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NHL 06

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NHL 06
NHL 06 cover
Developers
EA Canada
Publishers
EA Sports
Re-release Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows September 6, 2005
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Direct control, Multiple select
Genres Sports
Sports Hockey
Themes Contemporary
Series NHL
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NHL 06 on Wikipedia
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Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

NHL 06 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view sports game in the NHL series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc v3 DRM[Note 1].
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
A free demo version is available from GamePressure.

Essential improvements

The latest official patch is Patch 3, available from GamePressure: North American version | European version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Widescreen resolution

Adding widescreen aspect ratio via hex editing
  1. Open nhl06.exe in a hex editor.
  2. Search for AA 3F 8B CF E8 87 3B 12 00.
  3. Replace AA 3F with:
  • E3 3F for 16:9
  • 40 18 for 21:9 (3440x1440)

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
All music is licensed (various artists).

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English


Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
Versus
LAN play
Versus
Online play
Versus
Official servers have been shut down.

Connection types

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.7 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS / Ultra / 3 series (MX not supported)
ATI Radeon 7500 / 8500
32 MB
64 MB (ATI Radeon 7500 only) of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]

References