Gretzky NHL 06
{{Short description|2005 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Gretzky NHL 06
| image = Gretzky NHL 2006 Cover.jpg
| developer = Page 44 Studios
| publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
| released = PlayStation 2
{{vgrelease|NA|September 20, 2005}}PlayStation Portable
{{vgrelease|NA|October 4, 2005}}
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
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Gretzky NHL 06 is a 2005 ice hockey video game developed by Page 44 Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. The last NHL game to be published by Sony and the first to not involve 989 Sports, it is the sequel to Gretzky NHL 2005. It features professional NHL player Wayne Gretzky. It was Mike Emrick and Darren Pang provide color commentary for the game. It features officially licensed NHL on NBC branding during gameplay. The NBC integration was later used in the EA Sports NHL series, beginning with NHL 15 in 2014. The PS2 version features Wayne Gretzky on the cover in an Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers uniform, as well as himself as a coach.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| PSP = true
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| GI_PS2 = 7/10{{cite magazine |last=Kato |first=Matthew |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/3F511210-F751-4F98-9E10-25BC4B770EA8.htm |title=Gretzky NHL '06 (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |issue=151 |date=November 2005 |page=151 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523162248/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/3F511210-F751-4F98-9E10-25BC4B770EA8.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 6, 2016}}
| GSpot_PS2 = 6.5/10{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |date=September 29, 2005 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/gretzky-nhl-06-review/1900-6134743/ |title=Gretzky NHL '06 Review (PS2) |publisher=GameSpot |accessdate=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=December 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219192405/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/gretzky-nhl-06-review/1900-6134743/ |url-status=live }}
| GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Leahy |first=Dan |date=October 3, 2005 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/gretzky-nhl-2006/655472p1.html |title=GameSpy: Gretzky NHL '06 (PS2) |publisher=GameSpy |accessdate=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604084658/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/gretzky-nhl-2006/655472p1.html |url-status=live }}
| IGN_PS2 = 6.8/10{{cite web |last=Roper |first=Chris |date=September 21, 2005 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/21/gretzky-nhl-06-2 |title=Gretzky NHL 06 (PS2) |publisher=IGN |accessdate=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=January 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122045644/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/21/gretzky-nhl-06-2 |url-status=live }}
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Gretzky NHL 06 (PS2) |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |date=December 2005 |page=115}}
| OPM_PSP = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Gretzky NHL 06 (PSP) |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |date=January 2006 |page=105}}
| PSM_PS2 = 5/10{{cite magazine |title=Review: Gretzky NHL 06 (PS2) |magazine=PSM |date=December 2005 |page=110}}
| PSM_PSP = 6.5/10{{cite journal |title=Review: Gretzky NHL 06 (PSP) |journal=PSM |date=December 25, 2005 |page=100}}
| XPlay_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |date=October 17, 2005 |url=http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/features/52816/Gretzky_NHL_2006_Review.html |title=Gretzky NHL 2006 [sic] Review (PS2) |publisher=X-Play |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212005055/http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/features/52816/Gretzky_NHL_2006_Review.html |archivedate=December 12, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=May 6, 2016}}
| MC_PS2 = 62/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/gretzky-nhl-06/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Gretzky NHL 06 for PlayStation 2 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=December 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201044156/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/gretzky-nhl-06 |url-status=live }}
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The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/ps2/gretzky-nhl-06|name=Gretzky NHL 06 (PlayStation 2)}}
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:National Hockey League video games
Category:Page 44 Studios games
Category:PlayStation Portable games
Category:Sony Interactive Entertainment games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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