So it may not surprise anyone that my favorite hockey video game is NHL Hitz 2003. For whatever reason, if it isn’t for everyone, there’s a good chance it might be for me. And of course, hockey is my favorite sport. Catch me on the right day and I’ll argue that Dollhouse was better than both Buffy and Firefly. I’ll tell anyone who will listen that the best rock record is a science-fiction punk album called Death By Television. I’ve always been a sucker for the cult classic. Some refer to it as “NHL Hitz 20-03,” but for the sake of simplicity, we’ll drop the hyphen. Enjoy a fun take from Tony Abbott ( on the very fun Midway title NHL Hitz 2003. For the first time in this series, PHT invites a guest contributor. ![]() ![]() The game features updated rosters for every team as of June 2013, play-play commentary names for every player, updated arena textures for all NHL teams, updated rink ads, updated national teams, graphic updates and more.Every week, PHT will remember a hockey video game (or games). ![]() Version 1.0 was released in early 2013 and now 2.0 is available to download absolutely free. Thankfully, passion for the series never died and there has been an ongoing project to continue the franchise in a series of fan-released games. Three Hitz were released for PS2/Gamecube/Xbox, including Hitz 2002, Hitz 2003 and Hitz Pro before its untimely demise in late 2003. Those of you around in the early aughts (on a side note: it’s depressing in a “I’m getting old” way that the era is starting to become nostalgic) may remember a series of NHL games from Midway called “NHL Hitz.” A spin-off from Midway’s super-popular NFL Blitz series, Hitz featured fast-paced hockey in an arcade style with a focus on hits and entertaining gameplay rather than the realism of EA’s NHL series.
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