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NHL 2K7

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…

77 12 September 2006

NHL 2K7 is a sport developed by Kush Games, released 12 September 2006 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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What NHL 2K7 is

NHL 2K7 is a sport game developed by Kush Games and released in 2006. It was published by 2K Sports. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the NHL series

NHL 2K7 is the 67th of 111 entries we hold in the NHL series. The next entry was NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2007 in 2006. Its critic score of 77 is 3 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is NHL 09 at 90.

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How it was received

NHL 2K7 holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 63% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What it launched against

NHL 2K7 launched on 12 September 2006, within three weeks of Company of Heroes, Pokémon Diamond Version, Test Drive Unlimited and Call of Juarez. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Company of Heroes, Pokémon Diamond Version, Test Drive Unlimited, Call of Juarez.

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When did NHL 2K7 come out?
NHL 2K7 was released on 12 September 2006 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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