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ESPN NHL Hockey

ESPN NHL Hockey is more than just the game of hockey. It is true grit, true skills, true intensity and your ability to bring those elements to each and every match-up you face. It is taking on anyone, anytime…

9 September 2003

ESPN NHL Hockey is a sport developed by Visual Concepts, released 9 September 2003 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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What ESPN NHL Hockey is

ESPN NHL Hockey is a sport game developed by Visual Concepts and released in 2003. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

The premise, in the publisher's words

ESPN NHL Hockey is more than just the game of hockey. It is true grit, true skills, true intensity and your ability to bring those elements to each and every match-up you face. It is taking on anyone, anytime, anywhere. It is feeling the impact of a precision hit and splitting the D with a skilled skater. It is the battle for the puck and the glory of burying it in the back of the net. It is achieving milestones and setting the standard for others to follow. It is everything you'd want in a hockey game and nothing you'd expect. ESPN NHL Hockey - true to the NHL.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the NHL series

ESPN NHL Hockey is the 54th of 111 entries we hold in the NHL series. It arrived 10 months after NHL 2K3. The next entry was NHL 2004 in 2003.

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What it launched against

ESPN NHL Hockey launched on 9 September 2003, within three weeks of Tales of Symphonia, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, The Simpsons: Hit & Run and Age of Mythology: The Titans.

Released around the same time: Tales of Symphonia, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Age of Mythology: The Titans.

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When did ESPN NHL Hockey come out?
ESPN NHL Hockey was released on 9 September 2003 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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