NHL FaceOff is a video game series published by Sony Computer Entertainment and based on the National Hockey League. Originally released for the PlayStation, the game spawned many sequels for both the PlayStation and PlayStation 2, with the last one being released in 2002. It was one of the original SCEA sports games series for the PlayStation, along with NBA ShootOut, NFL GameDay, NCAA GameBreaker and ESPN Extreme Games (later renamed the Xtreme Games series). The first game was released in North America in 1995. The game featured multiplayer.
The series was later succeeded by Gretzky NHL 2005.
Installments TitleYear Platform(s)Cover Athlete NHL FaceOff 1995 PlayStation Sergei Fedorov NHL FaceOff '97 1996 Paul Coffey NHL FaceOff 98 1997 John LeClair NHL FaceOff 99 1998 Chris Chelios NHL FaceOff 2000 1999 John LeClair NHL FaceOff 2001 2000 PlayStation, PlayStation 2 Curtis Joseph NHL FaceOff 2002 (cancelled game) 2001 PlayStation 2 Luc Robitaille NHL FaceOff 2003 2002 Rob Blake
See also ESPN National Hockey Night, Sony's predecessor for 16-bit consoles. List of ice hockey video games
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