Super Blood Hockey
Super Blood Hockey is an awesome game, Fluid and Simple Controls, Pixel graphics and 4 Player Local coop or versus. It does not take the sport too seriously and there is a lot of blood.
It is a nice take on the classic hockey games of the early 90s. Anything is allowed and getting trough a match without a fight is pretty rare. Players can get injured and wil just bleed oud on the ice, There is even an achievement for it, “One for the dumpster” You can play any game up to 4 players, you can play for the same team, you can play versus or mix and match.
– Real player with 100.2 hrs in game
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This is the hockey game I’ve been wanting for almost 30 years.
TL;DR: This game is awesome.
This game reminded me of a few different games. Ice Hockey, Blades of Steel, NHLPA ‘93, and NHL Hitz. Coincidentally, most of these have been my go-to games to get my fix of hockey violence. SBH seems to take elements from all of them, make , and then wrap them into one. I revisited and played all of these games plus others to refresh my memory and make these comparisons as accurate as possible.
For reference: SBH = Super Blood Hockey
– Real player with 49.7 hrs in game
Eastside Hockey Manager
One of my favourite games of all time. If I’m not feeling any other game, I usually just start this up and the next thing I know, hours have passed. It’s literally endless enjoyment if you’re into hockey and simulation and enjoy watching numbers go up and down (preferably up).
I originally used to play a very large amount of the NHL series on my PS4, and while it was fun to occasionally hop in and actually play the game, I found myself just simming through the franchise mode, season after season to watch my players and team progress. Once I found EHM, I almost entirely stopped playing NHL on my PS4. I realize not everyone will be like this, but if you are a fan more so of the sim aspect of other hockey games, this game will be perfect for you.
– Real player with 1900.3 hrs in game
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I’m giving this game a negative review despite loving it. The reason is that I want to draw attention to the negative sides that I don’t feel get mentioned often enough.
First of all, there are still bugs in the game. After so many itterations, one would have thought that things like trading and contracts would work flawlessly, but nope, you’ll still run into situations where you need a save file editor or create another GM just to get the game to follow hockey rules.
My other and biggest issue is with the way this game compensates. Let me explain. I’ve been playing EHM since the very first version, probably spent thousands of hours on all versions together. One thing you have to realize is that this game is essentially a numbers generator, working with probability and such. Thing is, if you’ve been playing this game long enough, you’ll find ways to build fantastic teams, with (probably) the best coaching staff in NHL history and you can pretty much win the Stanley Cup with any team by your second, in a worst case scenario 3rd season. But! The game detects when your team or player start producing extraordinary numbers, and it will start compensating to keep things “realistic”. Won too many Stanley cups in a row? Well, you’ll lose in the playoffs, no matter what you do (tested by replaying the same saves when things got weird on countless occasions). You’ll win with the same team next year, but the game won’t let you win, say 4 times in a row, just because. Same if your team is scoring too much. Built a scoring machine with 1st line level players on your 3rd line? Well, bad luck, because you’re gonna get punished by periods where your team will refuse to score, until your goals scored total returns to a “normal” value, then, without changing anything, you score again. Same goes with winning games. Winning 90% of your games mid season? Well, here’s a drought, it’ll end once you’re around 75-80%, then you’ll dominate again and the cycle repeats.
– Real player with 1542.4 hrs in game
Mini Hockey Champ!
This game goes back to the old days of NHL Open Ice Challenge and NHL Hitz. Straight up fun hockey game. Comparing this to Old Time Hockey (Bush Hockey League) and it just will not, cannot compare to this gem.
The game is easy to pick up, being a NHL Hitz fan i found an exploit for easy goals as you had to with Midway games, and this game has that same feel. One on one with the way you change lines is VERY refreshing especially with arcade hockey games. The atmosphere is fantastic as well. Overall great game.
– Real player with 58.9 hrs in game
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Do I recommend? yes! what this game lacks in graphics or even content it makes up in gameplay. The puck physics and the ice skating controls are amazing! You’ll be glued to your pc for hours, no need to even like Ice Hockey. At first the keeper may seem to defend everything but you’ll get there like I did, one of my current favorite games.
– Real player with 12.7 hrs in game
PuckOFF
❄️ PuckOFF is a hockey game where rules have become obsolete. You can do whatever it takes to win a game and you have different ways to do so; you can either outscore or outlast your opponents. They can’t score goals if you have knocked them out first.
