NHL 2K6

NHL 2K6 is an ice hockey simulation made by 2K, and published on the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Xbox 360 consoles. It features goaltender Marty Turco on the cover of games sold in the United States, and forward Mats Sundin on the cover of games sold in Canada and Europe.

NHL 2K6
US cover featuring Marty Turco
Developer(s)	Kush Games
Publisher(s)	2K
Series	NHL 2K
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360
Release	PlayStation 2 & Xbox NA: September 6, 2005[1] AU: January 20, 2006[2] EU: March 10, 2006 Xbox 360 NA: November 22, 2005[3] PAL: April 28, 2006[4][5]
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

The game brings all the features from the previous year's game, ESPN NHL 2K5, along with others. However, Hockey Night in Canada lead broadcast team of Bob Cole and Harry Neale replaces ESPN/ABC lead broadcast team of Gary Thorne and Bill Clement to provide commentary It features a new "crease control" system, which allows the player to control the player's team's goalie and make critical saves. It is the first to implement the new NHL shootout system as the default, and the first ice hockey simulation released for the Xbox 360.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PS2	Xbox	Xbox 360
Metacritic	81/100[6]	83/100[7]	75/100[8]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PS2	Xbox	Xbox 360
Electronic Gaming Monthly	6.83/10[9]	6.83/10[9]	N/A
Eurogamer	8/10[10]	N/A	N/A
Game Informer	8/10[11]	8/10[11]	8.5/10[12]
GamePro	[13]	[13]	[14]
GameSpot	8.5/10[15]	8.5/10[15]	7.5/10[16]
GameSpy	[17]	[17]	N/A
GameTrailers	N/A	N/A	7.3/10[18]
GameZone	8.9/10[19]	9/10[20]	8/10[21]
IGN	8.7/10[22]	N/A	7.5/10[23]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[24]	N/A	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	6.7/10[25]	8/10[26]

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[6][7][8]

See also

• NHL 2K

References

1. "2K Sports | NHL 2K6 Hockey sports video games Xbox Playstation PS2 2K Take 2 Next Gen". 2005-10-18. Archived from the original on 2005-10-18. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
2. Jastrzab, Jeremy (December 19, 2005). "Updated Australian Release List 19/12/05". PALGN. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
3. "Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 Day One Launch Lineup — Strongest Launch in the History of Video Game Consoles". Microsoft. November 14, 2005. Retrieved November 14, 2005.
4. "NHL 2006". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
5. Jastrzab, Jeremy (April 24, 2006). "Updated Australian release list, 24/04/2006". PALGN. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
6. "NHL 2K6 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
7. "NHL 2K6 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
8. "NHL 2K6 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
9. EGM staff (October 2005). "NHL 2K6 (PS2, Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 196. p. 114.
10. Martin, Matt (March 20, 2006). "NHL 2K6 (PS2)". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
11. "NHL 2K6 (PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 149. September 2005. p. 96.
12. "NHL 2K6 (X360)". Game Informer. No. 153. January 2006. p. 147.
13. The Enforcer (September 9, 2005). "NHL 2K6 (PS2, Xbox)". GamePro. Archived from the original on November 30, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
14. Cheat Monkey (December 21, 2005). "NHL 2K6 Review for Xbox 360 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on January 4, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
15. Navarro, Alex (September 2, 2005). "NHL 2K6 Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
16. Navarro, Alex (November 21, 2005). "NHL 2K6 Review (X360)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
17. Chapman, David (September 20, 2005). "GameSpy: NHL 2k6 [sic] (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpy. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
18. "NHL 2K6 Review (X360)". GameTrailers. December 22, 2005. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
19. Lafferty, Michael (October 3, 2005). "NHL 2K6 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
20. Sandoval, Angelina (September 18, 2005). "NHL 2K6 - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
21. Knutson, Michael (November 22, 2005). "NHL 2K6 - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
22. Carle, Chris (September 7, 2005). "NHL 2K6 (PS2, Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
23. Onyett, Charles (November 15, 2005). "NHL 2K6 (X360)". IGN. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
24. "NHL 2K6". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. December 2005. p. 115.
25. "NHL 2K6 (Xbox)". Official Xbox Magazine. October 2005. p. 109.
26. "NHL 2K6 (X360)". Official Xbox Magazine. January 2006. p. 80.

External links

• NHL 2K6 at MobyGames
• Official Website

Preceded by ESPN NHL 2K5	NHL 2K6 2005	Succeeded by NHL 2K7