NHL10 – The Next Generation of Hockey
EA’s and 2K’s friendly competition generated a huge amount of quality, craftsmanship and creativity in the sports gaming genre, showing more evidence nowhere else than the virtual ice hockey rink. This year, each company integrated a different approach with their videogames – EA added first-person fighting and Board Play while 2K integrated stumble shots and regular season online integration. It’s clear however that the development team behind EA’s NHL10 love hockey, as seen in their previous products year in and year out.
If you’re still hesitant about picking NHL10, let me tell you a few things about what to expect from this game. NHL10 has extra goalie animations and an improved passing system, not to mention the first-person fighting and board play. You can even go straight to the Stanley Cup playoffs, but the general justification to purchase NHL10 lies in the board play feature.
In a real game, a defender can try to stop an offensive rush by nailing down the offensive player against the boards. The board play feature adds that sensitivity to the flow of the game; players take a good change of pace from regular 60-minute across the rink. The board play feature was something the players never felt they were missing until it was added to NHL10 EA. The board play feature gives defensive players the opportunity to stop an offensive attack in the area and give more options on offense to play the puck behind the net.
Another new gameplay addition is called the Game Styles, which garners its debut this year and should not be confused with the difficulty game options. The options CASUAL, DEFAULT, NORMAL and HARDCORE add a different feel and speed of the game, just like messing with the body weight of the ice. Players are slower and harder to pucks with the HARDCORE settings, while the CASUAL settings feel like an arcade game where the pucks are magnetized to the stick and gives out easier passes.
Be a Pro or Be a GM, together with the 6 on 6 online play are just some of the recurring features NHL10. While EA could do a little more on the presentation department, NHL10 team’s introductions and the play-by-play will be left unchanged on seemingly everything.
If NHL fans thought NHL09 was a blast, then they’ll love NHL10. NHL10 gives both hardcore hockey fan and the uninitiated hockey newbie the ultimate near-authentic hockey experience on the ice. This is a game worth picking up for your Xbox360.
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