I own both hockey games.

User Rating: 9.8 | NHL 2K7 X360
By monkeeman07 | Review Date:
This year is a treat for hockey gamers. The 2 major companies, EA and 2k, released 2 very solid hockey games. I purchased both games on the day of their release, 2k7 first, and then 07 later in the day. I played a game of 2k7, and i enjoyed it very much, but i had to rush to class, so i didn't get to experiment too much. After i purchased it, the first few weeks of my hockey gaming went to NHL 07. it is a good experience, but the game just lacks replay value. every game ends up the same. after i got bored with that, i popped 2k7 back in, and i wondered how i could have left it sitting around for so long. the game is deeper than the marianas trench. the number of modes are reason enough to look at this over 07. franchise is great, party mode is fun, and the game play itself is perfect. the flow of the game is so spot on. my main beef with NHL 07 is it's lack of fluidity. the flow of the game is pretty sketchy at times, and it really ruins the experience. 2k7 on the other hand just flows like niagra. the animations flow from one right into the next with no skipping. the difficulty of the game is just right as well. you won't be winning games with outrageous scores on the higher difficulties, and you might even lose a few. the lame goals for the AI have been all but eliminated, and the exploits from past years are pretty much gone as well.

I had never been one for fantasy drafts, and i never really played around with them, but after playing around with it in this game, i realized just how much depth it can add to a game. you can setup a team that is filled with players that you would never expect to play with. this also evens out the teams throughout the league, and makes the games even tougher.

Overall this game is just a better experiance than nhl 07. it has a very long life with all of it's features. Now don't get me wrong, NHL 07 is still very good, and it is definatly worth a rental at the least, but if you had to pick one game, i would personally suggest nhl 2k7.

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