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Developer(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
Publisher(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
Platform(s) | DOS |
Release | October 1992 [1] |
Genre(s) | Sports ( ice hockey) |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Wayne Gretzky Hockey 3 is a 1992 ice hockey-themed sports game developed and published by Bethesda Softworks.
The game offers a 3/4 view of the players. [2] [3] [4] [5]
A package containing the game and Hockey League Simulator 2 was released in August 1993. [6] In addition to both games, the package includes a photo of Wayne Gretzky himself. [6]
Publication | Score |
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Pelit | 92/100 [3] [7] |
PC Player | 65/100 [8] |
Power Play Magazine | 92/100" [9] |
PC Zone | 69/100 [10] |
PC Joker | 78% [11] |
Game Players | 4.5/5 [12] |
PC Player rated the game a 65 of 100 stating that "Occasional sports players should also be warned about the third Wayne Gretzky program. The ice hustle and bustle seems a bit too hectic and tiring if you don't really want to “get used to it”. Ice hockey fans who can delight in features such as the line-up editor are offered the currently most competent simulation of this sport on PCs" [8]
Power Play magazine rated the game a 92 of 100 stating that "Wayne Gretzky Hockey 3 is without a doubt the best ice hockey simulation for PC. Like its predecessors, the game correctly adheres to the ice hockey rules and offers fans a realistic simulation of their favorite sport. Thanks to a flood of options, both beginners and ice hockey veterans will have a lot of fun with it. For example, the speed can be regulated continuously or the referee declared a blind hen. Graphically, Wayne Gretzky Hockey 3 shines in previously unfamiliar VGA splendor. The new 3-D perspective in particular is beautifully drawn. The players are very nicely animated, but without a fast computer they run across the ice with chills. Music and sound effects have also increased tremendously in quality and quantity compared to their predecessors." [9]
The game was regarded by Christopher Weaver in 1997 as one of the most popular Bethesda Softworks titles along with The Terminator 2029 and the Elder Scrolls series. [13]