NHL 2K7

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NHL 2K7
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The cover of NHL 2K7 featuring the San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton.
Developer(s) Kush Games
Publisher(s) 2K
Series NHL 2K
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360
ReleasePlayStation 2, Xbox & Xbox 360
  • NA: September 12, 2006
  • NA: October 2, 2006 (PS2)
  • AU: October 20, 2006
  • EU: November 3, 2006
PlayStation 3
  • NA: November 13, 2006
  • AU: March 16, 2007
  • EU: March 23, 2007
Genre(s) Sports

NHL 2K7 is an ice hockey video game made by 2K, 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. David Vyborny appeared on the cover of the PS2 version in the Czech Republic. [1]

Contents

New features in the rug 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.

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the PlayStation 2 version, which received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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