Super Blood Hockey

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  • Summary: Relive the golden age of arcade sports gaming with Super Blood Hockey — A violent homage to classic 8-bit and 16-bit ice hockey games. Now featuring the Franchise Mode update.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Nintendojo
    May 2, 2019
    83
    Super Blood Hockey plays very much like those classic arcade hockey games, and the Switch’s library is all the stronger for it. I would have liked to see more online options than just leaderboards, and the fights could use a little fine-tuning, but it’s hard to really gripe about these things when the game is this much fun to play. With tons of options to keep players coming back and a biting sense of humor, Super Blood Hockey is Switch’s first great hockey game.
  2. Pure Nintendo
    May 22, 2019
    75
    Super Blood Hockey varies away from traditional hockey games, though, it still is a ton of fun. It manages live up to it’s name as it is super bloody. The bloodiest hockey game I have ever played in fact. Luck for it the game has more to it than that, it is also really fun to play In some ways, the nontraditional gameplay allows for it to be more fun. There is some unexpected twists and turns along the way. Players wanting to get a fairly decent hockey title to play on the Switch should certainly check it out.
  3. COGconnected
    May 13, 2019
    72
    I liked paying Super Blood Hockey, and it brought back nice nostalgic memories from the best of the NES days. It knows what worked about the old classics, and tries to make the experience new by adding its own ideas. The downside is that the gameplay was not deep enough to keep me addicted for too long. Yes, it makes a valiant try with Franchise Mode and Tournaments, and playing with your buds in local-multiplayer is super fun, but when the puck hits the ice, the core experience of actual hockey needs more to keep me interested long-term. But hey, until there is more selection of titles on the Switch, Super Blood Hockey is the only game in town and for that alone it deserves a look.
  4. NintendoWorldReport
    Apr 26, 2019
    65
    A number of different modes, including a franchise campaign, challenges, and tournaments, provide a variety of play options, but ultimately the gameplay just isn’t all that compelling. As a silly multiplayer game that you’re looking to have some dumb fun with a group of friends, Super Blood Hockey succeeds. For a hockey experience worth sinking countless hours into, the wait continues.
  5. Nintendo Life
    Oct 3, 2020
    60
    Super Blood Hockey is an entertaining sports game, but not necessarily one that will hold your attention for very long. Even with the abundance of options and game modes, the actual matches themselves play out rather similarly to one another, and there’s very little strategy at play here. Nevertheless, it’s a fun ride while it lasts, and you’ll undoubtedly blow off a bit of pent-up steam with this one.
  6. TheSixthAxis
    May 10, 2019
    60
    Super Blood Hockey is a simple game that will last one person a few hours before it gets too repetitive, but is great for playing against others. If you have someone to play it with locally, or you like taking advantage of the Switch's Joy-Con, it's worth picking up. If not, you'd probably need to be starved of hockey games for it to be essential.
  7. Gaming Age
    May 30, 2019
    42
    If you’re a Switch-owning hockey fan, and you were hoping that this game might fill the puck-shaped hole on Nintendo systems that’s existed ever since NHL 2K11 came out on the Wii…well, keep hoping, because this doesn’t do the trick. As it stands, you’re still better served with a Switch Online subscription and access to a 30-year-old Ice Hockey than by anything you’ll find here.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 4 out of 7
  1. Erkill
    Feb 29, 2020
    10
    Very fun, charming, and addicting. Best hockey game on the switch by far and way better than NHL due to its simplicity and focus on on-iceVery fun, charming, and addicting. Best hockey game on the switch by far and way better than NHL due to its simplicity and focus on on-ice violence. Highly recommend for any hockey fans or retro/8bit enthusiasts.… Expand
  2. Ofdoom
    Apr 27, 2019
    10
    Very fun simple hockey game to play with up to four players. The on ice violence is very satisfying while still requiring you to focus onVery fun simple hockey game to play with up to four players. The on ice violence is very satisfying while still requiring you to focus on actually trying to score goals. The campaign mode is more elaborate than you might expect from the look of the game. Leveling up players, managing costs, and dealing with injuries makes team management quite a interesting challenge. Plenty of excessive blood and absurd humour. You can even play the campaign games with up to 4 players which is a nice touch.… Expand
  4. EvanIllinoisBoy
    Jul 13, 2023
    9
    It’s a very good game and this review is going to be very short and mainly point out the flaws with other reviews. The low rated reviews allIt’s a very good game and this review is going to be very short and mainly point out the flaws with other reviews. The low rated reviews all have the same thing stated “iT’S uNfAiR aNd tOo hARd!” Then they also mention how they can’t even score a shot and always end up in off man matchups. Well, I have played this title for over 30 titles, have 4 championships but struggled in the first season. I play on medium difficulty and usually beat my opponents so badly that it becomes a 1 v 4 scenario since all of their team is either injured for the game or dead. At first I really disliked it because I sucked. Then I got good and I love this game. A lot of Arcadic fun that isn’t trying to be anything more. By the way, when you don’t have the puck, just beat up their guys and either a fight will break out or beating up the puck handler will get it back for you. Also, just like in a hockey game, don’t just go forward but also make sure you steer them to gain distance.… Expand
  5. Zski
    Jun 19, 2021
    3
    I can see exactly what the developers were trying to accomplish. An NES/SNES era arcade hockey game with an NFL Blitz franchise mode. ProblemI can see exactly what the developers were trying to accomplish. An NES/SNES era arcade hockey game with an NFL Blitz franchise mode. Problem is that the execution is very poor. It seems like it has all of the complex statistics and management aspects, but they really don’t make you feel like you’re actually in control of your franchise. I feel that you can skip almost every single management aspect of the franchise mode and just play the games and you’ll have similar results. The gameplay itself is also pretty poorly executed. It suffers from awful AI on offense and defense, and the game really boils down to maybe two different stats, making the rest of them useless. There is very little strategy in the games either, no matter how good of a play you run, it feels like the goal scoring is almost at random - I have run countless 2-on-1 one timer goals that never make it in, but if I just randomly hit the shoot button with a crowd between the shooter and the goalie, and it goes in. It feels like you have very little control over the outcome of the game. The first hour was fun, but anything beyond that makes the score of the game continue to drop. There really aren’t many redeeming factors to the game.… Expand
  6. ricodoink
    Jan 29, 2020
    1
    this is easily the worst hockey game ever made

