NHL 96
NHL 96 was the first EA Sports game to feature Virtual Stadium technology, which resulted in a 3D feel and multiple camera angles. The NHL license ensures that real teams and players of the era are included…
NHL 96 is a sport developed by EA Canada, released 1 October 1995 on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
What NHL 96 is
NHL 96 is a sport game developed by EA Canada and released in 1995. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
NHL 96 was the first EA Sports game to feature Virtual Stadium technology, which resulted in a 3D feel and multiple camera angles. The NHL license ensures that real teams and players of the era are included, with a full league and playoff system. Many game options can be toggled - the infamous fighting is option, as are the penalties and offsides. The control system makes it possible to execute one-touch passes, and several special trick moves to quickly advance the ball. As a bonus feature, it included 'Hockey Card' profiles of every player on CD, and interviews with the stars of the game.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. 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 96 is the ninth of 111 entries we hold in the NHL series. It arrived 9 months after NHL 95. The next entry was 2 on 2 Open Ice Challenge in 1995.
What it launched against
NHL 96 launched on 1 October 1995, within three weeks of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Twisted Metal, Destruction Derby and Wipeout.
Released around the same time: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Twisted Metal, Destruction Derby, Wipeout.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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