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Alexander Ovechkin on the cover of NHL 2K10
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Developer(s) | Visual Concepts |
Publisher(s) | 2K Sports |
Distributor(s) | Take-Two Interactive |
Series | NHL 2K |
Engine | N2K Engine 1.5 |
Platform(s) | Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 |
Release date(s) | |
Genre(s) | Sports (ice hockey) |
Review scores | ||||
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Publication | Score | |||
PS2 | PS3 | Wii | Xbox 360 | |
1UP.com | N/A | C | N/A | C |
Famitsu | N/A | 24/40 | N/A | 24/40 |
Game Informer | N/A | 5.5/10 | N/A | 5.5/10 |
GameSpot | N/A | 7/10 | 8.5/10 | 7/10 |
GameTrailers | N/A | N/A | 8/10 | 7/10 |
GameZone | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.5/10 |
IGN | 6/10 | 6.7/10 | 8/10 | 6.7/10 |
Nintendo Power | N/A | N/A | 8/10 | N/A |
OXM (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10 |
PSM | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Aggregate score | ||||
Metacritic | 60/100 | 66/100 | 79/100 | 69/100 |
NHL 2K10 is an ice hockey simulation developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports, part of the NHL 2K series. It was released on September 15, 2009 for Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 2. Randy Hahn and Drew Remenda provide commentary as they did for NHL 2K9. As of 2011, NHL 2K10 was the final 2K Sports ice hockey video game released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360, as NHL 2K11 was released only for the iPhone & Wii.
Washington Capitals All-Star left winger Alexander Ovechkin was confirmed as the cover athlete of NHL 2K10. This is the third time Ovechkin has been a cover athlete, as he was featured on the cover of NHL 07 and on the Russian cover of NHL 09.
The Wii version received "generally favorable reviews", while the rest of the console versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions a score of all four sixes for a total of 24 out of 40.