2004 video game
2004 video game
NHL 2005 Developer(s) EA Black Box Publisher(s) EA Sports Series NHL seriesPlatform(s) Windows ,PlayStation 2 ,GameCube ,Xbox Release Windows GameCube, PS2, Xbox AU :(GC, Xbox) [ 6] NA :[ 5] EU :[ 7] AU :(PS2) [ 8] EU :(GC, PS2) [ 9] Genre(s) Sports Mode(s) Single-player ,multiplayer
NHL 2005 ice hockey video game released in 2004, the successor toNHL 2004
NHL 2005 featuresOpen Ice Control , including moving players without the puck and also a completeWorld Cup mode where each team can be created from scratch. The user was now allowed to import digitized home arenas for the scratchbuilt teams (the 30 NHL arenas plusNuremberg Arena ,Kölnarena ,Stockholm Globe Arena , HelsinkiHartwall Areena and PragueSazka Arena were available). Additional NHL jerseys and logos were also available including those of the defunctAtlanta Flames ,Winnipeg Jets ,Colorado Rockies (NHL) ,Quebec Nordiques as well as the old styleLos Angeles Kings ,Washington Capitals andVancouver Canucks uniforms of the 1970s and the 1980s.
The IIHF license which granted the World Cup mode also allowed EA to use real-life international jerseys for the only time (previously released games used unique jerseys designed by the game's staff which only bore a passing similarity to their real life counterparts, so the jersey shows their flag.) The PC version of the game was stripped down to the bare essentials, including the omitting of the create-a-player feature. These omissions were possibly due to thelabour dispute that had cancelled the season , but EA explained that they had not perfected the new create-a-player interface, which would have allowed for far greater customizability than what was previously available.[citation needed
The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the PC version, which received "average" reviews, according to thereview aggregation websiteMetacritic .[ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32]
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