ESPN National Hockey Night (2001). Play online
Game Info
Not rated
- Platform
- Game Boy Color
- Genres
- Sports · Hockey
- Player Perspective
- Top-down
- Developer Companies
- Konami
- Publishers
- Konami
- Release date
- 21 March 2001
- Languages
- 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 English
Summary
ESPN National Hockey Night hit the Game Boy Color in 2001 as one of Konami’s last handheld sports efforts. The game carried the ESPN brand, hoping the TV‑era presentation would translate to a monochrome screen, but critics felt the experience fell short. NextGen noted that while it wasn’t a total failure—calling it “better than FaceOff”—it never approached the polish of EA Sports’ NHL titles. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a modest 29 out of 40, reflecting its mixed reception worldwide. Despite its flaws, the title remains a quirky snapshot of early‑2000s licensed sports gaming on a tiny cartridge.
Edited by Maya Carter
