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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4845

    #1

    Top Five EA NHL Games of All Time

    September is in full swing, which can mean only one thing for many hockey fans: EA's newest NHL title has hit store shelves. NHL 10 marks the 19-year anniversary for the series, a feat that can only be challenged by the Madden series in terms of sports-gaming longevity. Even if you are not a fan of the series, it is difficult to deny the importance of the franchise to the sports-gaming landscape. NHL Hockey (released in '91) set a new precedent for how hockey games would forever be played, and the series quickly became the gold standard that the competition would strive to match.

    And since NHL 10 was just recently released, we decided to take a trip down memory lane and rank the top five EA NHL games of all time. Read on to see if your favorites made the cut.

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  • swil
    Rookie
    • Sep 2009
    • 216

    #2
    Re: Top Five EA NHL Games of All Time

    NHL 94 is hands down the greatest hockey game of all time. It was so great that, until the release of NHL 2008, it was the measuring stick for all other hockey games that came out.

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    • Eski33
      MVP
      • Jun 2004
      • 1299

      #3
      My top five:

      1) NHL 94 (Genesis)

      2) NHL 98 (PS) -- This game had awesome 3D visuals and great gameplay

      3) NHL 10

      4) NHL 2000 (PC)

      5) NHLPA 93 (Genesis) -- Only game with blood....
      What?

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      • teebee
        Rookie
        • Feb 2003
        • 401

        #4
        NHL 98 is my fav of the series, coincidentally that was that last year i was single so maybe i have nostalgic memories

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        • adayinthelife
          pissed, or parkinson's?
          • Sep 2008
          • 1416

          #5
          Glad to see NHL 2004 on this list, that game was huge for me. I hadn't enjoyed a hockey game (with the possible exception of NHL 2k3) that immensely since NHL 04, period. I gotta say it's been pretty smooth sailin' since as well for a hockey gamer: NHL 2005 was brutal but I've quite enjoyed NHL 06-09.

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          • statum71
            MVP
            • Nov 2006
            • 1987

            #6
            I think this new one is tops. And yes, I did play '94
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            • texbuk84
              Mercy Extended. John 3:16
              • Apr 2006
              • 1277

              #7
              totally agree
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              • Broncos86
                Orange and Blue!
                • May 2009
                • 5505

                #8
                Re: Top Five EA NHL Games of All Time

                NHL 97 was the first non-SNES/Genesis NHL game I played, and I loved it. I can still remember the menu music.

                NHL 94 will always be my favorite.

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                • slingblade73
                  Rookie
                  • Jun 2003
                  • 381

                  #9
                  NHL 98 by far.

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                  • kerosene31
                    Some say he...
                    • Dec 2004
                    • 1898

                    #10
                    Re: Top Five EA NHL Games of All Time

                    I remember NHL 2004 being great on PC because you could edit the heck out of it. I wouldn't be surprised if there was still a group doing roster updates for it.
                    Go Sabres!

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                    • allstar3970
                      Rookie
                      • Mar 2008
                      • 166

                      #11
                      My top 10:

                      NHL '94 (SNES)
                      NHL 10 (360)
                      NHL 2004 (PS2)
                      NHL 97 (PC)
                      NHL 96 (Genesis)

                      I would consider 09 and 08 up there, but felt that by putting 10 in it pretty much covers it as the progression of those 2

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                      • savoie2006
                        R.I.P 2KHockey 2000-2011
                        • Sep 2006
                        • 4657

                        #12
                        Re: Top Five EA NHL Games of All Time

                        Top Five:

                        1. NHL 10...The Most Realistic and Deepest EA Hockey Hands Down
                        2. NHL 94...Where My EA Hockey Gaming Began, So Much Fun At The Time.
                        3. NHL 95...First EA Hockey Game To Include A Full Season
                        4. NHL 2002...I Loved The Player Cards And Story Lines In This Game, Gameplay Was Fun As Well
                        5. NHL 2005...NHL 2004 Minus So Much Checking And Hooking.

                        I Know 98 and 2004 Are Among The Favorites For Many, But The Amount Of Checking And Hooking In Both Really Ruined Both IMO.
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                        • stlstudios189
                          MVP
                          • Jan 2009
                          • 2649

                          #13
                          NHL 94 could still play it today
                          NHL 98
                          NHL 10
                          NHL 02
                          NHL 09
                          Gaming hard since 1988

                          I have won like 25 Super Bowls in Madden so I am kinda a big deal.

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                          • ianlast
                            Rookie
                            • Mar 2008
                            • 451

                            #14
                            NHL 2002? That game was horrible, probably one of the worst NHL games IMO. Way too many huge hits, and IIRC wasn't that the game that had the stupid arcadey point system? Oh yeah, and the idiotic commentary. Yeesh, don't know how that got in over NHL 08 or 09. Also, I would have picked NHL '98 over '97.

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                            • dorismary
                              Banned
                              • Jan 2009
                              • 3794

                              #15
                              Re: Top Five EA NHL Games of All Time

                              10
                              09
                              94
                              98
                              2003 only because Patrick Roy did the if its in the game cameo

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