<s>
NHL	B-Application
Hitz	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	O
hockey	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
NHL	O
Hitz	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
Hitz	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
had	O
the	O
IIHF	O
license	O
,	O
enabling	O
it	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
jerseys	O
of	O
the	O
Olympic	O
hockey	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
Hitz	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
features	O
NHL-style	O
gameplay	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
arcade-like	O
features	O
pop	O
up	O
from	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
far	O
more	O
realistic	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
changes	O
to	O
Hitz	O
Pro	O
are	O
5-on-5	O
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
3-on-3	O
action	O
seen	O
in	O
NHL	B-Application
Hitz	I-Application
2002	I-Application
and	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
less	O
exaggerated	O
player	O
appearances	O
and	O
wrap	O
arounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
Hitz	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
