NHL FaceOff (video game)

1995 video game

1995 video game

NHL FaceOff

North American cover art

Developer(s)| Sony Interactive Studios America
Publisher(s)| Sony Computer Entertainment
Producer(s)| John Smedley
Robert Baumsteiger
Programmer(s)| Craig Broadbooks
Joe Wilkerson
Paul Willman
Artist(s)| Andrew Dennis
Andrew Jaros
Kevin Toft
Writer(s)| T. S. Flanagan
Composer(s)| Rex Baca
Platform(s)| PlayStation
Release|

* NA: December 19, 1995[1]
* EU: 1996

Genre(s)| Sports
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

NHL FaceOff is an ice hockey video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the first game in the NHL FaceOff series.

## Gameplay

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NHL FaceOff is a hockey game that features a 3D arena.[2]

## Reception

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Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it five stars out of five, and stated that "Overall, NHL Face Off is exactly the kind of 32-bit hockey experience you'd expect and want."[2]

The game sold in excess of 200,000 units.[3]

## Reviews

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* GameFan (Jan, 1996)
* GamePro (Mar, 1996)
* Electronic Gaming Monthly (Feb, 1996)
* Video Games & Computer Entertainment \- Feb, 1996
* IGN \- Nov 25, 1996
* Game Revolution \- Jun 04, 2004
* All Game Guide \- 1998

## References

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1. ^ "Sony PlayStation: NHL Face Off Press Release". Retrieved May 4, 2023.
2. ^ a b "Finals". Next Generation. No. 15\. Imagine Media. March 1996. p. 78.
3. ^ "Sony Computer Entertainment America announces 1 million units of the PlayStation have been sold in North America in the first six months". Business Wire. March 25, 1996. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2022 - via The Free Library.

## External links

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* NHL FaceOff at GameFAQs
* NHL FaceOff at Giant Bomb
* NHL FaceOff at MobyGames

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