NHL 2005
Capture all the speed, finesse, and action of professional hockey with NHL 2005, the successor to NHL 2004. The game's new EA Sports Open Ice Control lets you execute offensive plays, such as a give-and-go and…
NHL 2005 is a simulator developed by EA Black Box, released 14 September 2004 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What NHL 2005 is
NHL 2005 is a simulator game developed by EA Black Box and released in 2004. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Capture all the speed, finesse, and action of professional hockey with NHL 2005, the successor to NHL 2004. The game's new EA Sports Open Ice Control lets you execute offensive plays, such as a give-and-go and a breakaway pass, and you can also call for defensive double-teams. Dynasty mode has been enhanced with more interactive GM/owner relationships, including a new e-mail system. NHL 2005 also delivers all the action of the World Cup of Hockey with International Teams and venues from North America and Europe.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the NHL series
NHL 2005 is the 59th of 111 entries we hold in the NHL series. The next entry was Gretzky NHL 2005 in 2004. Its critic score of 75 is almost exactly the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is NHL 09 at 90.
How it was received
NHL 2005 holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 51% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points above the year average.
What it launched against
NHL 2005 launched on 14 September 2004, within three weeks of Rome: Total War, Fable, Burnout 3: Takedown and Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Rome: Total War, Fable, Burnout 3: Takedown, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for NHL 2005 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Quick answers
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