All of 1997's 26 NHL teams can be found in NHL 97, along with 18 international teams and two division All-Star rosters. EA uses real NHL players and stadiums as well, giving you the ultimate NHL experience. More...
Players: 1-8 Players
Media: CD
All of 1997's 26 NHL teams can be found in NHL 97, along with 18 international teams and two division All-Star rosters. EA uses real NHL players and stadiums as well, giving you the ultimate NHL experience.
Improvements in this edition come mostly in the graphical arena, with a refined version of the virtual stadium system that adds new camera angles (including the classical top-down one strangely missing from NHL 96), and polygonal players instead of the bitmap-based ones with motion-captured animations.
Other extras include multiplayer support for up to 8 players through network or Gravis's GrIP system, the option to create new players and trade them around, and the usual amount of EA sports licensed multimedia flair, including an interesting Goalie Mask Viewer which lets you observe the elaboratedly decorated helmets of 30 goalies.