7.2 /10 1 Votes
5.5/10 IGN Initial release date 9 September 2008 Developers EA Canada, HB Studios | 9/10 Genre(s) Sports (ice hockey) Series NHL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer Awards VGX Award for Best Team Sports Game Platforms PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 Publishers EA Sports, Electronic Arts Similar NHL games, EA Sports games, Sports games |
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NHL 09 is the 17th video game in the NHL series released by EA Sports in 2008. Both the Nintendo DS and Wii versions had been planned, but were canceled. It was the last installment of the NHL series to be released on PlayStation 2 and the last to get a PC release.
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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 compliment NHL updates.
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.