
A player from the losing team is knocked out of commission – literally convulsing on the ice and bleeding out for the duration of the “penalty” – which puts the winning squad on a power play. All players get involved, and the last person standing wins the fight. If you continue to repeatedly and aggressively check the same opposing player, you may trigger a team-wide brawl. But you may find that it’s difficult to trick the goalie - the goaltending AI is tough, blocking shots even as players gang up for multiple rebounds - so when you get the puck past him, it feels great Many of the old ’90s strategies still work against the computer team, like getting them to follow you behind the net so you can put together an easy pass back around to the front. There is fighting, however, which is another way the game lives up to the blood in the title. The rink doesn’t even have a penalty box! This is arcade hockey, not simulation hockey. There’s no offsides, no high sticking, nothing. “Super Blood Hockey” keeps things fast by entirely ignoring penalties. There’s no Instant Replay feature, but there ought to be. But you may find that it’s difficult to trick the goalie – the goaltending AI is tough, blocking shots even as players gang up for multiple rebounds – so when you get the puck past him, it feels great.
