As in the real sport, the object of the game is to take control of the puck and shoot it into the other goal to score points.

Prior to developing Ice Hockey, Alan Miller worked at Atari where he made his first game for the company with Surround (1977).

Miller later said "I definitely wanted to put the opportunity to knock your opponent down, Ice Hockey was an improved version of Tennis.

[3] Ice Hockey was favorably reviewed in 1982 by Video magazine where it was described as "yet another example of Activision's innovative approach to programmable video-game software" and suggested along with Championship Soccer the game "proves that cleverly conceived sports simulations can work on the Atari VCS".

Due to the frustrations which can occur and the confusion involved in using two team members, this game straddles the fence on deciding about recommendation.