NHL 2K7

NHL 2K7

The cover of NHL 2K7 featuring the San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton.
Developer(s) Kush Games, Visual Concepts
Publisher(s) 2K Sports
Distributor(s) Take-Two Interactive
Series NHL 2K
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360
Release date(s)

PlayStation 2, Xbox & Xbox 360

  • NA September 12, 2006
  • NA October 2, 2006 (PS2)
  • EU October 6, 2006 (Xbox)
  • AUS October 20, 2006
  • EU November 3, 2006

PlayStation 3

  • NA November 13, 2006
  • AUS March 16, 2007
  • EU March 23, 2007
Genre(s) Sports

NHL 2K7 is an ice hockey video game made by 2K Sports, and published on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Xbox 360 consoles. It features San Jose Sharks centre Joe Thornton on its cover. Bob Cole and Harry Neale return from NHL 2K6 to provide commentary.

New features in the game include improved animations that are mainly geared towards skating. 2K7 also includes a new gameplay setting called "Cinemotion". This feature uses close up camera angles as well as dramatic music to capture the intensity of the game.

The game was also the first ice hockey simulation to be made for the PlayStation 3.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(X360) 79.95%[1]
(PS3) 79.42%[2]
(Xbox) 78.07%[3]
(PS2) 73.35%[4]
Metacritic(PS3) 79/100[5]
(X360) 78/100[6]
(Xbox) 78/100[7]
(PS2) 73/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[9][10]
EGM6.33/10[11]
Eurogamer9/10[12]
Game Informer8.25/10[13][14]
(PS2 & Xbox) 6.75/10[15]
GamePro[16]
Game RevolutionC+[17]
GameSpot8.3/10[18][19]
(Xbox) 7.9/10[20]
(PS2) 7.8/10[21]
GameSpy[22][23]
GameTrailers6.3/10[24]
GameZone(X360) 8.9/10[25]
(PS3) 8.5/10[26]
IGN(X360) 8.9/10[27]
(PS3) 8.6/10[28]
8.3/10[29][30]
OPM (US)5/10[31]
OXM(Xbox) 7.5/10[32]
(X360) 7/10[32]
Detroit Free Press[33]

The game was met with positive to average reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 79.95% and 78 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version;[1][6] 79.42% and 79 out of 100 for the PlayStation 3 version;[2][5] 78.07% and 78 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[3][7] and 73.35% and 73 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.[4][8]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "NHL 2K7 for PlayStation 3". GameRankings. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "NBA 2K7 for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "NHL 2K7 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "NHL 2K7 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "NHL 2K7 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "NHL 2K7 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "NHL 2K7 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ Brown, Christopher. "NHL 2K7 (PS2) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ Sutyak, Jonathan. "NHL 2K7 (Xbox) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ EGM staff (October 2006). "NHL 2K7 (X360)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (208): 106.
  12. ↑ Martin, Matt (December 22, 2006). "NHL 2K7 (X360)". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (October 2006). "NHL 2K7 (X360)". Game Informer (162): 102. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (January 2007). "NHL 2K7 (PS3)". Game Informer (165). Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  15. ↑ "NHL 2K7 (PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer (162): 94. October 2006.
  16. ↑ Ahoy And Avast (October 2, 2006). "Review: NHL 2K7 (X360)". GamePro. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  17. ↑ Damiano, Greg (October 16, 2006). "NHL 2K7 Review (X360)". Game Revolution. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  18. ↑ Navarro, Alex (September 12, 2006). "NHL 2K7 Review (X360)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  19. ↑ Navarro, Alex (November 16, 2006). "NHL 2K7 Review (PS3)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  20. ↑ Navarro, Alex (September 12, 2006). "NHL 2K7 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  21. ↑ Navarro, Alex (October 6, 2006). "NHL 2K7 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  22. ↑ Leahy, Dan (September 19, 2006). "GameSpy: NHL 2K7 (X360)". GameSpy. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  23. ↑ Joynt, Patrick (November 20, 2006). "GameSpy: NHL 2K7 (PS3)". GameSpy. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  24. ↑ "NHL 2K7 Review (X360)". GameTrailers. October 10, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  25. ↑ Romano, Natalie (September 18, 2006). "NHL 2K7 Review - Xbox 360". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 9, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  26. ↑ Hopper, Steven (November 26, 2006). "NHL 2K7 - PS3 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  27. ↑ Miller, Jonathan (September 12, 2006). "NHL 2K7 Review (X360)". IGN. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  28. ↑ Roper, Chris (November 14, 2006). "NHL 2K7 Review (PS3)". IGN. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  29. ↑ Miller, Jonathan (September 12, 2006). "NHL 2K7 Review (Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  30. ↑ Miller, Jonathan (October 30, 2006). "NHL 2K6 Review (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  31. ↑ "NHL 2K7 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 110. November 2006.
  32. 1 2 "NHL 2K7". Official Xbox Magazine: 84. November 2006.
  33. ↑ Huschka, Ryan (October 28, 2006). "EA WINS IN A SHOOT-OUT: 'NHL 07' stick work breaks a tie with 'NHL 2K7' (X360)". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.(subscription required)

External links

Preceded by
NHL 2K6		 NHL 2K7
2006 		Succeeded by
NHL 2K8
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