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developed by

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and published by

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. It was released on

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and

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on September 14, 2018. It is the 28th installment in the ''NHL'' video game series and features

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on the cover, while the 'Ultimate' and 'Legends' game editions cover art features

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exclusive covers feature

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, respectively.

New features

''NHL 19'' included new game modes that allowed players to play on outdoor rinks, online. With new gameplay technology,

also announced that skating had more acceleration, action, speed, and responsiveness than in previous installments. ''NHL 19''’s new feature “World of Chel” allows the player to explore various modes while maintaining the player's character progression. In the mode “Ones,” players face-off in a 1 v 1 v 1 game setting on a frozen pond. Capturing the action in a more realistic environment. A leveling system was also introduced in “World of Chel” which increases the players level while playing and unlocking boxes to gain more loot for their characters, ''World of Chel'' also has no

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the game features 20 songs from various artists, including

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, Parquet Courts, and Canadian rockers Arkells.

Reception

''NHL 19'' received "favorable" reviews from critics for both platforms, with a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 28 critics, for PS4, and 83/100, based on 18 critics, for Xbox One, on

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. ''NHL 19’''s extensive customization features was met with particular praise. The number of options creates many unique looks to use and personalized ways to play. Reviewers also shared positive opinions on the new Real player motion animation technology. Despite the generally positive reception, there was also some criticism aimed at ''NHL 19''. Editor Brian Mazique from ''

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'' stated in summary of his review: "On the downside, there is a lack of customization, some collision-detection issues, as well as some dated and less-than-impressive presentation elements."

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:NHL 19 EA Sports games Electronic Arts games PlayStation 4 games 2018 video games Video games developed in Canada Xbox One games NHL (video game series) Video games with AI-versus-AI modes Xbox One X enhanced games