NHL 95 (Game)

NHL 95

GAME » on November 1994

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The 4th game in the NHL hockey franchise from EA Sports. It was released for the 1994-1995 NHL season.

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Overview

The SNES and Genesis (Platform) releases of the game feature significantly improved graphics from years past.

Also introduced in NHL 95 is the ability to play through a complete NHL season controlling a team. The user has the freedom to trade and sign players. They can also create their own hockey players. The user is given "300 Points" that can be allocated to various categories.

Categories for create a player include...

Agility
Defensive Awareness
Puck Control
Stick Right
Stick Left
Glove Right
Glove Left

The game also introduces fake shots, drop passes, and the ability to go down to the ice to block a shot. Line Changes and Instant Replay (Concept) are also available in NHL 95.

Game Modes

Exhibition - Team 1 vs Team 2
Season - Players pick a team and play an entire 84 game season (season is now 82 games). Following an NHL Season the game also shows screens of which player won which award, including the Vezina Trophy, Hart Trophy, and Conn Smythe for playoffs.
Playoffs - Players pick a team and the game randomizes a playoff bracket. The player also has the option to make it single elimination or the traditional best of 7 games for each series.
Practice - Pick a team and practice passing, shooting, and skating around.
Game with Trades - Whenever someone makes trades, signings, etc, the player can pick this mode in order to have access to them. The game features an internal General Manager that approves or denies trades depending on how even they were.
Shootout - Each team takes turns in the shootout with 5 various players. It is one on one with the shooter and goalie.

Cover

The cover of the game features New York Ranger Alexei Kovalev scoring on Vancouver Canucks (Concept) goalie Kirk McLean in the 1994 NHL Stanley Cup (Object) Finals. This would be the second to last time that the cover of the game featured two athletes. NHL 96 (Game) would be the last to do this.

Team Ratings

This is a list of each team and their corresponding rating out of 100 in the game.

Team	Rating
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	58
Boston Bruins (Concept)	77
Buffalo Sabres (Concept)	78
Calgary Flames (Concept)	77
Chicago Blackhawks (Concept)	83
Dallas Stars (Concept)	71
Detroit Red Wings (Concept)	79
Edmonton Oilers (Concept)	69
Florida Panthers (Concept)	65
Hartford Whalers	64
Los Angeles Kings (Concept)	73
Montreal Canadians	76
New Jersey Devils (Concept)	73
New York Islanders (Concept)	66
New York Rangers (Concept)	79
Ottawa Senators (Concept)	58
Philadelphia Flyers (Concept)	71
Pittsburgh Penguins (Concept)	78
Quebec Nordiques	69
San Jose Sharks (Concept)	70
St. Louis Blues	79
Tampa Bay Lightning (Concept)	64
Toronto Maple Leafs (Concept)	75
Vancouver Canucks (Concept)	75
Washington Capitals (Concept)	70
Winnipeg Jets	70

The game also features teams for the Eastern and Western All Stars.

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