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TV Sports Hockey was one of three sports titles of the TV Sports brand released on the TurboGrafx-16 in the United States. They are largely forgettable, but offer a basic sports gaming experience. This guide covers the hockey iteration of the series by offering the basics of gameplay and is largely intended to function as a guide on how the game is played moreso than offering any kind of "walkthrough." // _______// How to Play \______/ TV Sports Hockey offers two modes of play, Exhibition and Tournament. The first is a single match, which can be customized to have either full rules or "easy" rules in which there are less penalties. The latter will pit you in a single elimination tournament against a number of other teams. Each game consists of three rounds. If the game is tied at the end of the third round, the game will go into a sudden death mode where the first team to score wins the match. Each match begins with a faceoff. To swing with your forehard, press button one. To swing with your bakchand, press button two. As you would expect, the puck will move to the team who hits it first when it is dropped. Once play begins, move about the rink by using the directional pad. Pressing button two will act to either pass or have a teammate pass the puck to you if you are on the offense. Button one is used to shoot. Hitting it quickly will perform a quick shot, while holding it will allow you to charge up a slapshot. Holding button one, then pressing button two before you hit the puck will result in faking a slap shot. If you are on defense, button two will give you control of the player nearest the opponent with the puck. To attempt to swipe and steal the puck, press button one. If you take control of the goalie, button one will allow you to set the goalie into position to stop the puck from being shot into your goal. If you are successful in stopping a shot at your goal, the goalie will control as if he were an offensive player. You can body check an opponent simply by running into them while on defense. If easy rules are on this will not result in a penalty, unless a fight starts, but on full rules you can be penalized for this. If a fight starts, pressing up or down and towards your opponent and button one will throw a punch at that part of their body. Likewise hitting the appropriate direction and button two will block a blow coming at you. Interestingly in this game only the player who loses the fight will be penalized and not the other player. Both penalties and infractions can be called on you if you are playing with full rules. The infractions result in a faceoff. These include offsides, whereas you cross to the opponent's side of the rink while on offense before the puck does, or if you pass the puck from one side of the rink to the other (the puck crosses two divider lines). Icing occurs when an offensive player shoots the puck at the goal from their side of the rink and it crosses the goal line. Penalties result in the loss of a player for two minutes. Checking or slashing an opposing player can result in a penalty, but not always. Losing a fight will always result in a penalty, regardless which rules you are using. // _______// Teams and Rosters \______/ Given that TV Sports Hockey lacks a professional or college endorsement, the teams offered feature nameless players designated only by letters. Each of the players have four characteristics (rated 5-15). Speed is their relative speed on the ice. Strength is their ability to effectively shoot and check opponents. Stick handling is their ability to keep control of the puck. Stamina is their ability to withstand assaults by your opponents. The breakdown on stats of each of the eight teams is as follows: _________ /Team USA \______________________________ | Player | A | B | C | G1 | G2 | |----------------|----|----|----|----|----| | Speed | 10 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | | Strength | 14 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | | Stick Handling | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | | Stamina | 11 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 15 | |________________|____|____|____|____|____| ____________ /Team Norway \___________________________ | Player | A | B | C | G1 | G2 | |----------------|----|----|----|----|----| | Speed | 15 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 8 | | Strength | 11 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 12 | | Stick Handling | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | | Stamina | 9 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |________________|____|____|____|____|____| ____________ /Team Poland \___________________________ | Player | A | B | C | G1 | G2 | |----------------|----|----|----|----|----| | Speed | 7 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | | Strength | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 14 | | Stick Handling | 11 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 10 | | Stamina | 15 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | |________________|____|____|____|____|____| ____________ /Team Sweden \___________________________ | Player | A | B | C | G1 | G2 | |----------------|----|----|----|----|----| | Speed | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | | Strength | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | | Stick Handling | 11 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | Stamina | 14 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | |________________|____|____|____|____|____| ____________ /Team Canada \___________________________ | Player | A | B | C | G1 | G2 | |----------------|----|----|----|----|----| | Speed | 15 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | | Strength | 10 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 12 | | Stick Handling | 12 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 14 | | Stamina | 8 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | |________________|____|____|____|____|____| _____________ /Team Finland \__________________________ | Player | A | B | C | G1 | G2 | |----------------|----|----|----|----|----| | Speed | 13 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | | Strength | 9 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 13 | | Stick Handling | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 9 | | Stamina | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 15 | |________________|____|____|____|____|____| __________ /Team USSR \_____________________________ | Player | A | B | C | G1 | G2 | |----------------|----|----|----|----|----| | Speed | 10 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 8 | | Strength | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | | Stick Handling | 6 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 13 | | Stamina | 14 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 15 | |________________|____|____|____|____|____| ___________ /Team Czech \____________________________ | Player | A | B | C | G1 | G2 | |----------------|----|----|----|----|----| | Speed | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 7 | | Strength | 14 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 15 | | Stick Handling | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | | Stamina | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |________________|____|____|____|____|____| // _______// Copyrights \______/ TV Sports Hockey is (c) NEC Technologies