<s>
NHL	B-Application
21	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Vancouver	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
30th	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
NHL	O
game	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
career	O
mode	O
for	O
NHL	B-Application
21	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Be	O
a	O
Pro	O
"	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
expanded	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
interactive	O
and	O
cinematic	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
only	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
through	O
forward	O
compatibility	O
once	O
those	O
consoles	O
are	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
reveal	O
trailer	O
was	O
premiered	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
revealed	O
its	O
global	O
cover	O
athlete	O
,	O
Washington	O
Capitals	O
forward	O
Alexander	O
Ovechkin	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
NHL	B-Application
07	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
worldwide	O
release	O
,	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
members	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
free	O
10-hour	O
long	O
trial	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
starting	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
21	I-Application
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
21	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6.0/10	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
NHL	B-Application
21	I-Application
is	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
when	O
I	O
'm	O
playing	O
the	O
wacky	O
modes	O
in	O
World	O
of	O
Chel	O
or	O
the	O
new	O
HUT	O
Rush	O
where	O
I	O
can	O
just	O
go	O
end-to-end	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
skill	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
it	O
7.5/10	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
looks	O
and	O
performs	O
well	O
but	O
does	O
n't	O
add	O
anything	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
summarizing	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
now	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
21	I-Application
gets	O
the	O
job	O
done	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
fancier	O
,	O
flashier	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
