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E X C I T I N G I C E H O C K E Y
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This FAQ was made for the NES FAQ Completion Project. You could contribute to
this yourself! Just check out Devin Morgan's web site about it:
http://faqs.retronintendo.com
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Table Of Contents
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1. - Controls SH1
2. - Main Menu SH2
3. - Strategies SH3
4. - Disclaimer SH4
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1. - Controls SH1
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Goalie:
D-Pad - Move
A - Pass
B - Pass
Start - Pause
Select - No Use
Defense (Without Puck):
D-Pad - Move
A - Skate Faster (Hold)
B - No Use
Start - Pause
Select - No Use
Offense (With Puck):
D-Pad - Move
A (While using D-Pad) - Skate Faster
A (Without using D-Pad) - Hit Puck Forward*
B (Without using D-Pad) - Hit Puck Forward*
Start - Pause
Select - No Use
*I used the term "Hit Puck Forward" since they don't really pass or shoot the
puck in the game. They don't pass directly to other teammates and they don't
shoot directly at the net. You have to look in the direction of the net to
shoot towards it.
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2. - Main Menu SH2
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You will notice the Main Menu is basically split up into two sections. The top
section allows you to select game mode with the Select Button, and the bottom
section allows you to change game options with the D-Pad. Below, I will list
every option and describe them.
Selections:
The first option is along the top portion of the screen. These options can
only be chosen with the Select Button. The two options are 1 Player Game
and 2 Player Game. The 1 Player Game will obviously set you up to play
against the computer, while the 2 Player Game option will set you up to
play against a friend.
Team Select:
The Team Select option just lists the teams that you can play as. The teams
aren't better than each other, the only difference is the color of their
uniforms. The teams you can select from are:
Japan
United States
Soviet Union
Canada
England
France
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Skill Level:
The skill level is the difficulty setting. The skill level ranges from one
to five. It is automatically set to one when you start the game up. One is
the easiest setting while Five is the most difficult. I highly suggest
leaving it one one when you start because this game is pretty bad and you
don't want to waste your time playing hard game to start.
Time:
The Time option obviously gives you the option to make the games longer or
shorter. The options are ten, twenty, and thirty. The clock moves a lot
faster than it should. It's about five seconds in the game for every second
in real life. The numbers in the Time option will change how many minutes
in game time that each period lasts.
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3. - Strategies SH3
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Offense
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Winning face offs is huge in this game. It's always an important aspect in
hockey, but especially in this game. To win face offs, simply hold A and skate
towards the face off dot. Right as you grab the puck, move down a little bit
and you'll trip the other center up without getting a penalty which will give
you a good break into your offensive zone.
Maintaining posession is a very important key to winning. You only control one
skater and the goalie so passing is pretty pointless since it usually just
leads to turning the puck over. So if you're skating hard into the offensive
zone and see most of their players blocking your path, don't be afraid to turn
around and start the rush over.
You obviously need to score goals in the game to win, but scoring them could be
incredibly difficult. You have to be really close to the net if you really want
to beat the goalie. It also doesn't help that you have to be facing in the
direction of the net to put the puck on net. I generally skate around the
center of the rink so you will always have a good angle to shoot on. Get as
close as possible before shooting to give you the best chance. Don't bother
shooting from the blue line because the goalie will beat you every time.
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Defense
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Again, winning face offs can is an important part of the game. Why is it
important for defense? It's important because winning a face off prevents their
offense from getting any opportunity at all. It goes against the old saying,
"The Best Offense is a Good Defense" but it still works great.
Stealing the puck is by far the best thing you can do in this game to stop the
opposition and immediately start transition into the offensive zone. This is
easiest to accomplish when you are in front of him, but is still possible when
you are behind the skater with the puck. Simply hold A and skate in front of
them. Make sure to make some contact and most of the time you will steal the
puck and knock him down.
Defending your defensive zone should be of utmost importance. If the player
controlled skater is in the neutral zone or offensive zone when the other team
is skating the puck into your zone, it's better to just fall back and control
your goalie. You don't have to do anything special, just move him with the D-
Pad. Make sure they don't put the puck into your net and then pass the puck off
to your controlled skater to start the rush into the offensive zone.
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4. - Disclaimer SH4
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