NHL 2K

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NHL 2K
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Brand: Sega Sports
Licensor: National Hockey League, National Hockey League Players' Association
Peripherals supported: Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Sports (ice hockey)

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9549.95[2] 51025
ESRB: Everyone
Sega Dreamcast
US
(Sega All Stars)
51025
ESRB: Everyone
Sega Dreamcast
EU
(White Label)
Sega Dreamcast
DE
MK-51025-89
USK: 0
Sega Dreamcast
ES
MK-51025-06
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
FR
MK-51025-89
SELL: Tous Publics
Sega Dreamcast
UK
£39.9939.99[5][6] MK-51025-89
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
DE/FR/UK/FI/SE
MK-51025-89
ELSPA: 3+ OK

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NHL 2K is an ice hockey game for the Sega Dreamcast.

The game features 1,000 motion-captured animations and each player is comprised of 1,400 polygons[9].

Gameplay

Teams

  • Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • Atlanta Thrashers Atlanta Thrashers
  • Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
  • Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
  • Calgary Flames Calgary Flames
  • Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes
  • Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
  • Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
  • Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
  • Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
  • Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
  • Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
  • Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
  • Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens
  • Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
  • New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
  • New York Islanders New York Islanders
  • New York Rangers New York Rangers
  • Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
  • Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers
  • Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes
  • Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
  • San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
  • St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
  • Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
  • Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
  • North American All-Stars North American All-Stars
  • World All-Stars World All-Stars

Production credits

  • Programmers: Scott Bristow, Daniel Chitan, Chris Lippmann, Eric Randall, David Roberts, Chris Robertson, Eric Turmel, Stefan Wessels
  • Tools: Arn, Darrin Brown, Martin Sikes, Jason Dorie, Tristan Grimmer, Philip Ibis
  • Animators: Jason Carr, Matthew Cornelius, Philip Tse, Rob Oliveira
  • Artists: Maja Jensen, Casey O'Brien, Sabastiaan Reinarz
  • Art Director: Emmanuel "E Man" Soupidis
  • Lead Modeler: Rob Oliveira
  • Modelers: Joanne Parker Robertson, Curt Randall
  • Sound Director: Brian Green
  • Sound Engineer: Steve Royea
  • Lead Designer: Clint Forward
  • Audio Scripting / Design: Homes Marshall
  • Al Scripting: Ferdie Espedido, Clint Forward
  • Global AI: Dave Roberts
  • QA Coordinator: Rod Higo
  • Testing: Sarah Gandy, Matt Cornelius, Hames Marshall, Phil Tse
  • Office Manager: Kimberly Manns
  • Tech. Support: Adam Harnden
  • Executive Producer: Paul Tremblay
  • Producer: Douglas Tronsgard
  • Special thanks to Everyone else at Black Box: Darren Gough, Jeff Johnston, Wayne Leung, Richard Mul, Ken Thurston, Jack Yee
  • Commentary: Bob Cole, Harry Neale
  • Arena Announcer: Bill Courage
  • Crowd Programming: Aki Rimpilainen
  • Crowd Animation: David Dame, Kaj Swift
  • Front End Music: Anthony Valcic
  • Front End Title Sequence: Mathew Griffiths / Cycle Media Sabastiaan Reinarz
  • Additional Sound: Graemme Brown, Darrin Brown, Russel Klyne, Jeevyn Dhaliwal, Daniel Cornelius, Jason Dorie, Tristan Grimme
  • Studio X Sound: Paul Ruskay, Sean Stubbs, Greg Sabitz, Rob Plotnikoff
Motion Capture provided by hOuse of mOves (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Executive in Charge of Production, Motion Capture: Tom Tolies
  • Executive Producer, Motion Capture: Jarrod Phillips
  • Chief Technology Officer, House of Moves: Taylor Wilson
  • Director of Operations, House of Moves: Rita Mines
  • Motion Capture Technical Director: Brett Gassaway
  • Motion Capture Production Manager: Chris Bellaci
  • Motion Capture Line Producer: Line' Spencer
  • Motion Capture Director: James Scanlon
  • Motion Capture Artists: Scott Carroll, Brian Doman, David "Dario' Ahdoot
  • Motion Capture Technician: Johnny Ravena
  • Stunt Coordinator: Michael Crestejo
  • Motion Capture Talent Producer: Christian Lalonde
  • Motion Capture Talent: Duane Leer, Christian Lalonde, Arthur We, Paul
Sega Credits
Source:
US manual
NHL2K DC US Manual.pdf
[10]

