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NHL 16

NHL 16

EA Canada·Released Sep 15, 2015·Single player

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Critic77/100
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NHL 16 is a hockey video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports. It is the 25th installment of the NHL series and was released on September 15, 2015 in North America and September 17 and 18 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The game was released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with a separate release for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 titled NHL: Legacy Edition. Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks is the official cover athlete, marking his second appearance on an NHL cover, following NHL 11. Upon release, NHL 16 received positive reviews and was declared an improvement over NHL 15 by critics.

Reviews

5 reviews
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Graham Banas·Sep 24, 2015
Critic70/100
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When you come right down to it, NHL 16 is an improvement over last year's release in virtually every department. Unfortunately, that isn't exactly saying a lot.

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Samit Sarkar·Sep 22, 2015
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Outside of the fantastic in-game trainer — which, it's worth noting, is similar to what's available in EA's other sports games this year — and the revamped EA Sports Hockey League, NHL 16's updates are incremental. The issues I saw are uncharacteristic of the high EA reached on the previous consoles, and as the series is finding its footing in the new generation, NHL 16 doesn't quite reach that bar.

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Richard Grisham·Sep 15, 2015
Critic80/100
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Can NHL bounce back after last year's lackluster first outing on PS4 and Xbox One? Well, the Zamboni has finished getting the rink ready, so let's hit the ice...

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