Review: Super Blood Hockey (PlayStation 4)
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!
Pros:
- Retro 8 Bit graphics.
- 323.4mb download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Optional tutorials.
- Ice hockey gameplay.
- Five modes-Franchise, Challenge, Tournament, Tutorial and exhibition.
- Five difficulties-easy, medium, hard, very hard and pro.
- Special options-blood volume, pick friction, pick elasticity, manual goalies and no player swapping.
- Exhibition-pick teams, options, and play.
- Challenge-set activities.
- Tournament-pick a team, options, and play.
- Can edit the line-up and each player has different stats and positions.
- Four players local mp.
- Eight world teams.
- Controls-pass, punch, shot and charge shot.
- Chiptune soundtrack.
- Punch the same player enough to trigger a fight whereby everyone fights each other. The winner gets a power play and the loser gets injured players.
- Easy enough to play and learn.
- Different game types like 4v8 and 12v12.
- The franchise is the true meat of the game. You name a team of convicts and can individually manage them, give them performance-enhancing drugs, recruit new players and if a player dies (happens a lot) you can harvest their organs.
Cons:
- No online modes.
- A lot of button mashing.
- Training players in franchise mode is a pain as you have to walk up to each individual player.
- Performance issues in some modes.
- AI teammates are bad.
- Seems you can only pass when no other player is around otherwise they always get the Puck.
- Goalies seem far too good regardless of difficulty.
- The franchise doesn’t explain the meat of franchise mode instead of focusing on the trivial tour of the rooms.
- No run/skate faster button.
- Music isn’t for everyone.
