This game is fantastic. I have played almost every rendition of EA Sports NHL and this is a much more realistic Hockey Game. Not for everyone as EA Sports makes an exciting game. This is slower like real hockey, but you can turn up the Sliders to make the game more fast paced. My BIG PROBLEMS with the game: 1) When I look at my Injury report, the game sometimes FREEZES. TWICE I have lost the games I played after looking at the injury report before saving my Franchise. WTF???!!! 2) XBOX is a big boy toy. I want WIDESCREEN! I have EA NCAA Football 2004 and it is Widescreen. Allows for a larger viewing area. Give me Widescreen. Other than that, great game.
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