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Ranking the 5 best hockey video games of all-time

The start of the NHL video game series in this past few decades ago in the early 1990s helped to shape the modern gaming landscape for the sport for hockey on consoles.
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4. ESPN NHL 2K5

In this day and age of NHL hockey video game series for hockey fans around the country and the globe, EA Sports has the dominance hold on the video game market for the sport in the mid-2020s decade in this past few years.

The gameplay you got on a game like ESPN NHL 2K5 and how good the graphics and game presentation were made it a huge improvement from previous hockey games in the early-to-mid 2000s for the developer. NHL 2K5 gave you the ability to play outdoor games and be a delegating manager in the franchise mode system.

2K did once give EA Sports more competition in the hockey sports gaming market in the mid-to-late 2000s decade over 20 years ago in the past. ESPN had fantastic game presentation and TV-like atmospheres in the exhibition games.

The physics, accessibility, and gameplay presentation features made 2K5 a one-of-a-kind game that was hard to beat for EA Sports at $19.99 at launch price.

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