Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey

Released1988
Ice Hockey is a sports game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It presents simplified team-based ice hockey, with players controlling skaters, passing the puck, checking opponents, and attempting to score against the opposing goalkeeper. The game allows players to build a team using three skater types, each with different speed, strength, and shooting ability. Matches can be played against the computer or another player, with selectable national teams and adjustable game speed.
71Wit Score

Details

DeveloperPax Softonica, Nintendo R&D4
PublisherNintendo
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1988
StatusReleased
GenresSport
ThemesAction
PlatformsWii WiiNIN Nintendo Entertainment SystemWiiU Wii UFAM Family Computer Disk System
ModesMultiplayerSingle player
SeriesNintendo Sports

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Community Score
Worth Playing71/100

About This Game

Players compete in a digital recreation of ice hockey where two five-person squads battle to drive a puck into their opponent's goal across three competitive periods. The sport unfolds on a traditional rink divided into attacking zones, defending zones, and neutral territory, with face-offs initiating play at center ice and designated goal lines marking scoring opportunities. Three distinct player archetypes offer different strategic advantages—nimble skaters excel at winning face-offs despite their fragility, all-around performers provide balanced capability, and powerhouse bruisers deliver devastating body checks and shot strength at the cost of speed and initial puck control. Gameplay emphasizes positioning, timing, and tactical player selection, while physical confrontations over the puck can escalate into melees that send losing combatants to the penalty box. Victory belongs to whichever team accumulates more points by the final buzzer.