▁Console ▁service ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁ar cade ▁version ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁on ▁Microsoft ' s ▁Game ▁Room ▁service ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁players ▁can ▁select ▁either ▁" Ex hib ition " ▁or ▁" T ourn ament " ▁matches . ▁An ▁exhibition ▁match ▁is ▁just ▁one ▁game ▁played ▁against ▁either ▁the ▁computer ▁or ▁another ▁player . ▁Tournament ▁matches ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁N HL ▁play offs . ▁It ▁starts ▁out ▁as ▁one ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁player ' s ▁choice ▁going ▁against ▁other ▁teams ▁in ▁a ▁play off ▁style ▁tournament . ▁The ▁team ▁that ▁is ▁successful ▁in ▁be ating ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁teams ▁is ▁awarded ▁the ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Fight ing ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁initi ated ▁whenever ▁two ▁players ▁b ump ▁into ▁each ▁other ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁without ▁hitting ▁another ▁player . ▁The ▁two ▁players ▁will ▁stop ▁sk ating ▁and ▁eng age ▁in ▁pre - f ight ▁confront ation ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁exchange ▁p unch es ▁if ▁they ▁choose . ▁If ▁a ▁player ▁rapidly ▁p unch es ▁their ▁oppon ent ▁during ▁the ▁pre - f ight , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁chance ▁they ▁will ▁knock ▁their ▁oppon ent ▁down ▁and ▁neither ▁player ▁suff ers ▁a ▁penalty . ▁If ▁mut ual ▁p unch es ▁are ▁thrown ▁during ▁the ▁pre - f ight ▁sequence , ▁then ▁a ▁voice ▁y ells