NHL 97 (Game)

NHL 97

GAME » on September 27, 1996

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The 6th game of the NHL franchise from EA Sports, it was the first to feature 3D Motion Capture in the PC, PlayStation and Saturn versions.

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Overview

NFL 97 is a hockey sim and the annual title in EA Sport's NHL franchise for the 1996/97 season. It was the first game in the series to be released on the fifth generation of consoles, specifically the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation. These versions of the game (along with the PC version) featured 3D graphics and motion-captured models, also a first for the series.

Other features include:

Play By Play commentary is provided by Vancouver Canuck's announcer Jim Hughson (Person).
National teams added: USA, Canada, Russia and Europe.
For the first time, the game includes NHL Skills Competition and players participate in the Hardest Shot, 2 on 0 Goalie Drills, Accuracy Shooting, Fastest Skater and other well known competitions.
Each team has one player that had a "special skill" (15 different skills), such examples would by Buffalo Sabre Rob Ray being able to "body check anyone while having control of the puck" and Joe Sakic (and Mark Messier) being able to pull off a "wrong footed wrist shot", Mike Modano's "deke", Doug Gilmour's / Sergei Fedorov "drop pass", Jeremy Roenick's "backhand spin", Peter Forsberg's "deke", Mario Lemiuex's "behind the back shot" and Teemu Selanne's "quick stop shot".
Games start with either the American or Canadian National Anthem, depending on which arena is being played in.
All Time User Stats are saved to battery (up to 8 different users) to keep track of personal records and "all time records" and can have 4 concurrent Franchise Seasons.
Over 650 different NHL Players featured.
All the rosters and teams from the 1996-97 NHL Season.
"Goalie Mask View" provides a detailed look at 30 different NHL Goalie mask designs.
Up to eight people can play at once (depending on system, not available on Sega Genesis/SNES versions).
Players display their name and number on the enhanced versions on PC, Saturn and PlayStation (even the created players).
Online matching making available using phone modem with local players.

Penalties in NHL 97

Charging (2 min MINOR) : Applying a body check after taking more then two deliberate strides toward the opponent.
Cross Check (2 min MINOR): Hitting an opponent with both hands on the stick and no part of the stick on the ice.
Fighting (5 min MAJOR): A fight is initiated the moment the gloves are dropped.
High Sticking (2 min MINOR): Carrying the stick above shoulder level when skating towards an opponent.
Holding (2 min MINOR): Using the hands to grab either an opponent or his stick.
Interference (2 min MINOR): Any contact with the opponent's goalie while he is in possession of the puck and within the crease.
Roughing (2 min MINOR): A particularly ruthless Charging infraction.
Slashing (2 min MINOR): Using the stick to hit, or attempt to hit, an opposing player.
Tripping (2 min MINOR): Toppling the opponent by means of either the stick, knee, foot, arm, hand, or elbow.

Team Rankings

Teams	Even Strength	Power Play	Pen Killing	Goaltending
Anahiem Mighty Ducks	18th	25th	17th	10th
Boston Bruins (Concept)	8th	11th	20th	17th
Buffalo Sabres (Concept)	20th	20th	6th	16th
Calgary Flames (Concept)	15th	12th	22nd	8th
Chicago Blackhawks	6th	15th	3rd	5th
Colorado Avalanche (Concept)	2nd	2nd	7th	9th
Dallas Stars	22nd	23rd	21st	19th
Detroit Red Wings (Concept)	1st	3rd	1st	1st
Edmonton Oilers (Concept)	21st	21st	18th	24th
Florida Panthers (Concept)	7th	16th	9th	6th
Hartford Whalers	19th	13th	14th	15th
Los Angeles Kings	23rd	14th	10th	23rd
Montreal Canadians	9th	8th	13th	12th
New Jersey Devils (Concept)	12th	24th	4th	2nd
New York Islanders	24th	10th	24th	25th
New York Rangers (Concept)	5th	5th	14th	7th
Ottawa Senators (Concept)	26th	26th	25th	21st
Philadelphia Flyers	3rd	6th	2nd	4th
Phoenix Coyotes	17th	7th	23rd	22nd
Pittsburgh Penguins (Concept)	4th	1st	8th	20th
San Jose Sharks	25th	19th	26th	26th
St. Louis Blues	14th	18th	10th	11th
Tampa Bay Lightning (Concept)	11th	4th	5th	13th
Toronto Maple Leafs (Concept)	13th	9th	11th	14th
Vancouver Canucks (Concept)	16th	17th	15th	18th
Washington Capitals (Concept)	10th	22nd	12th	3rd

Cover Athlete

John Vanbiesbrock, Goaltender of the Florida Pantthers

System Requirements for PC Release

Minimum CPU Type: Pentium
Minimum CPU Speed: 75 MHz
Minimum RAM Required: 8 MB
Minimum Hard Disk Space: 25 MB
Minimum OS Version 95.0
Graphics Type: SVGA
Graphics Resolution: Multiple Resolutions
Color Depth: 256 Colors

Trivia

First NHL game from EA Sports to only feature one athlete on the cover, every cover since has only had one cover athlete.

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