While we got plenty of versions of EA’s other sports on N64, but for hockey, this was the only one. EA’s NHL games on the Mega Drive were quite legendary, but for N64 it’s just another ice hockey game. This doesn’t feel particularly broken, but it also doesn’t do anything interesting or special.

One issue with NHL 99 is the passing and the AI of your team – they’re awful at getting into positions, and passing can sometimes send the ball where you don’t intend, meaning the main tactic is to never pass and run at the goal when someone gets the puck.

Wayne Gretzky remains the NHL champion.

Poor

Rather than team-based moves, players are almost encouraged to make solo dashes towards their opponent’s goal. Miss, and it’s a simple case of re-gaining possession, before repeating the process again. Now, this isn’t an entirely woeful way to pass the time, but we’d prefer a more measured approach that, despite its on-the-fly tactics, NHL ’99 just doesn’t deliver.

James Price, N64 Magazine #22. Review Score: 75%

Remake or remaster?

There are better Ice Hockey games to focus on.

Official ways to get the game.

There is no official way to get NHL 99