▁face off ▁in ▁the ▁li able ▁team ' s ▁zone . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Bl ades ▁of ▁Ste el ▁has ▁been ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁critics . ▁All game ▁editor ▁Sky ler ▁Miller ▁described ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁enjoy able ▁sports ▁games ▁of ▁its ▁era ". ▁Electron ic ▁G aming ▁Month ly ▁opt ed ▁to ▁exclude ▁it ▁from ▁their ▁" 1 0 0 ▁Best ▁Games ▁of ▁All ▁Time " ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Ice ▁Hockey , ▁explaining ▁that ▁" We ▁realize ▁Bl ades ▁of ▁Ste el ▁was ▁an ▁excellent ▁game ▁for ▁its ▁time , ▁with ▁far ▁better ▁graphics ▁than ▁Ice ▁Hockey . ▁But ▁the ▁fact ▁is , ▁if ▁you ▁had ▁to ▁pick ▁between ▁these ▁two ▁games ▁today , ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁is ▁clearly ▁more ▁fun . ▁For ▁she er ▁real ism ▁we ▁can ▁turn ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁newer ▁N HL ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 2 - Bit ▁systems ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁Hockey wood ▁Video ▁Game ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁Official ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁Hockey wood ▁Video ▁Game ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁Bl ades ▁of ▁Ste el ▁P AL - A ▁on ▁N ES - WI K I ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 7 ▁video ▁games ▁Category : Am iga ▁games ▁Category : Ar cade ▁games ▁Category : Com mod ore ▁ 6 4 ▁games ▁Category : D OS ▁games ▁Category : Game ▁Boy ▁games ▁Category : F am ic om ▁Disk ▁System ▁games ▁Category : I ce ▁hockey ▁video