Not much positive to say about this game except ... finally there is hockey on the Wii. The controls are horrible and can not be customized. You have to use the motion controls with the Wii Remote in the game. Face offs are very difficult to get down, and the use the same motion as a shot so I find that most of the time when I win one, the player automatically takes a shot from wherever he is. Shooting requires shaking the Wii remote, and checking requires shaking the nun chuck. Why can't they just use a button for check, would be much easier. There is no online game play at all, because they "waned to focus on getting the controls down." Thanks a lot for that 2K. The graphics are sub par, similar to the last hockey game I owned, NHL 2002 on the original XBOX. Also, there is a bug where it has trouble auto saving. I have seen a lot of complaints about this one on message boards. If you only have a Wii and really need a hockey game, buy it. Otherwise, wait till next year when EA does it right.
This game may just be one of the most Underappreciated game ever, why would people think that this game is bad, I love this game so much sure the graphics are not the best, but this games gameplay is so great, I love how... Read Full Review
Last fall I was looking at the Wikipedia list of NHL 2K games and was, like many others, extremely excited that 2K9 would be on Wii. For months I was hyped about it and couldn't wait for September 9th. Unfortunatly when ... Read Full Review
