NHL 06

NHL 06 is an ice hockey video game that was released in 2005. The PlayStation 2 version includes the Sega Genesis version of NHL '94.

NHL 06
North American cover art with Vincent Lecavalier
Developer(s)	EA Canada
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Series	NHL series
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, GameCube, Windows, Xbox
Release	NA: September 6, 2005[1] EU: September 16, 2005 EU: September 23, 2005 (GC)
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

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

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	GC	PC	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	78/100[4]	77/100[5]	78/100[3]	79/100[2]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GC	PC	PS2	Xbox
Electronic Gaming Monthly	7.33/10[6]	N/A	7.33/10[6]	7.33/10[6]
Game Informer	7/10[7]	N/A	7/10[7]	7/10[7]
GamePro	[8]	N/A	[8]	[8]
GameSpot	7.6/10[9]	7.6/10[10]	7.6/10[9]	7.6/10[9]
GameSpy	[11]	[12]	[13]	[13]
GameZone	N/A	N/A	8.8/10[14]	8.4/10[15]
IGN	8.5/10[16]	8.5/10[16]	8.5/10[16]	8.5/10[16]
Nintendo Power	8.5/10[17]	N/A	N/A	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	N/A	[18]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.8/10[19]
PC Gamer (US)	N/A	80%[20]	N/A	N/A
Maxim	7/10[21]	7/10[21]	7/10[21]	7/10[21]