Players on Xbox and Playstation consoles are treated to a new NHL game each year, but EA Sports has so far shown no interest in making the game for the Switch (or even a watered-down 'legacy edition' like they now do for the FIFA franchise). Last year's NHL 21 even included a bonus game, NHL 94 Rewind, an updated version of the vintage favorite, which really deserves a release on the Switch Online's Super NES library.

That game is 2019's Super Blood Hockey, which, with its pixel art graphics and simplistic gameplay, seems to largely serve as an ultra-violent tribute to the aforementioned Ice Hockey. Though it does have a franchise mode, common in games like NHL Hockey, its storyline based around recruiting a team of prison inmates set on murdering opposing players might be a little too off-kilter for hockey purists. When searching the Nintendo Switch eShop for hockey, there is somehow still only one relevant result, now over four years into the console's lifespan. Related: FIFA 21 & NHL 21 Are Coming To EA Play & Xbox Game Pass Soon And while this game is a charming classic, it doesn't have much to offer in the way of depth or - since it's over three decades old - graphics. Using the Nintendo Switch Online service, players can access the NES library of early Nintendo games, which includes the original Ice Hockey from 1988. 'Developed by racing game veterans SUMO Nottingham and Lucky Mountain Games, Hotshot Racing is an all-new driving experience which revives the classic arcade gameplay of the 90s and thrusts it into the modern era.If Switch users want some ice hockey action, they really only have one option: go retro. ' Hotshot Racing is a blisteringly fast arcade-style racing game fusing drift handling, razor-sharp retro visuals and an incredible sense of speed to create an exhilarating driving experiencem,' reads the game's official description on Steam. 'Mostly Positive' is the third highest rating a game can earn, below 'Very Positive' and 'Overwhelmingly Positive.' Whatever the case, on Steam itself the game has a 'Mostly Positive' rating with 77 percent of 803 users review rating the game positively. The PC version specifically is at the bottom of this range, though it's unclear why this is. On Metacritic, it boasts scores ranging from 71 to 79, depending on the platform. Developed by both Sumo Digital and Lucky Mountain Games - and published by Curve Games - Hotshot Racing debuted back in 2020.

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