NHL 09

{{Distinguish|NHL 2009/2010}} {{Short description|2008 video game}} {{Infobox video game |title=NHL 09 | image = NHL 09 Coverart.jpg | caption = Cover of ''NHL 09'', featuring Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames | developer = EA Canada (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) HB Studios (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2) | publisher = EA Sports<ref name=EGM233>{{cite magazine |author=Gord Goble |date=October 2008 |title=NHL 09: Bigger, better, and still quirky |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |issue=233 |page=81 |issn=1058-918X}}</ref> | engine = | series = ''NHL'' series | released = '''PlayStation 3''' & '''Xbox 360''' {{Video game release|NA|September 9, 2008|EU|September 12, 2008 (X360)|AU|September 25, 2008|EU|September 26, 2008 (PS3)}}'''Windows''' {{Video game release|NA|October 20, 2008|AU|October 30, 2008|EU|November 7, 2008}}'''PlayStation 2''' {{Video game release|NA|November 4, 2008|AU|November 13, 2008|EU|November 14, 2008}} | genre = Sports | modes = Single-player, Multiplayer | platforms = Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 }}

'''''NHL 09''''' is the 17th video game in the NHL series released by EA Sports in 2008. This was the final NHL game to be released on the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.

==Gameplay== ===Online play=== Players have the ability to create a player to use in online play featuring 6 versus 6 online teamplay mode. Users can join online teams with friends or find players to create one. Users have the ability to level up players, participate in tournaments (with brackets), and receive awards at the end of the season. Rosters have been updated, as well as slap shot power and accuracy to complement NHL updates.

==Reception==

===Critical response===

The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PC version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.<ref name="MCPC" /><ref name="MCPS3" /><ref name="MCX360" />

During the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awarded ''NHL 09'' with "Sports Game of the Year"; it also received a nomination for "Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2009&idGame=1015 |title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details NHL 09 |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=15 November 2023 |archive-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115224440/https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2009&idGame=1015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Video game reviews | PC = true | PS3 = true | X360 = true | na = true | align = left | Destruct_PS3 = 9.6/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Samit Sarkar |date=October 6, 2008 |url=http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-nhl-09-106488.phtml |title=Destructoid review: NHL 09 (PS3) |website=Destructoid |access-date=July 1, 2015 |archive-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920032210/http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-nhl-09-106488.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref> | GI_PS3 = 9.25/10<ref name=GI>{{cite magazine |author=Matt Bertz |date=October 2008 |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/nhl_2009/b/ps3/archive/2009/09/23/review.aspx |title=NHL 2009 [sic] (PS3, X360): EA Skates Away With The Stanley Cup |magazine=Game Informer |issue=186 |access-date=June 30, 2015 |archive-date=August 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810130032/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/nhl_2009/b/ps3/archive/2009/09/23/review.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> | GI_X360 = 9.25/10<ref name=GI/> | GamePro_X360 = 5/5<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Andrew Dagley |date=September 30, 2008 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207298/nhl-09-360/ |title=NHL 09 (360) |magazine=GamePro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002072912/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207298/nhl-09-360/ |archive-date=October 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> | GameRev_PS3 = B<ref name=GameRev>{{cite web |author=Greg Damiano |date=December 24, 2008 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nhl-09 |title=NHL 09 Review (PS3, X360) |publisher=Game Revolution |access-date=July 1, 2015 |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702021237/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nhl-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> | GameRev_X360 = B<ref name=GameRev/> | GSpot_PS3 = 9/10<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web |author=Jonathan Miller |date=September 17, 2008 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-09-review/1900-6197857/ |title=NHL 09 Review (PS3, X360) |website=GameSpot |access-date=June 30, 2015 |archive-date=December 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225130156/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-09-review/1900-6197857/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot_X360 = 9/10<ref name=GSpot/> | GSpy_X360 = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web |author=Will Tuttle |date=September 11, 2008 |url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/nhl-09/909622p1.html |title=GameSpy: NHL 09 (X360) |publisher=GameSpy |access-date=July 1, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195634/http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/nhl-09/909622p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | GT_X360 = 9.3/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/vvbebu/nhl-09-review |title=NHL 09 Review (X360) |publisher=GameTrailers |date=September 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704014720/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/vvbebu/nhl-09-review |archive-date=July 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref> | GameZone_PS3 = 9.1/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Michael Lafferty |date=September 8, 2008 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nhl_09_ps3_review |title=NHL 09 - PS3 - Review |publisher=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013170855/http://ps3.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r35352.htm |archive-date=October 13, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> | GameZone_X360 = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Steven Hopper |date=September 8, 2008 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nhl_09_360_review |title=NHL 09 - 360 - Review |publisher=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008114051/http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r35352.htm |archive-date=October 8, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> | IGN_PC = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Nate Ahearn |date=December 11, 2008 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/11/nhl-09-review |title=NHL 09 Review (PC) |website=IGN |access-date=June 30, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164003/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/11/nhl-09-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_PS3 = 9/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |author=Nate Ahearn |date=September 5, 2008 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/05/nhl-09-review-2 |title=NHL 09 Review (PS3, X360) |website=IGN |access-date=June 30, 2015 |archive-date=September 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909145253/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/05/nhl-09-review-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_X360 = 9/10<ref name=IGN/> | OXM_X360 = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Paul Curthoys |date=November 2008 |url=http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-360/m-r/nhl-09 |title=NHL 09 |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913033128/http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-360/m-r/nhl-09 |archive-date=September 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> | PSM_PS3 = 4/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: NHL 09 (PS3) |magazine=PlayStation: The Official Magazine |date=November 2008 |page=86}}</ref> | rev1 = 411Mania | rev1_PS3 = 8.9/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Mark Salmela |date=September 29, 2008 |url=http://411mania.com/games/nhl-09-ps3-review/ |title=NHL 09 (PS3) Review |publisher=411Mania |access-date=June 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111342/http://411mania.com/games/nhl-09-ps3-review/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | MC_PC = 62/100<ref name=MCPC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=NHL 09 for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=June 29, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231222040558/https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_PS3 = 88/100<ref name=MCPS3>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=NHL 09 for PlayStation 3 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=June 29, 2015}}</ref> | MC_X360 = 88/100<ref name=MCX360>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=NHL 09 for Xbox 360 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=June 29, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231222040610/https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |url-status=live }}</ref> }} {{Clear}}

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==External links== *{{moby game|id=/nhl-09}}

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