Backyard Hockey (2007 video game)

Backyard Hockey is a sports game by Canadian studio Mistic Software released on October 2, 2007. This was the fourth iteration of the Backyard Hockey game from the Backyard Sports series. Participants can play ice hockey as professional National Hockey League players. The cover athlete for the game is Nicklas Lidström of the Detroit Red Wings. This was the first ice hockey game released for Nintendo DS in the United States.

For the video game series, see Backyard Hockey (series).

Backyard Hockey
Box art featuring Nicklas Lidström.
Developer(s)	Humongous Entertainment Mistic Software
Publisher(s)	Atari
Series	Backyard Sports series
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	NA: September 7, 2007
Genre(s)	Sports game

Gameplay

Backyard Hockey recreates ice hockey as the player controls either a fictional kid or professional NHL player as a kid. The player can play either exhibition matches, pick-up games, or a season.

Reception

Backyard Hockey was highly criticized for its gameplay. Chris Adams of IGN Entertainment wrote "the core gameplay is so unreliable and poorly designed that it's a largely frustrating, unenjoyable experience."[1] One of GameZone's staff writers wrote "there are lots of gameplay options, but the play controls seem really flawed."[2] The game was also said to have repetitive and dull commentary.[1][2] However, the game was praised for its graphics.[1][2]

Reception
Aggregate score Aggregator Score GameRankings 46%[3] Review scores Publication Score GameZone 5.2/10[2] IGN 4/10[1]

See also

• Backyard Sports series

References

1. Adams, Chris (18 October 2007). "Backyard Hockey Review". IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
2. "Backyard Hockey - NDS - Review". GameZone. 28 October 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
3. "Backyard Hockey for DS". GameRankings. Retrieved 12 April 2014.

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