NHL Slapshot (Game)

NHL Slapshot

GAME » on September 7, 2010

EA Sports' first hockey venture on the Nintendo Wii. The game features a plastic hockey stick peripheral to house the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

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Overview

Outdoor Greatness.

NHL Slapshot is EA's first hockey game for theWii (Platform), and it seems to be aimed towards a younger audience. It will feature "Peewees to Pros" mode, a variation of the main NHL series' Be A Pro mode and a hockey stick peripheral. Wayne Gretzky (Person) will be on the cover, as well as be prominently featured in the game. Judging from promotional materials, the game seems to be running on a modified version of the engine used for EA's NHL games on the previous generation of consoles (PS2, Xbox (Platform)) as well as the PC (Platform). The producers have claimed that the game will run at a smooth 60 frames per second.

Stick Peripheral

Speak softly and carry a small stick.

Every copy of the game includes a 21 inch (53 centimeter) stick peripheral that holds the Wiimote and Nunchuk and can accurately detect wrist and slap shots, poke checks, and cross checks. The stick is not WiiMotion Plus compatible as the Nunchuk serves the purpose of the WiiMotion Plus. The analog stick on the Nunchuk is used for skating and triggers are used for pass and deke modifiers. Creative director and former NHL goaltender David Littman designed the prototype stick peripheral by sawing down a real hockey stick and duct taping the Wiimote and Nunchuk to it.

Features

Peewee to Pro

Anachronistic Greatness.

Similar to the Be a Pro mode found in the main NHL series as well as EA's FIFAgames, Peewee to Pro allows players to take Wayne Gretzky, a created player, or an existing NHL star (like Sidney Crosby (Character) or Roberto Luongo) from the ranks of Peewee hockey (which is played three-on-three and in outdoor rinks) all the way through the junior and professional levels (both of which are regular five-on-five action). If the user doesn't control Wayne Gretzky, the Great One will act as a coach as the player progresses through their career. The game will feature a CHL license just like NHL 11 (Game) and players can be signed, traded, and experience all of the other key features from the Be a Pro mode found in the other NHL games.

Mini-Games

One of the mini-games in NHL Slapshot is Shooter Versus Goalie, a one-on-one, split-screen multiplayer mode where one player fires pucks at the goalie, who is controlled by the other player. The Free 4 All mode found in EA's previous-generation NHL titles also returns, allowing four players to play at once as they control NHL stars and try to score on a CPU goaltender.

Other Modes

The game will also allow players to play through a single NHL season or just a single Stanley Cup (Object) Finals series, like the Battle for the Cup mode found in the Xbox 360 (Platform) and PS3 versions of the game.

Soundtrack

NHL Slapshot features a licensed soundtrack as many officially licensed sports games do. Both of EA's 2010-released hockey titles feature a remarkably authentic playlist, as many of the songs in the game are often played at real-life hockey games. NHL Slapshot will have all of the following songs (which are also found in NHL 11):

Danko Jones - Full of Regret - Below The Belt
2 Unlimited - Twilight Zone - Get Ready!
Black Box - Strike It Up - Dreamland
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Mama Taught Me Better - Beat The Devil’s Tattoo
Bouncing Souls - ¡Olé! - Hopeless Romantic
Darude - Sandstorm - Before The Storm
Dropkick Murphys - Shipping Up To Boston (Live) - Live On Lansdowne, Boston MA
Europe - The Final Countdown - The Final Countdown
Foxy Shazam - Unstoppable - Foxy Shazam
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
The Black Keys - Howlin’ For You - Brothers

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