In PuckOFF you will…
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⛸️ Put your skates on and play “no rules pond hockey” in beautiful environments
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🏅 Unlock new gear while playing with your friends
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🏒 Decide the type of player you want to be by boosting the skills you value the most
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🚌 Travel around the world in search for the mysterious Dominator
Unique hockey experience
🏆 Build your legacy and rise in ranks to demolish your opponents in the biggest hockey countries. As you travel, you’ll be able to upgrade your skills and customize your outfit. Crazy matches, fast-paced action and hyper-competitive gameplay is sure way to destroy friendships.
Rules are meant to be broken.
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🎮 From one to up to four players. 🎮🎮🎮🎮
Tape to Tape
The addictive gameplay loop of a Roguelike campaign in a Hockey game? Start with a below-average team and progressively improve it with the choices you make during each successive runs. Unlock new players, buy and upgrade equipment, discover new storylines. Stay tuned, updates are coming shortly with more details!
Gameplay
Tape to Tape combines the fast-paced gameplay of 90s hockey games with the gameplay enhancements of modern games, combining the best from arcade and sim-like games. Modern hockey games are focused on emulating real hockey games. The games are centered around puck possession and slower gameplay. Tape to Tape is much faster with more emphasis on speed and counter-attacks while staying true to the sport of hockey.
On offense, the players’ can easily skate across the ice thanks to the skaters’ high acceleration and maximum speed. With the tap of a button, the player can pass the puck successively for high-speed counter-attacks.
On defense, the speed-burst mechanic allows players to always be in the middle of the action and deliver crushing body checks anywhere on the ice.
The game features hand-drawn 2D player sprites and animations within a 3D environment. The game is visually different from everything else on the market. 2D animation allows the game to have much more personality in its design and animations!
We can’t wait to show more of the game!
Bush Hockey League
Edit: While there has been significant upgrade to the AI defence, goaltending, and general performace, the fact that the game has to be force quit from Task Manager for numerous updates means I need to adjust my recommendation.
I’ve no idea why they had to fix the defensive gameplay on a game where more often than not the game barely get into the 3rd period before you cause the AI to forfeit through winning fights. Adjusting the fighting game AI and or the engine should have been priority after bugsquashing.
– Real player with 209.7 hrs in game
Hockey is my favorite sport, and it really saddens me that there aren’t more hockey games floating around out there. I find it hard to be enamoured with the NHL series because it really seems to take itself too seriously. Many people are into the “realistic sim” sports games, but frankly, I’m not one of them. I like the NFL Blitzes, NBA Jams, and Super Mega Baseballs of the world. Games that feel realistic enough to be absorbing but ridiculous enough to be fun. I’d been looking forward to Old Time Hockey for some time now, and I feel maybe a smidge disappointed.
– Real player with 75.7 hrs in game
Hockey Manager 20|20
The game is as deep of a hockey sim as I’ve ever seen, however no NHL license is a bit of an immersion killer for me, because I spend more time editing than I do playing. Another downer for me is not having the ability to choose between Euros and Dollars or KG’s and LB’s. When there is a complete overhaul to the US and Canadian teams available in the workshop then I’ll be more interested in playing, but until then it’s FHM for me. If you don’t mind the lack of an NHL license and or editing for months, then the game might be for you. If you’re like me though, I can’t recommend it.
– Real player with 14.2 hrs in game
I like the editing options, there is a lot of play editing possibilities and you can even save and load edited databases. you can even get some addons here https://wasserlasser.com/
Although u might be spending a long time in the editor, the overall gameplay is nice and chill.
– Real player with 9.0 hrs in game
MBHL20
Clapbomb from the blue line eh bud
– Real player with 26.1 hrs in game
great game
– Real player with 22.0 hrs in game
NetStars - VR Goalie Trainer
THIS GAME IS AWESOME!! By far the best goalie VR game I’ve played so far. The drills are both fun and challenging and it actually teaches you some great fundamentals on how to be a real life goalie. Incredibly interested to see how it develops.
– Real player with 12.6 hrs in game
Definitely the best paid goaltending game. Worlds better than Goalie VR’s un-optimized release. It has it’s issues, sometimes I feel like the puck goes straight through my glove or virtual shoulders, and sweeping the puck away with the goalie stick is near impossible.
Yet it’s the most complete and entertaining tendy simulator out right now, and these guys are on the right track. If you’re wondering what it plays like, it’s the same dev as the free Goalie Challenge VR, so download that it give it a go, it plays pretty much the same way.
– Real player with 4.7 hrs in game
Skills Hockey VR
this game is ok and funny but not the best i love it
but update it pls
– Real player with 3.9 hrs in game
wtf is this game complete waste of 3 dollars
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game