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The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen said it was "One of the rare 'extreme' sports parodies that offers as much depth as laughs."[12]
The D-Pad Destroyer of GamePro said of the game in one review, "It may not be pretty, but it gets the job done. Rock the Rink is a fast and nasty hockey slam that should satisfy gamers who just want to hit and score. Simply put, Rock the Rink rocks."[16][c] In another, however, Air Hendrix said that the game "definitely won't attract the huge audience that Blitz did, but it's an enjoyable frantic take on hockey. If you're a fan of Midway's Open Ice series, RTR is gonna blow you away. If not, the game's less-than-mainstream appeal means you should rent before buying."[17][d]
Notes
^Four critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 8.5/10, 6/10, 6.5/10, and 7/10.
^In GameFan's viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it 57, and the other 63.
^GamePro gave the game 3.5/5 for graphics, and three 4.5/5 scores for sound, control, and fun factor in one review.
^GamePro gave the game 3/5 for graphics, 5/5 for sound, 4/5 for control, and 3.5/5 for fun factor in another review.
^Young, Jeffrey Adam (March 22, 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Chau, Anthony "Dangohead" (May 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 5. Shinno Media. p. 78. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^Air Hendrix (May 2000). "Rock the Rink Rattles the Rink"(PDF). GamePro. No. 140. IDG. p. 116. Archived(PDF) from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.