NHL 2K10

NHL 2K10

Alexander Ovechkin on the cover of NHL 2K10
Developer(s) Visual Concepts
Publisher(s) 2K Sports
Series NHL 2K
Engine N2K Engine 1.5
Platform(s) Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Release
  • NA: September 15, 2009[1]
  • EU: September 18, 2009 (PS3, X360)
  • JP: October 15, 2009 (PS3, X360)
  • EU: October 23, 2009 (Wii)
Genre(s) Sports (ice hockey)

NHL 2K10 is an ice hockey simulation developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports, part of the NHL 2K series. It was released on September 15, 2009 for Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 2. Randy Hahn and Drew Remenda provide commentary as they did for NHL 2K9. As of 2011, NHL 2K10 was the final 2K Sports ice hockey video game released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360, as NHL 2K11 was released only for the iPhone & Wii.

Cover athlete

Washington Capitals All-Star left winger Alexander Ovechkin was confirmed as the cover athlete of NHL 2K10.[2] This is the third time Ovechkin has been a cover athlete, as he was featured on the cover of NHL 07 and on the Russian cover of NHL 09.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS2PS3WiiXbox 360
1UP.comN/AC[3]N/AC[3]
FamitsuN/A24/40[4]N/A24/40[4]
Game InformerN/A5.5/10[5]N/A5.5/10[5]
GameSpotN/A7/10[6]8.5/10[7]7/10[6]
GameTrailersN/AN/A8/10[8]7/10[9]
GameZoneN/AN/AN/A6.5/10[10]
IGN6/10[11]6.7/10[12]8/10[13]6.7/10[12]
Nintendo PowerN/AN/A8/10[14]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/A7/10[15]
PSMN/A[16]N/AN/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic60/100[17]66/100[18]79/100[19]69/100[20]

The Wii version received "generally favorable reviews", while the rest of the console versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[19][18][20][17] In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions a score of all four sixes for a total of 24 out of 40.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2K Sports Hits the Ice with NHL 2K10". 2K Sports. September 15, 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ "2K Sports Signs NHL Superstar Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals as Cover Athlete for NHL 2K10". June 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Nelson, Mike (September 21, 2009). "NHL 2K10 Review (PS3, XBOX 360)". 1UP.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Brian (October 6, 2009). "Famitsu review scores". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Bertz, Matt (October 2009). "NHL 2K10 (PS3, X360): NHL 2K10 Trips Over Its Own Skates". Game Informer (198). Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Todd, Brett (September 22, 2009). "NHL 2K10 Review (PS3, X360)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ Todd, Brett (September 22, 2009). "NHL 2K10 Review (Wii)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ "NHL 2K10 Review (Wii)". GameTrailers. October 2, 2009. Archived from the original on April 17, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ "NHL 2K10 Review (X360)". GameTrailers. September 17, 2009. Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Romano, Natalie (September 20, 2009). "NHL 2K10 - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 30, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ Ahearn, Nate (December 15, 2009). "NHL 2K10 Review (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  12. 1 2 Ahearn, Nate (September 15, 2009). "NHL 2K10 Review (PS3, X360)". IGN. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  13. ↑ Bozon, Mark (September 18, 2009). "NHL 2K10 Wii Review". IGN. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ "NHL 2K10". Nintendo Power. 246: 87. October 2009.
  15. ↑ Dyer, Mitch (September 16, 2009). "NHL 2K10". Official Xbox Magazine. Archived from the original on November 21, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Review: NHL 2K10 (PS3)". PlayStation: The Official Magazine: 81. November 2009.
  17. 1 2 "NHL 2K10 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  18. 1 2 "NHL 2K10 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  19. 1 2 "NHL 2K10 for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  20. 1 2 "NHL 2K10 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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