Graphically the game is a nod to 90’s style sports games with fairly crude characters who are blocky but neat enough. I went for a quick game first so I could get a feel for the game and once the loading screen had buggered off finally, I was on the ice at last. You choose a quick exhibition game, local multiplayer or story mode. Game Objectives hide yet another long wait for loading times. This was not a good start but it’s the game itself that really matters. It was nearly 90 seconds for the game to fully load and even when choosing an exhibition match it was at least another 30 seconds plus before I got anywhere near starting a game. For data heavy games and ports from next gen consoles I can forgive long loading times but here they are too long with little excuse.

The first thing that struck me were the loading times. This is arcade gaming that focuses on the brutality on the ice, the humour of 1970’s style Afro’s and huge moustaches with some ice hockey thrown in for good measure. Are you an NHL fan? Would you like to see more ice hockey on Nintendo Switch? x series of games I will stop you right there.

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