NHL Slapshot | |
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Developer(s) | EA Canada |
Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
Series | NHL series |
Platform(s) | Wii |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Sports (ice hockey) |
Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer |
NHL Slapshot is EA Sports' third 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.
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]
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]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 76/100[3] |
Publication | Score |
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1Up.com | B[4] |
G4 | [5] |
Game Informer | 7/10[6] |
GameSpot | 8/10[7] |
GamesRadar+ | [8] |
GameTrailers | 6.9/10[9] |
GameZone | 6.5/10[10] |
IGN | 8/10[11] |
Nintendo Power | 6/10[12] |
Nintendo World Report | 8/10[13] |
The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3]