- May 13, 2019 Super Blood Hockey is no exception, as each time players check each other a fountain-burst of crimson sprays out onto the ice. As players collide quite often, this soon results in a near-constant.
- Super Blood Hockey is a retro sports game in which the main goal is to win the match by any means necessary, even if that implies having to break a few skulls. In essence, the game is designed to look and feel like a classic NES/Sega title from back in the day, except with far more pixelated blood and a total disregard for the actual hockey rules.
- This game has me hooked. We started a franchise and team from the USA. The Serial Killers is having their season opener tonight. If you are looking for some simple old school 8 bit Hockey fun look no further than Super Blood Hockey.
- Super Blood Hockey is an 8-bit ice hockey video game for the PC / Windows / Mac / Linux Details. Date Dec 9th, 2016. Size 408×342 Views 50 (1 today) Options.
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Your Score 0 Summary: Relive the golden age of arcade sports gaming with Super Blood Hockey — A violent homage to classic 8-bit and 16-bit ice hockey games. Now featuring the Franchise Mode update.
I never considered myself too much of a hockey fan, but for some reason, I always enjoyed playing Hockey video games, though. Super Blood Hockey looked to me like a hockey game I would have played back in the 16 bit era.
The thing that sets this game apart from most hockey games is the rules. Essentially there are none. The only way to get a power play is to win a fight. A power when one team has the advantage over the other because at least one player is serving a penalty and has been removed from the ice for a given time. Once the fight is over the game continues until the loser of the fight recovers.
There is no NHL licensing in the game, gamers instead choose from a list of countries to play as. From there they can choose the type of player on the team: Sniper, Playmaker, and Enforcer. The stats of each player reflect differently depending on their type. At the end of each game, stats are given many are basic stats, shots taken, pass rate efficiency, etc. The weirdest and perhaps most interesting is the Violence level as part or a stat in the game.
In most hockey games, players can count on the goal to stop the puck and pass it to a teammate. Interestingly enough goalies never actually ever stop a puck, it just ricochets off of them. This adds a bit of strategy to both the offensive and defensive side of things.
There are four gameplay modes that games can choose from: challenge, exhibition, tournament, and franchise. In Challenge mode winning one of the challenges allows for an option in the game to be unlocked. The exhibition is, well, just a single game. Tournament mode gamers choose a team to win the tournament players must win each game in single lose style elimination.
Franchise mode is the most in-depth, here gamers must choose a country to play a full season of hockey with. Gamers must manage the budget of the team, health and wellness, as well as the fitness of each player. Once you have balanced each player’s stats accordingly, it’s time to play a game. Winning games earns more money which allows players to buy new more experienced players help win games. It may not be the typical franchise management that we are all used to, but it works.
Super Blood Hockey varies away from traditional hockey games, though, it still is a ton of fun. In some ways, the nontraditional gameplay allows for it to be more fun. There is some unexpected twists and turns along the way. Players wanting to get a fairly decent hockey title to play on the Switch should certainly check it out. Super Blood Hockey certainly is a bit challenging at first, it even admits so in the tutorial. Sticking with it and learning to actually get a semi decent in the game is worth it as there is a lot of fun to be had. Even when losing games, I still was having fun. It is certainly worth your time and money if you are looking for a fun, not overly serious hockey game.
So I installed a fighting game into my Switch and a hockey game broke out.This is the full on straight forward first impression of Super Blood Hockey from Premium Edition Games.At this moment, there is really nothing to represent the hockey world on the Switch except for the NES classic lineup of Ice Hockey. There are rumors of other new games coming out, but there is nothing that we get to rely on, not even Blades of Steel, which was on of my all time favorites. So what do you play to cure the hockey blues? Super Blood Hockey.
Let’s start with a complete comparison of violent factor before some start to get squeamish.This is a (sort of……well it really is a) violent game. There is lots of blood in this game. There is lots of fighting in this game. But the level of these elements are enough that you can laugh at them. If you compare it to say, Mortal Kombat or even Street Fighter violence, you are still going to laugh. You can adjust the “blood” level in the menu screen if you want to. However, the violence in this game is of just a pixelated dot, and that’s what makes it fun. Again, it is to the level of comedy. Even when they take your kidney so you can find the team. More on that in a minute.
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SBH offers a few different modes to play as you start up the game. There is the exhibition, tournament and of course the Franchise mode. In the Franchise mode, you are the owner, manager and player of the game. But the main problem is, you have no money. So to resolve that, they take your kidney right in front of you. No really, they do. It was like a scene from the movie SAW. As you recover, you get a tour of how you are able to increase the strength and stamina of your teammates, how to heal them and to get them on the ice to play to victory.
Being on the ice will remind you a lot of the NES Ice Hockey but on a horizontal level. Every hit and bump however will generate little spots of blood onto the ice. If an opponent is hit too much, a fight will break out and it is an all out melee and red spots fly everywhere. It is just down right crazy and fun. But looking past the violence factor of the game and its title, it is a very decent hockey game to play. There is not much to the controlling of the players. From passing to adjusting the power of the shot to switching the player icon so you can switch control, it has a control that after a couple of games, I was able to get use to very quick.Compared to the old style NES and SNES controllers, it was a comfort to play with the Switch controls and not be so cramped with the hands.
The shooting mechanics of the game are probably the hardest learning curve to adapt to. Because the players are quick and established well in regard to defense, even on easy mode, you really need to develop a strategy to score the points. More often than not, I noticed that the puck would hit the side of the goal and then bounce back to you and then you hit it again and score. This is how I lost a lot of games.
Super Blood Hockey is a breath of fresh air, so to speak from the other games that I have been playing.Most of the time I am guilty of playing Fortnite, Animal Crossings and Mario Kart just to name a few. But this is yet another perfect take on the 8-bit classic style in a next-gen world.
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One last word about Super Blood Hockey. I know that the way I have been describing it may make it sound like it is a kids game. It is in fact NOT. This game is rated “M” for Mature due to the content that is involved in the game. I DO NOT recommend getting this for kids just because of what it is and how detailed the franchise mode can be. Now hit the showers!
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Brad has been a die hard arcade fan ever since he can remember. From the first time he played Space Invaders, to the first time he played Pacman, Brad has always had a love for video games. Hanging out at either the Great American Fun Factory in the mall, or spending the night in front of the glowing games at the local roller rink, he was always thinking about when he can spend the next quarter. He also worked at Babbages, which is now GameStop, for over six years. Mostly because they had a really sweet checkout policy on new products and great discounts. But since he had the Atari 2600, he has never looked back and owned some of the greatest home machines, NES, SNES, GENESIS, Turbo Graphix 16, GameBoy, Game Gear, Lynx, Playsation 1,2,3,4 and Vita, XBOX, Gamecube, and N64...just to name a few. Brad is also a reviewer for Mobile Beat Magazine as well as a freelance videographer, part time disc jockey, performing artist and photographer. But has a true love is for video games and Star Wars, as he is a member of the 501st Central Garrison. His ultimate dream is to own a fully working pinball machine and arcade machine. Difficult to say which one, but a Star Wars one would be nice start.
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