As sports franchises go, EA Sports' NHL franchise has long been one of the best out there for any sport, offering great gameplay and a bevy of ever-increasing features. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the most recent entry to the long-running hockey series, NHL 09, ups the ante with some great new features that help put you in the game as never before.
The biggest new factor in NHL 09's formula is the Be A Pro mode. While this mode is omnipresent in most of EA Sports' most recent franchise titles, it really comes onto its own in NHL 09. The Be A Pro mode essentially allows you to take control of one hockey player and build them up from playing in the minor leagues to professional stardom.
Gameplay 9
Graphics 8.5
Sound 8.5
Difficulty Medium
Concept 9
Multiplayer 9.5
Overall 9.0
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.
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.