NHL Blades of Steel '99
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NHL Blades of Steel '99, known as NHL Pro 99 in Europe, is an ice hockey game for Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color (as NHL Blades of Steel). The N64 version has Controller Pak and Rumble Pak support. NHL Blades of Steel '99 is the second game in the Blades of Steel series following Blades of Steel for the NES and the first to be officially licensed by the National Hockey League. The third and last game in the series, NHL Blades of Steel 2000, was released for the PlayStation.
From Wikipedia's article NHL Blades of Steel '99
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
2.0 Could be better
GameRankings 55%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 55%. Overall source The same 55/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordsdisappointingdull
What the critics said
IGN said of the N64 version, "Konami's NHL Blades of Steel '99 title was plagued by terrible gameplay and horrible control and few nice touches didn't compensate for a disappointing and generally dull game."
— IGN, 1999
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's NHL Blades of Steel '99 article.
Scores
- 79 GameFan 79%
- 63 Nintendo Power1999 5.9/10; 6.3/10
- 60 Game Informer 7.5/10; 6/10
- 60 GamePro 3/5
- 51 Electronic Gaming Monthly 5.125/10
- 51 IGN1999 7/10; 5.1/10
- – N64 Magazine true
- 40 AllGame 2/5 · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's NHL Blades of Steel '99 article.
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