Elitserien 96 yɛ saa hockey agodie a edi kan a ɔkwan bi so no ɛde nnadewa a ɛyɛ basabasa a ɛwɔ agumadi no mu no mu biako ɛmfa ho sɛ piksel ahorow a ɛyɛ chunky no yɛ no. Wopaw wo kuw no —Swedish League nkutoo, ɛda adi sɛ —na wɔ sikɔne kakraa bi mu no worebɔ agodifo akɔ board ahorow no mu anaasɛ worebɔ wo ho apete wɔ pucks a ɛyɛ loose ho. Nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no yɛ awufo a ɛyɛ mmerɛw (pass, shoot, check), nanso puck physics no te nka sɛ ɛyɛ nwonwa sɛ ɛyɛ nokware ma Genesis agoru bi —ɛbɔ nnua ne skate wɔ akwan a wontumi nhu so.

Nkonimdi yɛ ntɛmntɛm, ɛyɛ basabasa, na ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɛyɛ serew. Ebia wo defenseman no bɛto n’ankasa nan ase abɔ mmɔden sɛ obegyae breakaway, anaasɛ slap shot bɛma ricochet afi players baasa so ansa na suverling akɔ asau no mu. Nnipadɔm sprites no titiriw yɛ blobs a ne kɔla yɛ kɔkɔɔ ara kwa, nanso ɛda so ara yɛ wuram bere a wɔabɔ bɔɔl awie no. Ɛnyɛ NHL 94, nanso sɛ wowɔ saa rough-around-the-edges 90s sports vibe no mu a, eyi de, woanya charm. Kɛkɛ a, nhwɛ kwan sɛ wobenya deep franchise mode —eyi yɛ arcade hockey kronkron.