<s>
NHL	B-Application
16	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
separate	O
release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
titled	O
NHL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
game	O
presentation	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
NBC	O
Sports	O
Network	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
16	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
EA	O
Sports	O
 '	O
advanced	O
Ignite	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
features	O
many	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
player	O
and	O
pursuing	O
a	O
career	O
in	O
the	O
NHL	O
and	O
one	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
manager	O
of	O
any	O
NHL	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fan-favorite	O
EA	O
Sports	O
Hockey	O
League	O
(	O
EASHL	O
)	O
mode	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
co-operative	O
play	O
mode	O
,	O
also	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
being	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
15	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
16	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
was	O
declared	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
NHL	B-Application
15	I-Application
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
16	I-Application
contains	O
several	O
game	O
modes	O
;	O
"	O
Be	O
a	O
GM	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
general	O
manager	O
of	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
,	O
"	O
Be	O
a	O
Pro	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
player	O
and	O
progresses	O
his	O
career	O
,	O
Hockey	O
Ultimate	O
Team	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
collects	O
cards	O
of	O
real-life	O
players	O
,	O
build	O
a	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
take	O
on	O
either	O
players	O
online	O
or	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
EASHL	O
returns	O
after	O
being	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
15	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
for	O
the	O
EASHL	O
mode	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
NHL	B-Application
15	I-Application
owners	O
from	O
July	O
30	O
to	O
August	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
16	I-Application
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
cover	O
vote	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
's	O
iteration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
Kane	O
's	O
second	O
appearance	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
following	O
NHL	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
but	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
EA	O
Sports	O
announced	O
that	O
Kane	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
fact	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
police	O
investigation	O
over	O
a	O
sexual	O
assault	O
allegation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
15	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
based	O
on	O
NHL	B-Application
14	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NHL	B-Application
94	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Mode	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
16	I-Application
launched	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
a	O
standard	O
edition	O
and	O
a	O
deluxe	O
set	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
bonus	O
content	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Hockey	O
Ultimate	O
Team	O
game	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
launched	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
NHL	B-Application
16	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
standard	O
edition	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Canada	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
bundle	O
launched	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
packaging	O
both	O
a	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
16	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
16	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
received	O
much	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
15	I-Application
,	O
which	O
received	O
more	O
mixed	O
and	O
average	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
a	O
79.67	O
%	O
rating	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
23	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
holds	O
an	O
82.23	O
%	O
rating	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
15	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
a	O
78/100	O
rating	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
28	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
holds	O
an	O
80/100	O
rating	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
18	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
felt	O
that	O
NHL	B-Application
16	I-Application
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
NHL	B-Application
15	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
complimented	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
16s	I-Application
game	O
modes	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
On-Ice	O
Trainer	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
believes	O
would	O
help	O
brand	O
new	O
players	O
and	O
would	O
work	O
very	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Be	O
A	O
Pro	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
Matt	O
Bertz	O
wrote	O
that	O
EA	O
Sports	O
are	O
heading	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
with	O
NHL	B-Application
16	I-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
failed	O
to	O
bring	O
any	O
"	O
game-breaking	O
quality	O
"	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bertz	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
improved	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
for	O
opposing	O
teams	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
NHL	O
on	O
NBC	O
game	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
