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