Publisher: Sega of America
Released: 1986
Great Ice Hockey is a sports game that's exclusive to Sega's 8-bit console.
+ Nice, truncated rendition of each team's national anthem, and steals are much easier than Great Basketball (1987, SMS).
- In 1P, you can only play as the USA, which is a missed opportunity to learn the strengths and weaknesses of each team.
- Screen scrolling is broken up into three sections, which is jarring and doesn't give you a good view of your surroundings.
- Your teammates are shockingly inept at playing defense and choose to stay in the opponent's half during a CPU fast break.
- Can be erratic when auto-selecting the nearest teammate to control, and the end result can leave you wildly out of position.
- Diagonal shots can be exploited for easy goals, and the stadium is lifeless apart from a brief crowd noise when you score.
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