NHL Slapshot
2010 video game
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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 Everyone rating from the ESRB, mainly because the game does not include fighting.
| NHL Slapshot | |
|---|---|
| |
| Developer | EA Canada |
| Publisher | EA Sports |
| Series | NHL series |
| Platform | Wii |
| Release | |
| Genre | Sports (ice hockey) |
| Modes | 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
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
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 76/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| 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]