    I cannot stress enough how much you should avoid this piece of garbage, I don't care how cheap    this is easily the worst hockey game ever made

    I cannot stress enough how much you should avoid this piece of garbage, I don't care how cheap it is. NEVER play this game.    … Expand
  7. dtcajos
    Sep 21, 2020
    0
    THE GAME IS RIGGED!!!!! Despite they are stating even in the turorial that the game is not rigged and if you can't win you just "suck". ThereTHE GAME IS RIGGED!!!!! Despite they are stating even in the turorial that the game is not rigged and if you can't win you just "suck". There is a difficulty setting, but I don't know what is the point. Even on easy setting I was not able to score a single goal during 10 matches. I almost break the controller. Extremely frustrating product, you should avoid! The first shot of Germany vs my Finland team went into my net. The AI goalkeeper always blocks every shots plus my players are missing a lot of shots. This game does not give you any satisfaction only very high level of frustration. I will never thouch this again, or any other game this company develops.… Expand
  8. steelies
    Jan 21, 2022
    0
    I understand hockey. I get it. it is insane that I constantly get 2v1 breakaways and pull the final defender away from the net only to haveI understand hockey. I get it. it is insane that I constantly get 2v1 breakaways and pull the final defender away from the net only to have their goalie save EVERY. SINGLE. SHOT. they score at least 10 goals on me every game and I'm lucky if I get a single goal. one of the least fun sports games--games in general--I've played in 30+ years.… Expand

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