GameSpy writes: "After playing last year's NHL outing from Electronic Arts, it's safe to say that we were wowed. Complete with stunning visuals, fantastic depth, and some of the best overall hockey we'd ever played in a videogame, it proved to be one of the best hockey titles to date. And now EA is upping the ante with the 2009 iteration. Using an assortment of new animations, new modes and a new skill stick feature, the next NHL title is shaping up to be something impressive."
Spiffy -
Great improvements to the skill stick; slick new animations; performance tracker is a great new feature.
Iffy -
We still don't know much about the online features.
Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "With all this hockey hype in the air, we figured, what better time to look back at the best hockey video games to ever hit the ice."
That dude know nothing about nhl lol
To put Wayne Gretzky it a insult
He forgot blade of steel on nes
Nhl 94 is the #1
Nhl 2019 is terrible
Go play soccer game kid
Mark from GamersFTW asks what's the worst experience you've had playing video games?
Brings back memories of uni days :) Did once punch a wall I got so frustrated. Was either that or destroy a controller. Fortunately I didn't break anything, but unfortunately it was a solid brick wall and my knuckles hurt like s*** afterwards!
Everyone has felt a little bit furious when they were hit by a blue shell in Mario Kart.
Never injured myself but I do remember crying once because the video game character wouldnt do what I wanted it too... Arrrgghhh the frustration!
I actually threw a controller at my brother once for constantly button bashing and not giving me a chance to fight back during a Tekken match. God I was such a bad loser.
Mario Kart is a big culprit. Never thrown anything in anger, but caused massive arguments between my best friend and I. I also hurt myself spinning around on a computer chair in victory and falling backwards.
Natalya in Goldeneye I never wanted to hurt someone so much.
And for pure, unbridled fury... CALL OF DUTY being verbally abused by 11 year olds is not my idea of gaming bliss.
Can't remember how many times I did things like set up remote mines, used rocket launcher, grenade launcher, etc in elaborate ways to kill Natalya. Oh the frustration of that woman!! Lol
Protecting Natalya in the control room is one of my first memories of gamer rage. I don't know how many times I attempted that level before I finally beat it >_>
I threw my N64 controller and almost broke the analogue stick. It never quite worked the same since! lol
am not a fan of sports. Growing up as a “hardcore” gamer, sports never really appealed to me, especially watching them. While I understand the rules and regulations of a large majority of sports, they just don’t have the same draw to me as they do to others. Why would I freak out about the achievements of other people? So when it comes to playing a game based on activities that I don’t really watch? No thank you. Why write an article about a sports game that is five years old? Because, this small game has lead to me to becoming a screaming fanatic, if only for a short while.
Why's the display image Saku Koivu? The cover boy for this year is Dion Phaneuf.