NHL 2K9

{{Short description|2008 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = NHL 2K9 | image = NHL2K9.JPEG | caption = Cover featuring Rick Nash | developer = Visual Concepts | publisher = 2K | engine = | series = ''NHL 2K'' | released = {{Video game release|NA|September 10, 2008<ref>{{Cite web |author=I. G. N. Staff |date=2008-09-10 |title=2K Sports' NHL 2K9 Skates onto Retail Store Shelves |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/10/2k-sports-nhl-2k9-skates-onto-retail-store-shelves |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325161018/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/10/2k-sports-nhl-2k9-skates-onto-retail-store-shelves |url-status=live }}</ref>|EU|September 11, 2008<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-09-11 |title=New PAL Releases Roundup |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/new-pal-releases-roundup-9-7 |access-date=2023-03-25}}</ref>|EU|November 14, 2008 <small>(Wii)</small>}} | genre = Sports | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | platforms = PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 }}

'''''NHL 2K9''''' is an ice hockey sports video game made by 2K, part of the ''NHL 2K'' series, and published on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles. It features former Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Rick Nash on its cover.

==Development and release== A demo was released on August 13, 2008, on the PlayStation Network and on August 21 on Xbox Live Marketplace.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2ksports.com/whats_hot/nhl2k9/216 |title=NHL® 2K9 Demo Available for Free Download on PLAYSTATION® Network |publisher=2K Sports |date=August 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080818160900/http://www.2ksports.com/whats_hot/nhl2k9/216 |archive-date=August 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref>

==Reception== {{Video game reviews | PS2 = true | PS3 = true | WII = true | X360 = true | na = true | Fam_PS2 = 21/40<ref name="fam">{{cite web |author=Brian |date=April 22, 2009 |url=http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-45/ |title=Famitsu review scores [PS3/X360 score mislabeled as "26/40"] |publisher=Nintendo Everything |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604054042/http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-45/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | Fam_PS3 = 23/40<ref name="fam"/> | Fam_X360 = 23/40<ref name="fam"/> | GI_PS3 = 6.75/10<ref name="gi">{{cite magazine |last=Bertz |first=Matt |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/nhl_2k9/b/ps3/archive/2009/09/23/review.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820111131/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/nhl_2k9/b/ps3/archive/2009/09/23/review.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 20, 2015 |title=NHL 2K9 (PS3, X360): 2K's Hockey Game Runs Face First Into The Boards |magazine=Game Informer |issue=186 |date=October 2008 |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref> | GI_X360 = 6.75/10<ref name="gi"/> | GameRev_PS3 = C−<ref name="gamerev">{{cite web |last=Damiano |first=Greg |date=October 9, 2008 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nhl-2k9 |title=NHL 2K9 Review (PS3, X360) |publisher=Game Revolution |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-date=September 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909220134/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nhl-2k9 |url-status=live }}</ref> | GameRev_X360 = C−<ref name="gamerev"/> | GSpot_PS3 = 6/10<ref name="gspot">{{cite web |last=Todd |first=Brett |date=September 16, 2008 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-2k9-review/1900-6197805/ |title=NHL 2K9 Review (PS3, X360) |publisher=GameSpot |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119065745/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-2k9-review/1900-6197805/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot_WII = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Todd |first=Brett |date=September 22, 2008 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-2k9-review/1900-6198050/ |title=NHL 2K9 Review (Wii) |publisher=GameSpot |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-date=May 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511091657/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-2k9-review/1900-6198050/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot_X360 = 6/10<ref name="gspot"/> | GSpy_PS3 = 3/5<ref name="gspy">{{cite web |last=Leahy |first=Dan |date=September 12, 2008 |url=http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/nhl-2k9/909969p1.html |title=GameSpy: NHL 2K9 (PS3, X360) |publisher=GameSpy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913191741/http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/nhl-2k9/909969p1.html |archive-date=September 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref> | GSpy_X360 = 3/5<ref name="gspy"/> | GT_X360 = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=7398 |title=NHL 2K9 Review (X360) |publisher=GameTrailers |date=January 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116015121/http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=7398 |archive-date=January 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 11, 2016}}</ref> | GameZone_PS3 = 6.4/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Grabowski |first=Dakota |date=September 30, 2008 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nhl_2k9_ps3_review |title=NHL 2K9 - PS3 - Review |publisher=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007131920/http://ps3.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r35423.htm |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref> | GameZone_X360 = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Bedigian |first=Louis |date=September 17, 2008 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nhl_2k9_360_review |title=NHL 2K9 - 360 - Review |publisher=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919215531/http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r35423.htm |archive-date=September 19, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref> | IGN_PS3 = 8/10<ref name="ign">{{cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Hilary |date=September 9, 2008 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/09/nhl-2k9-review |title=NHL 2K9 Review (PS3, X360) |publisher=IGN |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-date=July 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725213756/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/09/nhl-2k9-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_WII = 6.8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Bozon |first=Mark |date=September 9, 2008 |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/908/908915p1.html |title=NHL 2K9 Review (Wii) |publisher=IGN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912011501/http://wii.ign.com/articles/908/908915p1.html |archive-date=September 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref> | IGN_X360 = 8/10<ref name="ign"/> | NP_WII = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=NHL 2K9 |magazine=Nintendo Power |volume=234 |date=November 2008 |page=100}}</ref> | OXM_X360 = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Curthoys |first=Paul |url=http://oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-360/m-r/nhl-2k9 |title=NHL 2K9 |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |date=November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913085709/http://oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-360/m-r/nhl-2k9 |archive-date=September 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref> | PSM_PS3 = 3.5/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: NHL 2K9 (PS3) |magazine=PlayStation: The Official Magazine |date=November 2008 |page=87}}</ref> | MC_PS2 = 70/100<ref name="mcps2">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2k9/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=NHL 2K9 for PlayStation 2 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref> | MC_PS3 = 70/100<ref name="mcps3">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2k9/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=NHL 2K9 for PlayStation 3 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref> | MC_WII = 65/100<ref name="mcwii">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2k9/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=NHL 2K9 for Wii Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=July 18, 2015 |archive-date=May 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250526174844/https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2k9/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_X360 = 69/100<ref name="mcx360">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nhl-2k9/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=NHL 2K9 for Xbox 360 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> }}

The game received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.<ref name="mcps2"/><ref name="mcps3"/><ref name="mcwii"/><ref name="mcx360"/> In Japan, where the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions were ported for release on April 29, 2009,{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} ''Famitsu'' gave it a score of two sixes, one five, and one six for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions; and three fives and one six for the PS2 version.<ref name="fam"/>

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== *{{moby game|id=/nhl-2k9}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090509214607/http://2ksports.com/games/nhl2k9 Official website], via the Internet Archive

{{s-start}} {{succession box | title=National Hockey League Officially Licensed Videogame| before=NHL 2K8| years=2009| after= NHL 2K10}} {{s-end}}

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