c- Main Menu

Explore the six game modes in NHL 24: Exhibition, Championship, Franchise, Skills, and Hockey Shop. Learn how to play and earn credits to unlock items.

This section will explain the six modes of gameplay on the main menu of the game.

Exhibition: Play a quick game and win credits to spend in the hockey shop. You'll choose sides (Home or Away), then choose teams and players to take on the ice.

Championship: Pick an NHL team, beat all the other NHL teams and take home the Stanley Cup. More than one player can play, so have your friends join your team and help you out. At the Join Championship Screen, move your controller into the Home or Away window, then press the A button to enter your name. Press the D-Pad Up, Down, Left, or Right to highlight a letter, then press the A button to select it. Repeat the process to type out the name of your choice. You'll then pick a team, and hit the ice.

Franchise: NHL Hitz 20-02 lets you use your created team of players to take on all of the NHL and Fantasy teams to win the coveted Midway Cup. If you've already created a team, you can select your team, jump on the ice and get the next scheduled game underway. To create a "New Team," go to the Customize Team Screen. (More info next section.)

Skills: Yes, that's right! You haven't seen Skill games in any other Hockey videogame. Well, now you have. NHL Hitz 20-02 includes a handful of Skill games to challenge your friends and polish your skills. First, press the D-pad Left or Right to select a saved User (if one exists). Next, D-pad Up or Down to select a game you want to play. A brief description of each game is displayed in the window to the right. You start at Level 1, but once you win all the Skills games on Level 1, you'll move up a level. As you move up, the difficulty increases.

Hockey Shop: When you play and win Exhibition or Championship games, you'll accumulate credits to use toward obtaining items at the Hockey Shop. You can accumulate credits by answering Trivia Questions correctly following each game (More info in later sections.) Your accumulated credits are displayed at the top of the screen. Highlight each category. then press the D-pad Left or Right to cycle items. The amount of credits needed for an item is displayed below as you cycle each item. Make sure you select Exit/Save to confirm any transactions and return to the Main Menu.