NHL Slapshot

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.

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

Game cover

Wayne Gretzky is the game's cover athlete. 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]

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
  • NHL 11, another ice hockey video game by EA Sports, released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
  • NHL 2K11, another ice hockey video game, by 2K Sports for the Wii and iOS

References
  1. Tilley, Steve (May 29, 2010). "Great One getting back in the game". Slam! Sports. Canoe.ca. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  3. "NHL Slapshot for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  4. Bailey, Kat (September 10, 2010). "NHL Slapshot Review". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. 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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