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Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars

One of the many hockey games released, this version not only let the player control Gretzky, but other major players of the time as well such as Mario Lemieux, Eric Lindros, Mark Messier among many others, 600…

1 December 1995

Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars is a sport developed by Sculptured Software, released 1 December 1995 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and DOS.

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What Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars is

Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars is a sport game developed by Sculptured Software and released in 1995. It was published by Tec Toy. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

One of the many hockey games released, this version not only let the player control Gretzky, but other major players of the time as well such as Mario Lemieux, Eric Lindros, Mark Messier among many others, 600 total. It also features the 26 NHL teams at the time as well as 6 International teams to choose from. The gameplay is similar to many other hockey games with the standard modes such as Exhibition, Season, Playoffs or even a "Just Play" option that instantly took the player to a random game. There is also a "Simulation Mode" that gives the game an authentic feel complete with penalties or an "Arcade Mode" that was more action oriented and with less rules. A battery back-up keeps…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the NHLPA series

Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars is the fourth of 12 entries we hold in the NHLPA series. It arrived 11 months after NHL 95. The next entry was NHL Hockey in 1995.

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What it launched against

Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars launched on 1 December 1995, within three weeks of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Rayman.

Released around the same time: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Rayman.

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When did Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars come out?
Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars was released on 1 December 1995 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and DOS.

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