- Publisher: EA Sports
- Release Date: Sep 6, 2005
- Also On: PlayStation 2

- Summary:
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- Developer: EA Canada
- Genre(s): Sports, Traditional, Team, Ice Hockey, Sim, Sim
- # of players: 4 Online
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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Moreso than previous years, the graphics in NHL 06 are very tight. Still not Visual Concepts spectacular, but getting there.
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Play MagazineA kick-ass game of hockey that stands to be the best EA has ever produced. [Oct 2005, p.70]
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Basically more of the same game, with the addition of slightly improved graphics, analog stick passes and special moves, pucks that can bounce realistically and injure players, and a tweaked create-a-player function. [PC Zone]
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The only major issue I take with the game is one that I take with almost every single game put out by EA, lack of a solid instruction manual. I for one would appreciate complete information on how to play the game and use new features, what certain options do, and maybe some "rules" information for new comers to the game. I don't want cliff notes, I want the book.
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PC FormatSoulless, if well-realised hockey simulation. [Nov 2005, p.100]
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Pelaaja (Finland)Because of the cheap AI, the single player game is a frustrating experience which is too bad, as the rest of the package is pretty good. Salvation comes in the form of the superb multiplayer modes, which are highly addictive and also feature well implemented online player leagues. If not for the cheap AI, NHL 06 might have been EA’s best NHL game in years, but at the end of the day, this years edition won’t convert the fans of "NHL 2K" –series. [Sept 2005, p 72]
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Computer Games MagazineThe gameplay is just monotonous, which slams the nail in its coffin. [Dec p.57]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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LukeK.Oct 20, 2005This game actualy got me into sports gaming.
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CurtP.Sep 13, 2005
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SteveW.Apr 12, 2006
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DaveG.Sep 23, 2005
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EricH.Sep 16, 2005
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MykalSep 12, 2005EA has done it again... spit in the eye of the sports gaming community! This game is a shining example of everything that
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