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Simple buttononly control option will please retro hockey gamers, Challenging, if not particularly smart or realistic, Lagfree multiplayer with plenty of game options and frills.
Very few advancements over last years game, AI issues and some cheap scoring, Visuals are in need of a serious overhaul, Playbyplay commentary is repetitive and the soundtrack spectacularly grating.
AI issues and the lack of any significant new features have NHL 2K9 skating backward this year. ...
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Published: 2008-09-12, Author: Dan , review by: gamespy.com
Glossy visuals and plug n play controls make for a dose of instant fun.
Series has been in rehash mode since 2K7. Needs a new dose of innovation.
EAs NHL series filled many fans college years, our own included, with dorm-room rivalries, notebook style stat-tracking and more than one broken controller. We werent huge hockey fans, but learned the sport merely through exposure to the cyber-playe...
Abstract: At first, NHL 2K9 feels downright exhilarating. It offers oodles of monster hits, plenty of opportunities for tape-to-tape highlight-reel goals, and a ridiculous allotment of the plays that make hockey exciting -- stuff like offensive-zone turnovers an...
Abstract: When it comes to hockey titles, only one has ruled the ice for quite some time in the battle between 2K’s and EA’s NHL experience. While the 2K series hasn’t been as popular amongst NHL fans in years, it has developed a solid following amongst those se...
