Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

Publisher 2: XSN Sports

Developer: Microsoft Game Studios

Category: Sports

Release Dates

N Amer - 11/20/2003

Official Game Website

NHL Rivals 2004 News & Interviews

Microsoft Announces the Eight Finalists for the $25,000 XSN Sports World Championship
02/05/2004
Shaquille O’Neal and Antoine Walker will help Crown the World’s Greatest Online Sports Gamer

Microsoft Announces the $25,000 XSN Sports World Championship
12/18/2003
Registration Now Available at http://www.xsnsports.com/xswc/

GZ Interview: XSN Sports’ Ben Arndt Takes Players on a Tour of the Online Gaming Service
12/15/2003
“We wanted to offer sports gamers something they’ve been craving, but have never been able to experience”

Microsoft Announces the $25,000 XSN Sports World Championship
12/09/2003
Xbox Live and XSN Sports Will Crown the World’s Greatest Online Sports Gamer

Gigabeat Records Announces the NHL Rivals™ 2004 Soundtrack Music from the Xbox video game
11/24/2003
The First in the XSN Sports Soundtrack Series

XSN Sports Revolution Hits its Stride
11/20/2003
Xbox Fans Now Can Tee, Smash, Shred, Skate, and Hoop It Up Online

"NHL Rivals 2004" Takes the Ice
11/20/2003
Microsoft’s Inaugural Hockey Game Hits Store Shelves as Newest XSN Sports™ Title

Prepare to Take the Ice! NHL Rivals 2004 Goes Gold
11/13/2003
Sharpen those skates! Microsoft Game Studios today announced that NHL Rivals 2004, the first hockey title made exclusively for the XSN Sports brand, has gone gold.

NHL Rivals 2004 Videos available
10/24/2003
Microsoft releases trailers for upcoming hockey title

Microsoft's XSN Sports Brand Grows to Include "RalliSport Challenge 2"
09/16/2003
First Racing Title Under XSN Sports Brand Features Amazing Online Capabilities

XSN Sports Immerses Fans in the World of Online Gaming
08/04/2003
Fire up the grill!  Crack a brew!  Throw some polish sausages on the BBQ!  It’s time to tailgate… around the Xbox?  XSN Sports from Microsoft thinks gamers will.

Microsoft Announces NHL Rivals 2004
04/10/2003
Microsoft Game Studios announced today its first hockey title for the Xbox video game system, "NHL Rivals 2004." The game is scheduled to “go top shelf” in stores this fall.

ESRB Rating

Everyone
Violence

NHL Rivals 2004 Ratings

8.2

GZ Rating

NHL Rivals has a terrific passing system, and solid graphics but sometimes the pass fails to connect

Full NHL Rivals 2004 Review

Avg. Web Rating

6.9

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