<s>
is	O
a	O
1988	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
video	O
game	O
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ice	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
the	O
same	B-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
to	O
get	O
more	O
points	O
than	O
the	O
opposing	O
player	O
by	O
hitting	O
round	O
,	O
black	O
pucks	O
into	O
the	O
opposing	O
goal	O
with	O
a	O
hockey	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
play	O
and	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Ice	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
are	O
mostly	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
in	O
real	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arena	O
is	O
similarly	O
designed	O
to	O
a	O
real-world	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
's	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
lineup	O
is	O
Japan	O
(	O
JPN	O
)	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
(	O
USA	O
)	O
,	O
Czechoslovakia	O
(	O
TCH	O
)	O
,	O
Canada	O
(	O
CAN	O
)	O
,	O
Poland	O
(	O
POL	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
(	O
URS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ice	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
the	O
142nd	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
System	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
's	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Bozon	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
addictive	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
early	O
sports	O
titles	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
his	O
NES	O
as	O
often	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Thomas	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
commended	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
rare	O
NES	O
sports	O
games	O
that	O
's	O
almost	O
as	O
much	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
today	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hideki	O
Konno	O
,	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
direct	O
and	O
produce	O
classic	O
Nintendo	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
World	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Yoshi	I-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
