NHL 2K8

NHL 2K8 is an ice hockey video game made by 2K Sports, and published on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 consoles. It features former Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza on its cover. Bob Cole and Harry Neale return from NHL 2K6 and NHL 2K7 to provide commentary.

NHL 2K8
The cover of NHL 2K8 featuring the Ottawa Senators' Jason Spezza.
Developer(s)Kush Games, Visual Concepts
Publisher(s)2K Sports
SeriesNHL 2K
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: September 10, 2007
  • AU: October 31, 2007
  • EU: November 2, 2007
  • AU: November 2, 2007 (X360)
Genre(s)Sports

New features in the game include an all-new faceoff system, an all-new ProStick system involving the right skill stick to deke, take faceoffs and puck handle, and an all-new system called Superstar Combo moves, which mimics real-life dekes and fakes by actual NHL players to use in the game with the push of a button. Also, the game included an all-new goaltending system, with all-new graphics and movement.

NHL 2K8 introduced the new Reebok Edge jerseys through the use of a code found on the 2K Sports website.

The soundtrack features 16 rock songs from various artists including Priestess, Comeback Kid, Stellastarr and many more rock bands.

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS2PS3Xbox 360
1Up.comN/AN/AD+[1]
EGMN/AN/A5/10[2]
Game InformerN/A7.75/10[3]7.75/10[3]
GameProN/AN/A3.75/5[4]
GameRevolutionN/AC−[5]C−[5]
GameSpot6.5/10[6]7/10[7]7/10[7]
GameSpyN/A[8][8]
GameZoneN/A8.5/10[9]N/A
IGN6.5/10[10]8/10[11]8.5/10[12]
OXM (US)N/AN/A8/10[13]
PSMN/A8/10[14]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic67/100[15]74/100[16]71/100[17]

The game received "average" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[15][16][17]

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See also

References
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  2. EGM staff (November 2007). "NHL 2K8 (X360)". Electronic Gaming Monthly: 105.
  3. Reiner, Andrew (October 2007). "NHL 2K8 (PS3, X360)". Game Informer (174). Archived from the original on January 14, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  4. Dagley, Andrew (October 16, 2007). "Review: NHL 08 vs. NHL 2K8 (X360)". GamePro. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  5. Damiano, Greg (October 18, 2007). "NHL 2K8 Review (PS3, X360)". Game Revolution. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  6. Navarro, Alex (September 21, 2007). "NHL 2K8 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  7. Navarro, Alex (September 12, 2007). "NHL 2K8 Review (PS3, X360)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  8. Vasconcellos, Eduardo (October 4, 2007). "GameSpy: NHL 2K8 (PS3, X360)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  9. Romano, Natalie (September 19, 2007). "NHL 2K8 - PS3 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  10. Miller, Greg (September 25, 2007). "NHL 2K8 Review (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  11. Miller, Greg (September 19, 2007). "NHL 2K8 Review (PS3)". IGN. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  12. Miller, Greg (September 11, 2007). "NHL 2K8 Review (X360)". IGN. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  13. "NHL 2K8". Official Xbox Magazine: 92. November 2007.
  14. "Review: NHL 2K8 (PS3)". PSM: 82. December 2007.
  15. "NHL 2K8 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  16. "NHL 2K8 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  17. "NHL 2K8 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
Preceded by
NHL 2K7		 NHL 2K8
2007		 Succeeded by
NHL 2K9
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