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Instruction booklet · September 1995

NHL 96

Sport1 playerESRB E

The story

NHL 96 was the first EA Sports game to feature Virtual Stadium technology, which resulted in a 3D feel and multiple camera angles. The NHL license ensures that real teams and players of the era are included, with a full league and playoff system. Many game options can be toggled - the infamous fighting is option, as are the penalties and offsides.

Specifications

Released
September 1995
Developers
High Score Productions, Tiburon Entertainment
Publisher
EA Sports
Players
1
Genre
Sport
Rating
ESRB E
Series
NHL
Themes
Non-fiction
View
Third person · Bird view / Isometric

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
96/100 (23 ratings)
GamePro
3.625/5
Game Players
89%
Next Generation
5/5
PCM
3/4
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