NHL 2K6 is an ice hockey simulation made by 2K, and published on the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Xbox 360 consoles. It features goaltenderMarty Turco on the cover of games sold in the United States, and forwardMats Sundin on the cover of games sold in Canada and Europe.
The game brings all the features from the previous year's game, ESPN NHL 2K5, along with others. However, Hockey Night in Canada lead broadcast team of Bob Cole and Harry Neale replaces ESPN/ABC lead broadcast team of Gary Thorne and Bill Clement to provide commentary It features a new "crease control" system, which allows the player to control the player's team's goalie and make critical saves. It is the first to implement the new NHLshootout system as the default, and the first ice hockey simulation released for the Xbox 360.
Reception
The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6][7][8]
See also
References
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- ↑Jastrzab, Jeremy (December 19, 2005). "Updated Australian Release List 19/12/05". PALGN. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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- ↑Jastrzab, Jeremy (April 24, 2006). "Updated Australian release list, 24/04/2006". PALGN. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- 12"NHL 2K6 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- 12"NHL 2K6 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- 12"NHL 2K6 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- 12EGM staff (October 2005). "NHL 2K6 (PS2, Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 196. p. 114.
- ↑Martin, Matt (March 20, 2006). "NHL 2K6 (PS2)". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- 12"NHL 2K6 (PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 149. September 2005. p. 96.
- ↑"NHL 2K6 (X360)". Game Informer. No. 153. January 2006. p. 147.
- 12The Enforcer (September 9, 2005). "NHL 2K6 (PS2, Xbox)". GamePro. Archived from the original on November 30, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑Cheat Monkey (December 21, 2005). "NHL 2K6 Review for Xbox 360 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on January 4, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- 12Navarro, Alex (September 2, 2005). "NHL 2K6 Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑Navarro, Alex (November 21, 2005). "NHL 2K6 Review (X360)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- 12Chapman, David (September 20, 2005). "GameSpy: NHL 2k6 [sic] (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpy. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑"NHL 2K6 Review (X360)". GameTrailers. December 22, 2005. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ↑Lafferty, Michael (October 3, 2005). "NHL 2K6 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑Sandoval, Angelina (September 18, 2005). "NHL 2K6 - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑Knutson, Michael (November 22, 2005). "NHL 2K6 - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑Carle, Chris (September 7, 2005). "NHL 2K6 (PS2, Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑Onyett, Charles (November 15, 2005). "NHL 2K6 (X360)". IGN. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑"NHL 2K6". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. December 2005. p. 115.
- ↑"NHL 2K6 (Xbox)". Official Xbox Magazine. October 2005. p. 109.
- ↑"NHL 2K6 (X360)". Official Xbox Magazine. January 2006. p. 80.
External links
- NHL 2K6 at MobyGames
- Official Website
- 2005 video games
- 2K Los Angeles games
- 2K Sports games
- Ice hockey video games
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- PlayStation 2 games
- Take-Two Interactive games
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- Video games set in 2005
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