NHL 09
2008 video game
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NHL 09 is the 17th video game in the NHL series released by EA Sports in 2008. This was the final NHL game to be released on the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.
HB Studios (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2)
| NHL 09 | |
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Cover of NHL 09, featuring Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames | |
| Developers | EA Canada (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) HB Studios (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2) |
| Publisher | EA Sports[1] |
| Series | NHL series |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Release | PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 Windows PlayStation 2 |
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Gameplay
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 complement NHL updates.
Reception
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.[2][3][4]
During the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awarded NHL 09 with "Sports Game of the Year"; it also received a nomination for "Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay".[5]
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC | PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
| Destructoid | N/A | 9.6/10[6] | N/A |
| Game Informer | N/A | 9.25/10[7] | 9.25/10[7] |
| GamePro | N/A | N/A | 5/5[8] |
| GameRevolution | N/A | B[9] | B[9] |
| GameSpot | N/A | 9/10[10] | 9/10[10] |
| GameSpy | N/A | N/A | 4.5/5[11] |
| GameTrailers | N/A | N/A | 9.3/10[12] |
| GameZone | N/A | 9.1/10[13] | 9/10[14] |
| IGN | 5.5/10[15] | 9/10[16] | 9/10[16] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | 9/10[17] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A | 4/5[18] | N/A |
| 411Mania | N/A | 8.9/10[19] | N/A |