Blades of Steel Overview
Alt. Names:
Konamic Ice Hockey, コナミックアイスホッケー
Blades of Steel is a hockey arcade action game adapted from an arcade original. Its design focuses on immediate action rather than team management or statistical depth.
Matches support either a single player against the computer or direct competition between two human players. For solo play, options include a single game or a tournament mode. The referee enforces rules like icing and will intervene to stop fights if they last too long.
A distinctive feature is the occasional on-ice fight, which triggers a separate, close-up mini-game where players directly control the combatants. The loser of this exchange is sent to the penalty box. The presentation includes brief samples of digitized speech.
