''NHL 09'' is the 17th
video game
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in the
NHL series
''NHL'' (colloquially referred to as Chel) is a series of professional ice hockey simulation video games developed by EA Vancouver and published yearly by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports brand. The game is developed under license from the Nat ...
released by
EA Sports
EA Sports is a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to imitate real-life sports networks by calling themselves the "EA Sports Network" ...
in 2008. This was the final NHL game to be released on the
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...
and
Microsoft Windows
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.
Online play
Players have the ability to create a player to use in online play featuring 6 versus 6 online teamplay mode. Users can join online teams with friends or find players to create one. Users have the ability to level up players, participate in tournaments (with brackets), and receive awards at the end of the season. Rosters have been updated, as well as slap shot power and accuracy to complement NHL updates
Reception
Critical response
The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PC version received "mixed" reviews, according to the
review aggregation
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website
Metacritic
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.
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2008 video games
Electronic Arts games
Xbox 360 games
PlayStation 3 games
NHL (video game series)
PlayStation 2 games
Windows games
Cancelled Nintendo DS games
Cancelled Wii games
EA Sports games
Video games set in 2008
Video games set in 2009
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Video games set in the United States
Video games set in Canada
Video games developed in Canada
Interactive Achievement Award winners
D.I.C.E. Award for Sports Game of the Year winners
HB Studios games