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NHL 2005

NHL 2005 is the next installment of by far the most popular series of realistic ice hockey games, officially licensed by the professional American-Canadian NHL (National Hockey League).

Sports | ice hockey

NHL 2005 Release Date

14Sep2004

PC

21Sep2004

PS2 XBOX

24Sep2004

GCN

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Dominate the open ice with NHL® 2005, the most authentic and complete experience for hockey fans around the world. Open Ice Control adds a new dimension of realism to the gameplay experience, allowing you to utilize the entire ice surface by simultaneously controlling players without the puck. Plus, with the new face-off playcalling system, the World Cup of Hockey, and all-new EA SPORTS Free4All, you can light the lamp like never before. NHL 2005 is the hockey experience that is easy to play, but hard to master.

# Open Ice Control: Seamlessly switch between players with or without the puck with the push of a button.

# Total Player Awareness: Make saucer passes just before the blueline, call in a second defender on a 2-on-1, or fire off wrist shots at the perfect angle.

# Face-Off Playbook: New playcalling system allows you to choose offensive and defensive face-off strategies every time the whistle blows.

# The World Cup of Hockey: Take part in this year's World Cup of Hockey featuring teams from USA, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and more .

# All-New Skating Engine: Use explosive speed to get to the open ice with more puck and turning control.

# EA SPORTS Free4Allâ„¢: One net, one goalie, and every man for himself.

Last updated on 10 December 2007

Game mode: single / multiplayer  

Media type: 1 DVD

User score: 7.5 / 10 based on 367 votes.

PEGI rating NHL 2005

Age rating. The PEGI rating considers the age suitability of a game, not the level of difficulty.

NHL 2005 System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Recommended:
  • Pentium III 800 MHz
  • 256MB RAM
  • graphic card 32MB (GeForce 2 or better)
  • 1.5 GB HDD
Sony PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

  • Uses:
  • multitap
  • Network Adaptor
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