Hockey Rage 2005

Hockey Rage 2005
Developer(s)	Chairman & Board
Publisher(s)	Fathammer
Platform(s)	Gizmondo
Release	EU: April 26, 2005
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer

Hockey Rage 2005 is a hockey game for the Nokia N-Gage and Gizmondo handheld game console. The game features Bluetooth two player option.

Development

Hockey Rage 2005 was made using publisher Fathammer's X-Forge 2 middleware.^[1] It was released as a launch title for the Gizmondo.^[2] A Tapwave Zodiac version was also planned but its release was cancelled.^[3]

Reception

Eurogamer's Ellie Gibson described the game as "a straightforward Ice Hockey title with simple controls", criticizing how small the sprites are in the game.^[4] Electronic Gaming Monthly considered it one of the games worth buying on launch, calling its gameplay "simple fun".^[5]

References

1. Score, Avery (8 September 2004). "Hockey Rage 2005 Impression". GameSpot. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
2. Svensson, Christian (October 9, 2005). "Gizmondo Names Launch Lineup". Next-Gen.biz. Archived from the original on March 2, 2006.
3. "Portables: Zodiac/Gizmondo". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 188. February 2005. p. 96.
4. Gibson, Ellie (12 July 2005). "Gizmondo: Games". Eurogamer. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
5. "What The Hell Is This Thing?". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 195. September 2005. pp. 46–47.

External links

• Hockey Rage 2005 at MobyGames