Backyard Hockey

by Atari

Product Features

• You can play for(or against) all 30 NHL teams -- form a team from 30 Backyard Kids and 10 pro players
• Play fast-paced 3-on-3 hockey games in six different rinks
• Play all kinds of game modes, from quick games to exhibition matches to a whole season
• Track player & team stats, and save multiple custom players and improve their skills over time!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009M983
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 5.2 x 1 inches ; 1.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 7, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,897 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Skate, shoot and score with the Backyard Kids and kid versions of the hottest NHL pros! You can control all of the action in this hockey favorite, now available on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance system for the first time. Build your own talented team, choose an awesome rink and zoom down the ice! With zany power-ups and that one-of-a-kind Backyard Sports excitement, Backyard Hockey provides fun, speedy, end-to-end action -- now that it’s on the Game Boy Advance system, you can hit the game-winning slapshot anywhere!

Game Features:

• 30 Backyard Kids and 10 kid versions of NHL pros, including Joe Thornton, Mike Modano, Brian Leetch, Curtis Joseph, Jaromir Jagr, Steve Yzerman, Martin Brodeur, Joe Sakic, Paul Kariya and Jarome Iginla
• All 30 National Hockey League teams
• Options for choosing players, rinks, line changes and more
• Action for a single game or an entire Backyard season
• Full stats for players and teams in Season Play mode

Product Description

In Backyard Hockey, you get to strap on your skates and helmet and play with NHL pros -- only now they're your size!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hockey Fans, This One is for You, December 9, 2003

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"jjsaluki" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Backyard Hockey (Video Game)

My favorite GBA sports game ever.

I am a hockey fan so I appreciated all of the game elements that Atari included: Off-sides, line changes, 2 line passes, penalty box. I love being able to set my lines and change them as I play and not just between periods.

I can't say enough about the game play. They got it just right. 3 player and a goalie play for each side barring penalties. The contols are intuitive and you have room to pass it around for better shots or power it up for a big slap shot.

They could have made the AI more challenging for single player, and the NHL players that they included aren't all of my favorites, but neither of these problems should hold you back if you are a hockey fan and a fan of good game play.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars focused too much on graphics, October 20, 2006

A Kid's Review

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Backyard Hockey (Video Game)

i really thought that the graphics on this game were cool, but the actual game play need some work. I played this game for like 5 minutes and I was already bored. I am a huge hockey fan so I was hoping for a little better game play even for a GBA game. But Im 12 so this game was really boring but for my 7 year old brother it was the best game in the world.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just as good as the rest of the Backyard Products, April 26, 2004

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"tpgood" (CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Backyard Hockey (Video Game)

My son got the GBA Backyard Baseball as a gift and loved it. They already had soccer, baseball and football for the PC, so I never thought to get it for the gameboy. They recently got GBA Hockey and love it. We are going to buy a second one so they can link and play against one another.

The backyard games are all terrific and the kids have not lost interest in over a year!!!!