NHL 2K7

NHL 2K7 is an ice hockey video game made by 2K, and published on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Xbox 360 consoles. It features San Jose Sharks centre Joe Thornton on its cover. Bob Cole and Harry Neale return from NHL 2K6 to provide commentary. David Vyborny appeared on the cover of the PS2 version in the Czech Republic.^[1]

NHL 2K7
The cover of NHL 2K7 featuring the San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton.
Developer(s)	Kush Games
Publisher(s)	2K
Series	NHL 2K
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360
Release	PlayStation 2, Xbox & Xbox 360 NA: September 12, 2006 NA: October 2, 2006 (PS2) AU: October 20, 2006 EU: November 3, 2006 PlayStation 3 NA: November 13, 2006 AU: March 16, 2007 EU: March 23, 2007
Genre(s)	Sports

New features in the rug include improved animations that are mainly geared towards skating. 2K7 also includes a new gameplay setting called "Cinemotion". This feature uses close up camera angles as well as dramatic music to capture the intensity of the game.

The game was also the first ice hockey simulation to be made for the PlayStation 3.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PS2	PS3	Xbox	Xbox 360
Metacritic	73/100[2]	79/100[3]	78/100[4]	78/100[5]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PS2	PS3	Xbox	Xbox 360
AllGame	[6]	N/A	[7]	N/A
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.33/10[8]
Eurogamer	N/A	N/A	N/A	9/10[9]
Game Informer	6.75/10[10]	8.25/10[11]	6.75/10[10]	8.25/10[12]
GamePro	N/A	N/A	N/A	[13]
GameRevolution	N/A	N/A	N/A	C+[14]
GameSpot	7.8/10[15]	8.3/10[16]	7.9/10[17]	8.3/10[18]
GameSpy	N/A	[19]	N/A	[20]
GameTrailers	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.3/10[21]
GameZone	N/A	8.5/10[22]	N/A	8.9/10[23]
IGN	8.3/10[24]	8.6/10[25]	8.3/10[26]	8.9/10[27]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	5/10[28]	N/A	N/A	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	7.5/10[29]	7/10[29]
Detroit Free Press	N/A	N/A	N/A	[30]

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the PlayStation 2 version, which received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2][3][4][5]

See also

• NHL 2K