''NHL FaceOff'' is a video game series published by
Sony Computer Entertainment and based on the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
. Originally released for the
PlayStation
is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a divisi ...
,
the game spawned many sequels for both the PlayStation and
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 ...
, with the last one being released in 2002. It was one of the original SCEA sports games series for the PlayStation, along with ''
NBA ShootOut
''NBA ShootOut'' (''Total NBA'' in Europe) is a series of basketball video games based on the NBA and released for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. It was one of Sony's first-party sports franchises for the PlayStation, along with ''NHL Fac ...
'', ''
NFL GameDay
''NFL GameDay'' (stylized as ''NFL GameDay Morning presented by Lowe's'' (Sunday regular season mornings only) or ''NFL GameDay Morning presented by Intuit TurboTax'' (playoff and Super Bowl editions only), ''NFL GameDay Live presented by G ...
'', ''NCAA GameBreaker'' and ''
ESPN Extreme Games'' (later renamed the ''Xtreme Games'' series). The first game was released in North America in 1995. The game featured multiplayer.
The series was later succeeded by ''
Gretzky NHL 2005''.
Installments
See also
* ''
ESPN National Hockey Night
The broadcasts of National Hockey League (NHL) games produced by ESPN have been shown on its various platforms in the United States, including ESPN itself, ABC, ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, and Hulu. Since 2021, games have been broadcast under ...
'', Sony's predecessor for 16-bit consoles.
*
List of ice hockey video games
This is a list of video games that have the sport of ice hockey as their subject.
Video games
See also
* NHL (video game series)
* NHL 2K
* Sports game
References
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Ice hockey video games
Ice hockey
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References
1995 video games
Sony Interactive Entertainment franchises
NHL FaceOff
PlayStation (console) games
PlayStation 2 games
Video games developed in the United States
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