I haven't even gotten 3 games into the "Be a Pro" season, and I am already loving this game, I have the difficulty level set to a notch higher than usual for me, and then I toned down the settings (to make it as realistic as possible). After I adjusted the settings, I was blown away at how realistic this edition of the NHL game is. The game had tons of momentum swings, and the goals were actually believable. Every player move, in addition to the goalie saves, were realistic. No shot going 50 feet over the glass. This is definitely worth the $60 for the game, and I would go so far as to say this is worth the $200 to buy an Xbox 360 to play it on! So far I have scored 3 goals and gotten an assist, and all of the scoring plays that I have been involved in have been hard-fought, authentic NHL goal-type scoring.
Last years NHL game was a huge step forward, and for once EA has continued that forward trend with NHL 2009. While I have not played everything in great depth thus far, I have touched upon most of the game aspects to for... Read Full Review
*** NHL 09 *** THE GOOD -Very realistic hockey action -Solid controls -Excellent multiplayer -Be A Pro mode is addictive -Superb graphics and sound THE BAD -Online connection issues -Confusing menus ... Read Full Review
