Backyard Hockey review at Blogcritics.

"This Backyard title has numerous options, but hockey puck physics and the A.I./difficulty cause some frustration. This NHL licensed game incorporates the touch controls using younger versions of NHL players including Andrew Raycroft, Ryan Miller, Saku Koivu, Phil Kessel, Alexander Ovechkin, Jaromir Jagr and Jason Spezza plus plenty of characters from the Backyard Sports franchise."

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Backyard Hockey review at IGN.

"Don't let the packaging fool you: just because a product is endorsed by the NHL doesn't mean it's a game that does the league proud. Backyard Hockey from Atari and developer Mistic Software offers plenty of options and customization, but the core gameplay is so unreliable and poorly designed that it's a largely frustrating, unenjoyable experience."

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Backyard Hockey hands-on at IGN.

"Atari likes to boast that Backyard Hockey is the best selling hockey video game franchise exclusively for kids. While we were struggling to think of any other game that is even in that category, we realized something perhaps a little more important. Backyard Hockey is going to be the first hockey game on the Nintendo DS; an important fact for hockey fans that have been waiting for a portable rendition. We got a chance to play around with it and see how it's shaping up."

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Backyard Hockey preview at IGN.

"During a recent meeting with Humongous, the developer of the Backyard Sports series, IGN had a few moments to see the upcoming Backyard Hockey for the DS. While most of the meeting was focused on Backyard Football 2008, Hockey seemed to be coming along nicely and should appeal to younger hockey fans across the board."

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