NHL 09 cover art

games like

NHL 09

NHL 09 leans Execution (Competitive PvP). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Sport - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION6 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10

12 games like NHL 09

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

FIFA Soccer 11 cover art
FIFA Soccer 11Competitive PvP · football sim

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Pro Evolution Soccer 6 cover art
Pro Evolution Soccer 6Competitive PvP · football simulation

Both lean on reads about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - First touch, through balls, and dribbles demand precise control

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Mario Strikers Charged cover art
Mario Strikers ChargedCompetitive PvP · arcade sports game

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 4) - Items and stage hazards inject swingy chaos into matches

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Battlefield 1 cover art
Battlefield 1Competitive PvP · WWI team shootercross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Bolt-actions reward steady aim and timing

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl cover art
Super Smash Bros. BrawlCompetitive PvP · platform fightercross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (6 vs 7) - Defensive bait-and-punish yomi dominates its floaty neutral.

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Battlefield Hardline cover art
Battlefield HardlineCompetitive PvP · military FPScross-genre

Both lean on variance about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Close-quarters gunplay and high-speed vehicle chases

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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 cover art
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4Competitive PvP · anime arena fightercross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Simple inputs; movement and substitution timing matter

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Call of Duty: Mobile cover art
Call of Duty: MobileCompetitive PvP · mobile FPScross-genre

Both lean on variance about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Touch or controller aim and movement decide gunfights

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Ultimate Chicken Horse cover art
Ultimate Chicken HorseCompetitive PvP · party platformercross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Precise platforming through player-built obstacle courses is the ceiling

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Battlefield Vietnam cover art
Battlefield VietnamCompetitive PvP · military FPScross-genre

Both lean on variance about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Gunplay, vehicle handling, and helicopter piloting

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Brawl Stars cover art
Brawl StarsCompetitive PvP · mobile arena brawlercross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: optimization (4 vs 5) - Brawler matchups and map strategy are learnable

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Superfighters Deluxe cover art
Superfighters DeluxeCompetitive PvP · 2D multiplayer brawlercross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Aim, blocks, throws and movement decide frantic small-arena fights

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Game details

Released
2008
Developer
EA Canada
Franchise
NHL
Platforms
PS3, PC, X360, PS2
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
90/100
IGDB users
89/100
SportNon-fiction