Gretzky NHL 06 is a 2005 ice hockey video game developed by Page 44 Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. The last NHL game to be published by Sony and the first to not involve 989 Sports, it is the sequel to Gretzky NHL 2005. It features professional NHL player Wayne Gretzky. It was Mike Emrick and Darren Pang provide color commentary for the game. It features officially licensed NHL on NBC branding during gameplay. The NBC integration was later used in the EA Sports NHL series, beginning with NHL 15 in 2014. The PS2 version features Wayne Gretzky on the cover in an Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers uniform, as well as himself as a coach.

Gretzky NHL 06
Developer(s)Page 44 Studios
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: September 20, 2005
PlayStation Portable
  • NA: October 4, 2005
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

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The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[17][16]

References

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  1. ^ Kato, Matthew (November 2005). "Gretzky NHL '06 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 151. p. 151. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
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  11. ^ "Gretzky NHL 06 (PSP)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. January 2006. p. 105.
  12. ^ "Review: Gretzky NHL 06 (PS2)". PSM. December 2005. p. 110.
  13. ^ "Review: Gretzky NHL 06 (PSP)". PSM: 100. December 25, 2005.
  14. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan (October 17, 2005). "Gretzky NHL 2006 [sic] Review (PS2)". X-Play. Archived from the original on December 12, 2005. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  15. ^ Fischer, Russ (March 6, 2006). "Gretzky NHL 06 Review (PSP)". X-Play. Archived from the original on March 14, 2006. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Gretzky NHL 06 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 1, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Gretzky NHL 06 for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
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Preceded by Gretzky NHL 2006
2005
Succeeded by
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