Ice Hockey (video game)

Infobox VG| title = Ice Hockey


developer = Nintendo R&D3fact|date=October 2008
publisher = Nintendofact|date=October 2008
designer = Genyo Takedafact|date=October 2008
composer = Kōji Kondōfact|date=October 2008
Soyo Okafact|date=October 2008
engine =
released = NES version
vgrelease|Japan|JP=January 21, 1988fact|date=October 2008vgrelease|North America|NA=March 1988fact|date=October 2008vgrelease|PAL region|PAL=April 15, 1988fact|date=October 2008
Virtual Console version
vgrelease|Japan|JP=December 2, 2006fact|date=October 2008vgrelease|North America|NA=December 12, 2006fact|date=October 2008vgrelease|PAL region|PAL=December 29, 2006fact|date=October 2008
genre = Sports gamefact|date=October 2008
modes = Single player,fact|date=October 2008 multiplayerfact|date=October 2008
ratings =
platforms = NES,fact|date=October 2008 Famicom Disk System,fact|date=October 2008 Virtual Consolefact|date=October 2008
media = 320-kilobit cartridge (NES),fact|date=October 2008 Floppy disk (FDS)fact|date=October 2008
requirements =
input = NES controllerfact|date=October 2008

"Ice Hockey" is based off of the sport of the same name, with the objective of the game being to get more points than the opposing player by hitting round, black pucks into the opposing goal with a hockey stick.fact|date=October 2008

Gameplay

The play and mechanics of "Ice Hockey" are mostly similar to that of ice hockey in real life. The objective for both team is to hit a black puck with a hockey stick that each player carries into the opponent's goal. Players wear ice skates, which are used to skate across the icy arena. Each game is made up of three periods, with the victory going to the player who has the most points at the end of the game. At the beginning, two opposing players from each team face off in the middle of the rink.cite manual |author=Nintendo |title=Ice Hockey |section=pg2 |version=Nintendo Entertainment System |publisher=Nintendo |date=1988 |accessdate=2008-09-27] There are three kinds of players - the first is fast, weak, and feeble, but is good at the face-off; the second is average in all qualities, and the third is slow and poor at the face-off, but very powerful, both in body checking and shooting strength.cite manual |author=Nintendo |title=Ice Hockey |section=pg5 |version=Nintendo Entertainment System |publisher=Nintendo |date=1988 |accessdate=2008-09-27] The arena is similarly designed to a real-world ice hockey arena. The arena is coated in ice, with a goal on either side of the arena. There are a variety of marked areas, including the goal line that the puck must cross to score, the attacking/defending zone which is situated closely to each goal, the face-off spot, the neutral spot, and others. Each side of the arena has the exact same design.cite manual |author=Nintendo |title=Ice Hockey |section=pg7 |version=Nintendo Entertainment System |publisher=Nintendo |date=1988 |accessdate=2008-09-27] If two opposing players fight for the puck for a certain amount of time, other players join into the fight, resulting in the first one involved to be put in the penalty box for a period of time.

Reception and legacy

Ice Hockey was rated the 142nd best game made on a Nintendo System in Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games list.Citation|year=February 2006| title=NP Top 200|periodical=Nintendo Power|volume=200|pages=58-66.]

References

External links

*moby game|id=/ice-hockey|name="Ice Hockey"
* [http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/318/31834.html "Ice Hockey 68k"] Port to TI-89/Titanium, TI-92/Plus, and Voyage 200 calculators located at [http://www.ticalc.org/ ticalc.org]
* [http://icehockeystadium.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ Ice Hockey Stadium] An "Ice Hockey" fan site