NHL Slapshot

NHL Slapshot
NHL Slapshot
Developer(s)	EA Canada
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Series	NHL series
Platform(s)	Wii
Release	NA: September 7, 2010; EU: September 16, 2010;
Genre(s)	Sports (ice hockey)
Mode(s)	Single-player; Multiplayer

NHL Slapshot is EA Sports' third 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 E rating, mainly because the game does not include fighting.

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

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	76/100^[3]

Review scores
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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tilley, Steve (May 29, 2010). "Great One getting back in the game". Slam! Sports. Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
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^ ^a ^b "NHL Slapshot for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
^ Bailey, Kat (September 10, 2010). "NHL Slapshot Review". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
^ Thomsen, Michael (September 14, 2010). "NHL Slapshot Review for Wii". G4TV. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
^ Bertz, Matt (September 7, 2010). "NHL Slapshot". Game Informer. Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
^ Todd, Brett (September 7, 2010). "NHL Slapshot Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
^ Grisham, Richard (September 8, 2010). "NHL Slapshot review". GamesRadar. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
^ "NHL Slapshot Review". GameTrailers. September 13, 2010. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
^ Splechta, Mike (September 27, 2010). "NHL Slapshot review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
^ Harris, Craig (August 30, 2010). "NHL Slapshot Review". IGN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
^ "NHL Slapshot". Nintendo Power. Vol. 259. October 2010. p. 89.
^ Ronaghan, Neal (October 10, 2010). "NHL Slapshot". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.