Magazine articles

Main article: NHL 2K/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Next Level (AR) #14: "Marzo 2000" (2000-xx-xx)
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #139: "April 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
also published in:
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US Television advert

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
80
[12]
Arcade (UK) PAL
25
[13]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
87
[14]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[15]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
70
[16]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
70
[6]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) NTSC-U
84
[17]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
85
[5]
Dreamzone (FR) NTSC-U
90
[18]
Dreamzone (FR) PAL
90
[19]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
90
[20]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
82
[21]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[22]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
80
[23]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
81
[24]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
75
[25]
Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U
80
[26]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-U
82
[27]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
82
[28]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
85
[29]
Neo Plus (PL)
80
[30]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[31]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
70
[32]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
80
[33]
Play (PL)
70
[34]
PSX Extreme (PL)
77
[35]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-U
85
[36]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
90
[37]
Video Games (DE) PAL
90
[38]
Sega Dreamcast
78
Based on
29 reviews

NHL 2K

Dreamcast, US
NHL2K DC US Box Back.jpgNHL2K DC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc
NHL2K DC US Manual.pdf
Manual
NHL2KDCUSInlay.jpg
Inlay
Dreamcast, US (Sega All Stars)
NHL2K DC US Box Back SAS.jpgNHL2K DC US Box Front SAS.jpg
Cover
NHL2K DC US Disc SAS.jpg
Disc
NHL 2K DC US Inlay SAS.jpg
Inlay
NHL 2K DC US Manual (French) SAS.jpg
Manual (French)
Dreamcast, EU
NHL2K DC EU Box Back.jpgNHL2K DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
NHL2K DC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, ES
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, EU (White Label)

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Disc

Technical information

Main article: NHL 2K/Technical information.

External links

References

  1. http://www.sega.com:80/sega/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=264 (Wayback Machine: 2002-04-13 22:03)
  2. Press release: 2000-02-15: SEGA SPORTS NHL 2K FOR SEGA DREAMCAST HEATS UP THE ICE WITH UNPRECEDENTED DETAIL AND REALISM
  3. https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/jSc4xSKR5js/m/CZddDugVtgEJ
  4. http://www.amazon.co.uk:80/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/300727/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-04 06:37)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 11" (UK; 2000-07-13), page 76
  6. 6.0 6.1 DC-UK, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-06), page 64
  7. http://www.micromania.fr/zooms/?ref=17356 (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-16 17:04)
  8. http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=14838&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-09-17 04:15)
  9. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2000" (US; 2000-01-11), page 72
  10. File:NHL2K DC US Manual.pdf, page 29
  11. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2000" (US; 2000-04-04), page 174
  12. 576 Konzol, "Április 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 42
  13. Arcade, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-17), page 68
  14. Consoles +, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 115
  15. Computer & Video Games, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-12), page 104
  16. Dreamcast Monthly, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 78
  17. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 76
  18. Dreamzone, "mi Avril-mi Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-04-14), page 101
  19. Dreamzone, "Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-06-xx), page 98
  20. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 2000" (US; 2000-03-07), page 160
  21. Fun Generation, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-19), page 62
  22. GamePro, "April 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 127
  23. GamesMaster, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-12), page 99
  24. Game Informer, "April 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 48
  25. Gamers' Republic, "May 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 82
  26. Incite Video Gaming, "May 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 88
  27. MAN!AC, "05/2000" (DE; 2000-04-05), page 32
  28. MAN!AC, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 58
  29. Mega Fun, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 47
  30. Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 33
  31. Next Generation, "April 2000" (US; 2000-03-21), page 85
  32. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 64
  33. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "May/June 2000" (US; 2000-04-04), page 90
  34. Play, "Październik 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 31
  35. PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 41
  36. Sega Magazin, "Mai 2000" (DE; 2000-04-05), page 19
  37. Video Games, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-04), page 119
  38. Video Games, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 74


NHL 2K

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Books: Prima's Official Strategy Guide: NHL 2K (2000)
Videos: NHL 2K (1999)
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