Steven Hopper (September 8, 2008). "NHL 09 - 360 - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nhl_09_360_review.
- ↑ Nate Ahearn (December 11, 2008). "NHL 09 Review (PC)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/11/nhl-09-review.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Nate Ahearn (September 5, 2008). "NHL 09 Review (PS3, X360)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/05/nhl-09-review-2.
- ↑ Paul Curthoys (November 2008). "NHL 09". Official Xbox Magazine. http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-360/m-r/nhl-09. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Review: NHL 09 (PS3)". PlayStation: The Official Magazine: 86. November 2008.
- ↑ Mark Salmela (September 29, 2008). "NHL 09 (PS3) Review". 411Mania. http://411mania.com/games/nhl-09-ps3-review/.
External links
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