Initial release date 1 August 1994 | ||
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Release date(s) Genesis
NA: November 1994
Super NES:
NA: December 1994 Genre(s) Traditional ice hockey simulation Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer (up to two players) Platforms Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, DOS, MS-DOS, Sega CD Developers Sony Imagesoft, Stormfront Studios Publishers Sony Imagesoft, Sony Interactive Entertainment Similar Sony Imagesoft games, Sports games | ||
ESPN National Hockey Night is a multiplatform traditional ice hockey simulation video game for the Super NES, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, and personal computers with MS-DOS capabilities.
Like most ESPN games, there is an exhibition mode, a season mode, and a playoff mode. Most of the notable NHL players from the 1990s are included; though their real names are not used, the players' jersey numbers are matched up with the '93-'94 stats of the real world players who wore those numbers.
Reception
GamePro gave the Genesis version a mixed review. They highly praised the ability to switch between vertical and side views, the season mode options, and the adjustable difficulty settings, but criticized the music and "soupy" controls. They concluded that the game is good overall, but overshadowed by NHL 95, which came out at the same time.
