Play ESPN National Hockey Night Online

Summary

When Konami rolled out ESPN National Hockey Night for the PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Color back in 2001, the title promised a fresh spin on ice‑hockey gaming. The PS2 version, however, stumbled in the eyes of critics, gathering "generally unfavorable" scores on Metacritic. NextGen’s Dan Egger summed it up bluntly: it isn’t irredeemable and beats the clunky FaceOff, yet it can’t hold a candle to EA Sports’ NHL franchise. Across the Pacific, Japanese magazine Famitsu was a bit kinder, handing the game a 29 out of 40. The mixed reception hints at a title that aimed high but landed somewhere in the middle of the hockey‑gaming spectrum.