NHL 2004

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2003 video game

title: "NHL 2004" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2003-video-games", "ea-black-box-games", "ea-sports-games", "electronic-arts-games", "gamecube-games", "multiplayer-and-single-player-video-games", "nhl-(video-game-series)", "playstation-2-games", "video-games-developed-in-canada", "video-games-set-in-2003", "video-games-set-in-2004", "video-games-set-in-canada", "video-games-set-in-the-united-states", "windows-games", "xbox-games"] description: "2003 video game" topic_path: "technology/operating-systems" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_2004" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
titleNHL 2004
imageNHL 2004 Coverart.png
captionCover art with Dany Heatley
developerEA Black Box
publisherEA Sports
seriesNHL series
released
genreSports
modesSingle-player, multiplayer
platformsGameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
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| title = NHL 2004 | image = NHL 2004 Coverart.png | caption = Cover art with Dany Heatley | developer = EA Black Box | publisher = EA Sports | series = NHL series | released = | genre = Sports | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | platforms = GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows

NHL 2004 is an ice hockey sports video game developed by EA Black Box. It is the successor to NHL 2003. The game adds three European Elite Leagues: Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Sweden's Elitserien (SEL), and Finland's SM-liiga. The game was heavily modded during the last 20 years.

Gameplay

The game included many improvements to its gameplay (more realistic puck and rebound control and better checking) and game modes (a completely reworked franchise mode renamed "Dynasty"). In addition to the gameplay improvements, one particular non-gameplay improvement was added. When a team wins the Stanley Cup Finals, a large-scale celebration ensues. It included players skating around the ice holding the Cup over their heads. This then led to the common snapshot of the team and the coaches that holds true in the NHL. A "secret" song ("Shatterday" by Vendetta Red) plays while the animation shows the stats of the players in the picture, ending with the captain. Because of these additions, it was praised as one of the best games in the series to date.

Reception

| NGC = true | PC = true | PS2 = true | XBOX = true | na = true | EGM_NGC = 7.33/10 | EGM_PS2 = 7.33/10 | EGM_XBOX = 7.33/10 | GI_NGC = 9/10 | GI_PS2 = 9.25/10 | GI_XBOX = 9/10 | GamePro_NGC = | GamePro_PS2 = | GamePro_XBOX = | GameRev_NGC = B+ | GameRev_PS2 = B+ | GameRev_XBOX = B+ | GSpot_NGC = 8.6/10 | GSpot_PC = 8.8/10 | GSpot_PS2 = 8.8/10 | GSpot_XBOX = 8.6/10 | GSpy_NGC = | GSpy_PC = | GSpy_PS2 = | GSpy_XBOX = | GameZone_XBOX = 8.9/10 | IGN_NGC = 8.8/10 | IGN_PC = 8.8/10 | IGN_PS2 = 8.8/10 | IGN_XBOX = 8.8/10 | NP_NGC = 3.8/5 | OPM_PS2 = | OXM_XBOX = 8.6/10 | PCGUS_PC = 67% | rev1 = Playboy | rev1_NGC = 88% | rev1_PC = 88% | rev1_PS2 = 88% | rev1_XBOX = 88% | MC_NGC = 85/100 | MC_PC = 87/100 | MC_PS2 = 85/100 | MC_XBOX = 85/100

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

References

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