NHL 2K10


NHL 2K10 is an ice hockey sports video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports, 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 released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360, as NHL 2K11 was released only for the iOS and Wii.

Cover athlete

All-Star left winger Alexander Ovechkin was confirmed as the cover athlete of NHL 2K10. This is the third time Ovechkin has been a cover athlete, as he was featured on the cover of NHL 07 and on the Russian cover of NHL 09.

Reception

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. In Japan, Famitsu where the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 were ported on October 15, 2009, gave these versions versions a score of all four sixes for a total of 24 out of 40.