''NHL Blades of Steel '99'', known as ''NHL Pro 99'' in Europe, is an

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game for

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(as ''NHL Blades of Steel''). The N64 version has

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support. ''NHL Blades of Steel '99'' is the second game in the ''Blades of Steel'' series following ''

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'' for the

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. The third and last game in the series, ''

NHL Blades of Steel 2000 is a hockey video game published by Konami for PlayStation and Game Boy Color in 2000. A Nintendo 64 version had been planned (and was even reviewed by ''Game Informer'' while in development), but was later cancelled. ''NHL Blades of Steel 2000 ...

'', was released for the

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Features

* All 27 NHL teams including the expansion

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. * Western and Eastern conference All-Star teams. * Updated 98-99 team rosters. * Create-a-player mode. * Three game play modes: exhibition, season, and playoffs. * Season and Playoff state tracking in more than 35 categories. * Four player simultaneous multiplayer mode.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the

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said of the N64 version, "Konami's ''NHL Blades of Steel '99'' title was plagued by terrible gameplay and horrible control and few nice touches didn't compensate for a disappointing and generally dull game." ''

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'' gave the same console version a mixed review over a month before it was released stateside, while the same magazine gave the GBC version a mixed review over two months before it was released.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nhl Blades of Steel '99 1999 video games Cancelled PlayStation (console) games Game Boy Color games Konami games Nintendo 64 games Video games set in Canada National Hockey League video games Video games developed in Japan