TV Sports Hockey for TurboGrafx-16
Review #7086
TV Sports Hockey
Easily the best (and worst) hockey game on the TG-16
Gameplay
Slow, difficult movement. Actually, skating in a straight line works fine but lateral movement is stilted. It's not terrible, but not fluid either.
Shooting is done by holding down the button which causes a moving cursor to appear in the goal. You shoot by releasing the button when the cursor is where you want it. Sometimes this initiates a cutscene showing the goalie block the shot. Other times the puck just goes in.
Passing is impossible so there's no point in trying.
Defense is weird - pressing II switches to the nearest player and I does nothing, so far as I can tell. Basically you just have to get in front of the opponent which dispossesses him.
Hard to tell who has the puck.
Like all hockey games this has a fighting mode. It's predictably terrible.
Level Design
Exhibition and tournament modes.
AI is horribly bad. Don't bother with this unless you're playing with friends. And even then, play NHL 94 or NHL Hitz 2002 instead.
Theme
There's a blond headed doofus missing teeth at the announcers desk, but otherwise this game has zero personality.
Art Style
Tiny sprites. They move smoothly, so props for that I guess.
Audio
There are several fanfares whihc play at various times. They're repetitive, obviously, but are enjoyable. Crowd noise plays at appropriate times.
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