NHL 12
Genre: Sports
Release date: Friday 9th September 2011
Pay to Win
This game has gameplay-effecting items that can be acquired with money View more games with this featureNo-Limit Microtransactions
Due to the randomised gambling mechanics implemented in this game, it is possible to spend an infinite amount of money on microtransactions and never acquire the specific item you want View more games with this featureLoot Boxes With Duplicate Items
This game contains loot box randomised gambling mechanics where rewarded items can be duplicated. Developers typically flood the prize pool with low-tier undesirable items in order to reduce the chances of a player getting the high-tier items they want. The sole purpose of also allowing the items to be duplicates in loot boxes is to further frustrate and manipulate players into spending money. View more games with this featureIncludes Macrotransactions
This game features an internal shop that allows users to spend money on items costing above $10, that cannot be considered micro-transactions View more games with this featureIncludes Microtransactions
This game features an internal shop that allows users to spend money on items costing below $10 View more games with this featurePre-order Bonuses
This game offers bonus content to incentify players to pre-order the title before its release date. This means that if players wish to gain access to this content, they must forgo the ability to read reviews and bug reports in order to check the quality of the product before they purchase. Once launched, the pre-order bonuses are often unobtainable, meaning even though players will pay the same price, they will miss out on the content altogether. View more games with this featurePurchasable In-Game Virtual Currency
Virtual currency acquired through cash purchases, designed to create a psychological disconnect between spending real money on in-game items vs spending the virtual currency on items View more games with this featureSingle Player
This is a game features a single-player experience where input from only one player is required View more games with this featureLocal Multiplayer
This game features a multiplayer mode that can be played by two or more gamers on the same device View more games with this featureOnline Multiplayer
This game features an online multiplayer mode in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, online over the internet View more games with this featurePremium Game with Monetised Gambling Mechanics
This is a premium-priced game that still includes purchasable luck-based randomised gambling mechanics such as loot boxes, used to distribute high-tier end-game rewards View more games with this featureNHL 12 is an ice hockey video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports. The game was featured in the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Steven Stamkos was announced as the game’s cover athlete on June 22, 2011, at the NHL Awards Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The game notably includes more interactive goalies (i.e. players can have real contact with the goalies and vice versa, and the goalies and skaters may fight each other), better physics engine, improved Be a Pro mode, and the ability to play the 2011 NHL Winter Classic. Along with several other new EA Sports titles, NHL 12 was made available three days prior the official release dates to purchasers of the EA Sports Season Ticket, a new digital program allowing users with a PlayStation 3 and/or an Xbox 360 to download and test the full version of new EA Sports titles for a three-day trial period by paying an annual fee of $24.99 or 2,000 Microsoft points. Users who pre-ordered the retail version of the game may have received a code for a goalie boost pack, which improves certain parts of the player’s goalie in the “Be a Pro” mode. Gary Thorne (play-by-play) and Bill Clement (color) return to provide commentary for NHL 12.