NHL 09

Not to be confused with NHL 2009/2010.

NHL 09 is the 17th video game in the NHL series released by EA Sports in 2008. This was the final NHL game to be released on the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.

NHL 09
Cover of NHL 09, featuring Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames
Developer(s)	EA Canada (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) HB Studios (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2)
Publisher(s)	EA Sports[1]
Series	NHL series
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release	PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 NA: September 9, 2008 EU: September 12, 2008 (X360) AU: September 25, 2008 EU: September 26, 2008 (PS3) Windows NA: October 20, 2008 AU: October 30, 2008 EU: November 7, 2008 PlayStation 2 NA: November 4, 2008 AU: November 13, 2008 EU: November 14, 2008
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Gameplay

Online play

Players have the ability to create a player to use in online play featuring 6 versus 6 online teamplay mode. Users can join online teams with friends or find players to create one. Users have the ability to level up players, participate in tournaments (with brackets), and receive awards at the end of the season. Rosters have been updated, as well as slap shot power and accuracy to complement NHL updates.

Reception

Critical response

The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PC version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2][3][4]

During the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awarded NHL 09 with "Sports Game of the Year"; it also received a nomination for "Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay".^[5]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PC	PS3	Xbox 360
Metacritic	62/100[2]	88/100[3]	88/100[4]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PC	PS3	Xbox 360
Destructoid	N/A	9.6/10[6]	N/A
Game Informer	N/A	9.25/10[7]	9.25/10[7]
GamePro	N/A	N/A	[8]
GameRevolution	N/A	B[9]	B[9]
GameSpot	N/A	9/10[10]	9/10[10]
GameSpy	N/A	N/A	[11]
GameTrailers	N/A	N/A	9.3/10[12]
GameZone	N/A	9.1/10[13]	9/10[14]
IGN	5.5/10[15]	9/10[16]	9/10[16]
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	9/10[17]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	N/A	[18]	N/A
411Mania	N/A	8.9/10[19]	N/A