<s>
NHL	B-Application
2K9	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
sports	O
video	O
game	O
made	O
by	O
2K	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
NHL	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
sixes	O
,	O
one	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
six	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
;	O
and	O
three	O
fives	O
and	O
one	O
six	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
