NHL Hitz 2002
Midway introduces hockey with its no-rules twist that is seen in NFL Blitz. Hockey may have fewer rules than football, but NHL Hitz features hard-hitting action and very simple 3-on-3 gameplay. The game has…
NHL Hitz 2002 is a sport developed by Black Box Games, released 24 September 2001 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What NHL Hitz 2002 is
NHL Hitz 2002 is a sport game developed by Black Box Games and released in 2001. It was published by Midway Games. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Midway introduces hockey with its no-rules twist that is seen in NFL Blitz. Hockey may have fewer rules than football, but NHL Hitz features hard-hitting action and very simple 3-on-3 gameplay. The game has franchise modes for a created team that you can design along with championship and exhibition modes. You earn attribute points and credits that you can use to unlock items and improve your players along the way. There are several mini-games and extras hidden deep in the game for you to unlock. NHL Hitz is Midway's attempt at making the most action-packed hockey game to ever hit consoles.
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 Hitz 2002 is the 47th of 111 entries we hold in the NHL series. The next entry was NHL 2K2 in 2002. Its critic score of 60 is 14 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is NHL 09 at 90.
How it was received
NHL Hitz 2002 holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 12 points below the year average.
What it launched against
NHL Hitz 2002 launched on 24 September 2001, within three weeks of Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2 (2001), Ico and Advance Wars. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2 (2001), Ico, Advance Wars.
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