Gretzky NHL 2005 is a 2004 ice hockey video game developed by Page 44 Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Released under the 989 Sports label, it is the successor to the NHL FaceOff series. features professional NHL hockey player Wayne Gretzky. A port to the PlayStation Portable titled Gretzky NHL was released in 2005. Mike Emrick provides commentary for the game. The PS2 version has Wayne Gretzky on the cover in a New York Rangers uniform. It was succeeded by Gretzky NHL 06.
| Gretzky NHL 2005 | |
|---|---|
 PlayStation 2 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Page 44 Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Release | PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception
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| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PSP | |
| Metacritic | 66/100[19] | 61/100[20] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PSP | |
| 1Up.com | N/A | C[1] |
| Game Informer | 6.5/10[2] | 6/10[3] |
| GamePro |   [4] |  [5] |
| GameRevolution | N/A | C+[6] |
| GameSpot | 6.9/10[7] | 6/10[8] |
| GameSpy | [9] | [10] |
| GameZone | 7.4/10[11] | 8/10[12] |
| IGN | 8.3/10[13] | 7.5/10[14] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [15] | [16] |
| X-Play | [17] | [18] |
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[19]
References
edit- ^ Lee, Jimmy (March 22, 2005). "Gretzky NHL". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Gretzky NHL 2005". Game Informer. No. 141. January 2005. p. 125.
- ^ "Gretzky NHL". Game Informer. No. 145. May 2005. p. 136.
- ^ The Enforcer (December 2004). "Gretzky NHL 2005 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. p. 146. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Atomic Dawg (March 23, 2005). "Gretzky NHL Review for PSP on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on March 24, 2005. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Dodson, Joe (March 24, 2005). "Gretzky NHL Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Navarro, Alex (November 19, 2004). "Gretzky NHL 2005 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Navarro, Alex (March 17, 2005). "Gretzky NHL Review". GameSpot. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Steinberg, Steve (November 9, 2004). "GameSpy: Gretzky NHL 2005". GameSpy. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Tuttle, Will (March 28, 2005). "GameSpy: Gretzky NHL". GameSpy. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Lafferty, Michael (November 2, 2004). "Gretzky NHL 2005 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Bedigian, Louis (March 20, 2005). "Gretzky NHL 2005 [sic] - PSP - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Carle, Chris (December 1, 2004). "Gretzky NHL 2005". IGN. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Carle, Chris (March 21, 2005). "Gretzky NHL". IGN. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "Gretzky NHL 2005". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. January 2005. p. 111.
- ^ "Gretzky NHL". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. June 2005. p. 98.
- ^ Marriott, Scott Alan (November 23, 2004). "Gretzky NHL 2005". X-Play. Archived from the original on November 24, 2004. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Marriott, Scott Alan (August 17, 2005). "Gretzky NHL Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on December 3, 2005. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Gretzky NHL 2005 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "Gretzky NHL for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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