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NHL 95

1994 video game

Summary

1994 video game

FieldValue
titleNHL 95
imageNHL 95 cover.jpg
captionNorth American Genesis box art
developerHigh Score Productions/Double Diamond Sports (Genesis)
Visual Concepts (SNES)
Realtime Associates (Game Gear)
Probe Entertainment (Game Boy)
EA Sports (DOS)
publisherEA Sports
seriesNHL
composerRob Hubbard
Russell Lieblich
platformsDOS, SNES, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Gear, Game Boy
releasedGenesis/Mega Drive SNES DOS Game Boy Game Gear
genreSports (ice hockey)
modesSingle-player, multiplayer

Visual Concepts (SNES) Realtime Associates (Game Gear) Probe Entertainment (Game Boy) EA Sports (DOS) Russell Lieblich NHL 95 (also known as NHL Hockey 95) is an ice hockey video game published by EA Sports. It was released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis. The team rosters and player attributes in the game reflect that of the 1994–95 NHL season.

Reception

(DOS) (SNES) GamePro gave the Genesis version a perfect score and called it "the smoothest, most entertaining hockey title ever created", citing the ability to sign, trade, and release real NHL players, the ability to create one's own fantasy players, the advanced statistics tracking, the new injury animations, the realistic sounds, and "the unbelievably blazing speed of the game". They declared the SNES version to be "just average" due to the vastly inferior controls and sound effects as compared to the Genesis version, as well as the removal of content such as shootout mode, playoff mode, fake shots, and drop-passes. They were still less enthusiastic about the Game Boy version, saying that its impressive graphics and selection of modes are outweighed by the frustration generated by the limited two-button control. They also commented, "The sprites are large and detailed, but that creates another problem. The bigger the players, the less ice that fits on the tiny screen, so you almost need a map to find the net."

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "A must for any serious hockey fan."

Next Generation reviewed the Genesis version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "EA shoots and scores again with the best NHL action anywhere, and possibly the only NHL action anywhere."

In 1995, Total! ranked the game 32nd on their Top 100 SNES Games. In the same year, Flux magazine rated the Sega Genesis version 9th in its Top 100 Video Games. They lauded the game writing: "NHL 95 is not only the epitome of hockey carts, but also one of the most brilliantly engaging sports contests in gaming history."

References

References

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  2. (October 1994). "Mega Drive Review - NHL 95". [[EMAP]].
  3. "Super NES Games". Nintendo of America.
  4. "Game Boy (original) Games". Nintendo of America.
  5. Brumley, Doug. (January 1995). "NHL Hockey 95 Review". CD-ROM Today.
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  8. Sutyak, Jonathan. "NHL 95 (Sega Genesis) Review".
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  10. (December 1994). "NHL '95: The Best Gets Better!". [[International Data Group.
  11. (January 1995). "NHL '95 Sinks on SNES". [[International Data Group.
  12. (August 1995). "NHL '95 Misses the Playoffs". [[International Data Group.
  13. (July 1995). "Top 100 SNES Games". Total!.
  14. (April 1995). "Top 100 Video Games".
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