Ice Hockey

Having no idea that I had actually played this game many years ago, it was great to find this game again and get to play it. It seems like it'd be a great game to have a bunch of friends play in a competition, with the entertaining gameplay.

I remember getting this game and competing with my friends for hours to see who was the best. We would all vary out team between skinny, fat and normal each trying to get the edge over each other. It is a game with great functionality and perfect execution. Amazing Game, and not to mention all out brawls and Zamboni's.

Growing up, there were two contenders for the title of best hockey game on the NES: Ice Hockey and Blades of Steel. At the time I believed Blades of Steel was the better of the two because the crowd, players, and overall graphics seemed more realistic (seems hard to believe now -- realistic on the NES, hah!). It also had a cool fighting system where you could battle it out leaving the loser in the penalty box. After picking up both titles a couple of decades later my opinion has changed. Though BoS has its merits, it did not age as well. Ice Hockey makes for a better game to play with friends. It mixes things up by allowing you to mix and match your players from the big-and-slow tank to the quick-and-skinny player. All team builds are viable -- which is way better than a simple team colour swap (ala Blades of Steel). The game is very hectic which leads to lots of laughter. Though it requires a lot of skill to play, the game tends to get crazy which makes it hard to concentrate through the deep belly laughs. Friends who aren't playing will roar as they cheer for the underdog. The only problem with this game is that it requires a lot of button mashing (whether it be intentional or not) which leads your thumbs very sore.

Perfect ! Classic and funny! Fantastic game to play !

Loved challenging everyone to a game of Ice Hockey when I was a kid. Ordered this last week and got it today. Had to do a little precise jiggling to make it work in my NES, but I will accept that knowing how old these games are. Other than that it's great! Now I can begin the challenges all over again and past the fun down to my son. Thanks!

You Haven't play hockey unless you played ICE HOCKEY.

Ice Hockey is a hockey game made by Nintendo. Any NES fan surely knows about this game, and for good reason. The game has nice controls, a decent level of team customization, and is extremely competitive. Single player is lame, but multiplayer is where this one shines. There's not much more to say about this one other than to check it out if you like NES sports games, or hockey in general. Definitely one worth owning.

Considered one of the two best hockey games for the NES, I felt a bit disappointed. I was not expecting great graphics but the gameplay left me wanting tighter controls and better response to my shoot and pass attempts. Blades of Steel is a better option for the serious hockey fan. Ice Hockey may satisfy the younger gamer, looking for a pick-up and play style game.

Ice Hockey is an incredibly simple hockey game where your team consists of five characters who come in three flavors, Light and fast, Medium and average, or Heavy and Strong. You mix and match these different kinds of players and pick your team from several different countries and go at it in a game of hockey where you can fight, have shootouts and break the rules. Out of every hockey game that has come out to date, I stand by my point that this is the single greatest Hockey game in existence.