| NHL 10 | |
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The cover of NHL 10 featuring Patrick Kane |
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| Developer(s) | EA Canada |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Series | NHL series |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Sports (ice hockey) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer (online, local) |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E10+ |
| Media/distribution | Blu-ray Disc DVD |
NHL 10 is a video game in the NHL series developed and released by EA Canada and published by EA Sports, and is the 19th game in the series. The game debuted at Hockey Fest '09, a three-day interactive festival celebrating the sport of hockey and the Los Angeles Kings, which took place in downtown Los Angeles from August 28 to 30.[1]
Its tagline is "Good Old Hockey," with television ads featuring the Stompin' Tom Connors favourite "The Hockey Song" (also known as "The Good Old Hockey Game"). It is the first game in the NHL series by EA Sports to not get a PC release and the first since NHL 2000 to not get a PlayStation 2 release. On October 1st, 2011, all online services for NHL 10 were discontinued.[2]
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Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks is the cover athlete and official spokesman for NHL 10.[4] Other cover athletes include Mikko Koivu for Finland, Mikkel Bødker for Denmark, Mark Streit for Switzerland, and Nicklas Bäckström for Sweden.[5]
EA Sports officially announced NHL 10's soundtrack in July 2009.[6] It became available for purchase on July 31, 2009 in the form of an iMix on iTunes, containing all tracks that have been given official release. As such, tracks such as "Raccoon Eyes" are not included in the iMix due to not yet being released by their respective artists.[7]
| NHL 2010 Soundtrack | |
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| Artist | Song |
| Alexisonfire | "Young Cardinals" |
| Cancer Bats | "Deathsmarch" |
| CKY | "Hellions on Parade" |
| Disco Ensemble | "Golden Years" |
| Dragonforce | "Heroes of Our Time" |
| Eagles of Death Metal | "Anything 'Cept the Truth" |
| Earl Greyhound | "Oye Vaya" |
| Green Day | "Know Your Enemy" |
| Megadeth | "Peace Sells" |
| MeTalkPretty | "Wake Up! Wake Up!" |
| Ministry | "Keys to the City" |
| MxPx | "Kids in America (Kim Wilde Cover)" |
| Nickelback | "Burn It to the Ground" |
| Papa Roach | "Into the Light" |
| Priestess | "Raccoon Eyes" |
| Rancid | "The Bravest Kids" |
| Scorpions | "Rock You Like a Hurricane" |
| Thousand Foot Krutch | "Fire It Up" |
Similar to NHL 09, Gary Thorne and Bill Clement once again provide commentary for NHL 10.
A demo was released on the Xbox Live Marketplace for gold and silver subscribers on August 20, 2009. [8] Since August 27, it has been available to download for silver members and for the at the PlayStation Network.[8] Like last year, the demo includes tutorials for shooting, deking, defensive moves, new additions like board play, and fighting, all the while playing as your created player. Once the tutorial is completed (or exited), the user then has access to a single 3rd period game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings, symbolizing the 2009 Stanley Cup Final, where the player may choose which team to play as. Also, the user may play the Be A Pro NHL Entry Draft mode, in which the user plays a single 3rd period in a prospects game. After, they are rated on their performance and selected in the draft by an NHL team.
| Reviews[9][10] | |
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| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | A-(Xbox 360 & PS3) |
| Game Informer | 9.25/10 (Xbox 360, PS3) |
| GameSpot | 8.5 (Xbox 360,PS3) |
| GameZone | 9.0/10 (Xbox 360, PS3) |
| IGN | 8.7/10 |
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