NHL 2K9

NHL 2K9 is an ice hockey sports video game made by 2K, part of the NHL 2K series, and published on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles. It features former Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Rick Nash on its cover.

NHL 2K9
Cover featuring Rick Nash
Developer(s)	Visual Concepts
Publisher(s)	2K
Series	NHL 2K
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Release	NA: September 10, 2008[1] EU: September 11, 2008[2] EU: November 14, 2008 (Wii)
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Development and release

A demo was released on August 13, 2008, on the PlayStation Network and on August 21 on Xbox Live Marketplace.^[3]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PS2	PS3	Wii	Xbox 360
Metacritic	70/100[4]	70/100[5]	65/100[6]	69/100[7]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PS2	PS3	Wii	Xbox 360
Famitsu	21/40[8]	23/40[8]	N/A	23/40[8]
Game Informer	N/A	6.75/10[9]	N/A	6.75/10[9]
GameRevolution	N/A	C−[10]	N/A	C−[10]
GameSpot	N/A	6/10[11]	5.5/10[12]	6/10[11]
GameSpy	N/A	[13]	N/A	[13]
GameTrailers	N/A	N/A	N/A	7/10[14]
GameZone	N/A	6.4/10[15]	N/A	8/10[16]
IGN	N/A	8/10[17]	6.8/10[18]	8/10[17]
Nintendo Power	N/A	N/A	7/10[19]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	N/A	7/10[20]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	N/A	[21]	N/A	N/A

The game received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[4][5][6][7] In Japan, where the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions were ported for release on April 29, 2009,^{[citation needed]} Famitsu gave it a score of two sixes, one five, and one six for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions; and three fives and one six for the PS2 version.^[8]