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

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

Development

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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

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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

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  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.
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