<s>
NHL	B-Application
2001	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NHL	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
tenth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
NHL	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Hughson	O
remains	O
as	O
play-by-play	O
announcer	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Bill	O
Clement	O
joining	O
as	O
an	O
analyst	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
,	O
debuting	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
edition	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
NHL	O
game	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
also	O
to	O
include	O
Latvia	O
and	O
Ukraine	O
to	O
the	O
18	O
national	O
teams	O
first	O
featured	O
in	O
NHL	B-Application
98	I-Application
(	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
2001	I-Application
including	O
the	O
Swedish	O
and	O
Finnish	O
elite	O
leagues	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2001	O
,	O
titled	O
Elitserien	O
2001	O
(	O
SM-Liiga	O
2001	O
in	O
Finland	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emmett	O
Schkloven	O
of	O
X-Play	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
EA	O
has	O
spent	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
effort	O
making	O
NHL	B-Application
2001	I-Application
accessible	O
to	O
newcomers	O
and	O
non-hockey	O
fanatics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Preston	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
EA	O
's	O
first	O
NHL	O
effort	O
on	O
Playstation	B-Device
2	I-Device
 [ sic ] 	O
is	O
almost	O
as	O
deep	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
pretty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Clayton	O
Crooks	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
four-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Hockey	O
fans	O
are	O
sure	O
to	O
enjoy	O
NHL	B-Application
2001	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Grandstaff	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
four	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
than	O
its	O
PS2	B-Device
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
it	O
lacks	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
customizations	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
ugly	O
duckling	O
in	O
comparison	O
,	O
gamers	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
authentic	O
hockey	O
action	O
for	O
the	O
2000-2001	O
season	O
should	O
go	O
with	O
the	O
PS	O
version	O
--	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
own	O
a	O
PS2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Terry	O
Chung	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
three	O
stars	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
worthy	O
attempt	O
at	O
bringing	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
a	O
128-bit	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
minor	O
problems	O
that	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
worked	O
out	O
,	O
it	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
sent	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
minors	O
for	O
some	O
reconditioning	O
before	O
coming	O
back	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Krause	O
later	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
9.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
overall	O
and	O
the	O
innovative	O
new	O
features	O
put	O
it	O
yet	O
another	O
step	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
SSX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
annual	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
FIFA	B-Application
2001	I-Application
.	O
</s>
