Slap Shot (video game)
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Slap Shot is an ice hockey game released by Sega
in 1990 for their Sega Master System
. This game has nothing to do with the 1977 Hollywood film Slap Shot
; dealing with international ice hockey teams instead of American minor league ice hockey teams.
's Ice Hockey and Konami
's Blades of Steel
. This game allows the option of choosing to play an exhibition match or in a tournament.
's Ice Hockey the teams are country based) and are split in to three pools. The three pools have different levels (Pool A being the hardest, Pool B being Normal, and Pool C being easiest). Pool A has Canada, America, USSR (now Russia), Poland, West Germany (as the game was made before Germany was re-unified), Sweden, Czechoslovak and Finland. Pool B has Norway, Italy, France, Switzerland, East Germany (same as West Germany), Austria, Japan and Denmark. Pool C has Holland, Yugoslavia, China, Hungary, Bulgaria, North Korea, Korea and Australia. When the player has picked what pool to play in they can't select a team from a different pool.
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
in 1990 for their Sega Master System
Sega Master System
The is a third-generation video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1985 in Japan , 1986 in North America and 1987 in Europe....
. This game has nothing to do with the 1977 Hollywood film Slap Shot
Slap Shot (film)
Slap Shot is a 1977 film comedy starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean directed by George Roy Hill. It depicts a minor league hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a declining factory town.- Plot :...
; dealing with international ice hockey teams instead of American minor league ice hockey teams.
Gameplay
Slap Shots game play is very similar to hockey games that came out in the 1980s; mainly NESNintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
's Ice Hockey and Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
's Blades of Steel
Blades of Steel
Blades of Steel is an ice hockey video game released by Konami for the arcade in , and ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in . All teams are fictional but based out of real Canadian and American cities. The game is known for its fast paced hockey action and especially for the fighting. It...
. This game allows the option of choosing to play an exhibition match or in a tournament.
Teams
Slap Shot has over 24 different teams (but like NESNintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
's Ice Hockey the teams are country based) and are split in to three pools. The three pools have different levels (Pool A being the hardest, Pool B being Normal, and Pool C being easiest). Pool A has Canada, America, USSR (now Russia), Poland, West Germany (as the game was made before Germany was re-unified), Sweden, Czechoslovak and Finland. Pool B has Norway, Italy, France, Switzerland, East Germany (same as West Germany), Austria, Japan and Denmark. Pool C has Holland, Yugoslavia, China, Hungary, Bulgaria, North Korea, Korea and Australia. When the player has picked what pool to play in they can't select a team from a different pool.