Game entry

Blades of Steel

1987 · Sports · Arcade · Konami

GameForever voters place Blades of Steel no. 3,917 in the world ranking, with 1,414 ELO points and 52% of wins across 61 duels settled. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 18 out of 27 (1987).

World rank

no. 3,917 =

ELO score

1,414

Wins

52%

Duels played

61

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About Blades of Steel

From the opening Face-Off it's six on six pro-style hockey at its best. Their are eight teams for you to captain: Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton, Minnesota, Toronto and Chicago. You can challenge a friend, or take on a multi-talented computer squad. You can also choose from three difficulty levels - Junior, College and Pro.
Throughout the game, you'll constantly be tested by every intense element of championship hockey, from Penalty and Overtime Scenes to Knockout Smash-Hit Fight Scenes. Speed, strength, quickness and instinct are talents you must possess if you plan to prevail, especially when the anger flares, gloves come off and fists start flying.

It's hard hitting action at its toughest. And you'll soon learn that in this league nothing's ever given to you, and before you can reach your goals - you have to score them. You've gotta master the artful skill of a finesse player and the bone crushing brutality of an enforcer. You'd better be versatile as well, because you must skillfully control your forwards, centers, defensemen and even the goalie, who'll defend the net against unrelenting Power Plays (which will occur if you lose a fight and have your battered carcass banned to the Penalty Box).

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,414 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against SSX on Tour 50% 2 duels played · 92 points behind
against Windjammers 50% 2 duels played · 66 points behind
against FIFA 15 50% 2 duels played · 79 points ahead
against FIFA International Soccer 50% 2 duels played · 54 points ahead
against Tony Hawk's Underground 0% One duel played · 257 points behind

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The standing

Where Blades of Steel ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Blades of Steel stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 18 out of 27 (1987).

Where Blades of Steel ranks
Ranking	Position	Games competing
World ranking	3,917	5,110
Sports	107	203
1980s	109	154
1987	18	27

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