NHL 2K8
NHL 2K8 is an ice hockey video game made by 2K Sports, and published on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 consoles. It features Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza on its cover. Bob Cole and Harry…
NHL 2K8 is a sport developed by Kush Games, released 10 September 2007 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.
What NHL 2K8 is
NHL 2K8 is a sport game developed by Kush Games and released in 2007. It was published by 2K Sports. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
NHL 2K8 is an ice hockey video game made by 2K Sports, and published on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 consoles. It features Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza on its cover. Bob Cole and Harry Neale return from NHL 2K6 and NHL 2K7 to provide commentary. New features in the game include an all-new faceoff system, an all new ProStick system involving the right skill stick to deke, take faceoffs and puck handle, and an all new system called Superstar Combo moves, which mimics real-life dekes and fakes by actual NHL players to use in the game with the push of a button. Also, the game included an all-new goaltending system, with all-new graphics and movement. NHL 2K8 introduced…
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 2K8 is the 69th of 111 entries we hold in the NHL series. It arrived 12 months after NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2007. The next entry was NHL 08 in 2007. Its critic score of 70 is 4 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is NHL 09 at 90.
How it was received
NHL 2K8 holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 6 points above the year average.
What it launched against
NHL 2K8 launched on 10 September 2007, within three weeks of BioShock, Halo 3, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Rome: Total War - Collection. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: BioShock, Halo 3, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Rome: Total War - Collection.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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