{{Short description|2009 ice hockey video game}} {{Infobox video game |image = NHL 2K10 Cover.jpg |caption = Alexander Ovechkin on the cover of NHL 2K10 |developer = Visual Concepts |publisher = 2K |series = ''NHL 2K'' |genre = Sports (ice hockey) |released = {{vgrelease|NA|September 15, 2009<ref>{{cite web|title=2K Sports Hits the Ice with NHL 2K10 |url=http://2ksports.com/news/nhl2k10/346 |publisher=2K Sports |accessdate=November 5, 2009 |date=September 15, 2009 |archivedate=September 23, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923105353/http://2ksports.com/news/nhl2k10/346}}</ref>|PAL|September 18, 2009 <small>(PS3, X360)</small><ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-09-17 |title=PAL New Releases Roundup - 17/09/09 |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/pal-new-releases-roundup-17-09-09 |access-date=2023-03-25 |archive-date=2023-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325161155/https://www.eurogamer.net/pal-new-releases-roundup-17-09-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>|PAL|October 23, 2009 <small>(Wii)</small>}} |platforms = PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 }}

'''''NHL 2K10''''' is an ice hockey sports video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K, part of the ''NHL 2K'' series. It was released on September 15, 2009 for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360. Randy Hahn and Drew Remenda provide commentary as they did for ''NHL 2K9''. ''NHL 2K10'' was the final 2K Sports ice hockey video game to be released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, as ''NHL 2K11'' was released only for the iOS and Wii.

==Cover athlete== Washington Capitals All-Star left winger Alexander Ovechkin was confirmed as the cover athlete of ''NHL 2K10''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.2ksports.com/news/2ksports/321 |title=2K Sports Signs NHL Superstar Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals as Cover Athlete for NHL 2K10 |date=June 16, 2009 |accessdate=June 17, 2009 |archivedate=June 19, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619022654/http://www.2ksports.com/news/2ksports/321}}</ref> This was the third time Ovechkin had been a cover athlete, as he was featured on the cover of ''NHL 07'' and on the Russian cover of ''NHL 09''. He would later be featured a fourth time on the cover of ''NHL 21''.

==Reception== {{Video game reviews | PS2 = true | PS3 = true | WII = true | X360 = true | na = true | 1UP_PS3 = C<ref name=1UP>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Mike |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/nhl-2k10-review |title=NHL 2K10 Review (PS3, XBOX 360) |website=1UP.com |date=September 21, 2009 |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128083000/http://www.1up.com/reviews/nhl-2k10-review |archive-date=January 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | 1UP_X360 = C<ref name=1UP/> | Fam_PS3 = 24/40<ref name=Fam>{{cite web |author=Brian |date=October 6, 2009 |url=http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-61/ |title=Famitsu review scores |publisher=Nintendo Everything |accessdate=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604054709/http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-61/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | Fam_X360 = 24/40<ref name=Fam/> | GI_PS3 = 5.5/10<ref name=GI>{{cite magazine |last=Bertz |first=Matt |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/nhl_2k10/b/ps3/archive/2009/09/28/nhl-2k10-trips-over-its-own-skates.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161655/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/nhl_2k10/b/ps3/archive/2009/09/28/nhl-2k10-trips-over-its-own-skates.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |title=NHL 2K10 (PS3, X360): NHL 2K10 Trips Over Its Own Skates |magazine=Game Informer |issue=198 |date=October 2009 |access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref> | GI_X360 = 5.5/10<ref name=GI/> | GSpot_PS3 = 7/10<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web |last=Todd |first=Brett |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-2k10-review/1900-6228894/ |title=NHL 2K10 Review (PS3, X360) |website=GameSpot |date=September 22, 2009 |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=January 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128083000/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-2k10-review/1900-6228894/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot_WII = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Todd |first=Brett |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-2k10-review/1900-6228870/ |title=NHL 2K10 Review (Wii) |website=GameSpot |date=September 22, 2009 |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=January 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128083000/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-2k10-review/1900-6228870/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot_X360 = 7/10<ref name=GSpot/> | GT_WII = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=12168 |title=NHL 2K10 Review (Wii) |publisher=GameTrailers |date=October 2, 2009 |accessdate=May 11, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417034606/http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=12168 |archivedate=April 17, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | GT_X360 = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=11775 |title=NHL 2K10 Review (X360) |publisher=GameTrailers |date=September 17, 2009 |accessdate=May 11, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001042141/http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=11775 |archivedate=October 1, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | GameZone_X360 = 6.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Natalie |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nhl_2k10_360_review |title=NHL 2K10 - 360 - Review |publisher=GameZone |date=September 20, 2009 |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |archivedate=September 30, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930124709/http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r38588.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> | IGN_PS2 = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Ahearn |first=Nate |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/15/nhl-2k10-review |title=NHL 2K10 Review (PS2) |website=IGN |date=December 15, 2009 |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716040855/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/15/nhl-2k10-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_PS3 = 6.7/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |last=Ahearn |first=Nate |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/16/nhl-2k10-review-2 |title=NHL 2K10 Review (PS3, X360) |website=IGN |date=September 15, 2009 |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715235951/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/16/nhl-2k10-review-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_WII = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Bozon |first=Mark |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/18/nhl-2k10-wii-review |title=NHL 2K10 Wii Review |website=IGN |date=September 18, 2009 |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=July 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726152825/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/18/nhl-2k10-wii-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_X360 = 6.7/10<ref name=IGN/> | NP_WII = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=NHL 2K10 |magazine=Nintendo Power |volume=246 |date=October 2009 |page=87}}</ref> | OXM_X360 = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dyer |first=Mitch |url=http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-live-arcade/m-r/nhl-2k10 |title=NHL 2K10 |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |date=September 16, 2009 |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |archivedate=November 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121022512/http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-live-arcade/m-r/nhl-2k10 }}</ref> | PSM_PS3 = 4/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: NHL 2K10 (PS3) |magazine=PlayStation: The Official Magazine |date=November 2009 |page=81}}</ref> | MC_PS3 = 66/100<ref name=MCPS3>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2k10/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=NHL 2K10 for PlayStation 3 Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=November 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114033758/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/nhl-2k10 |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_WII = 79/100<ref name=MCWII>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2k10/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=NHL 2K10 for Wii Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910130211/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/nhl-2k10 |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_X360 = 69/100<ref name=MCX360>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2k10/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=NHL 2K10 for Xbox 360 Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119221126/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/nhl-2k10 |url-status=live }}</ref> }}

The Wii version received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.<ref name=MCWII/><ref name=MCPS3/><ref name=MCX360/> In Japan, ''Famitsu'' where the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 were ported on October 15, 2009, gave these versions a score of all four sixes for a total of 24 out of 40.<ref name=Fam/>

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==External links== *{{moby game|id=/nhl-2k10}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090619021321/http://www.2ksports.com/games/nhl2k10 NHL 2K10 official website]

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