Innovative controls can't save this one.

User Rating: 6.5 | NHL 2K9 WII
Shot and Quick here: 2K's first Wii offering gives us an innovative control scheme, but unfortunately gives us dated graphics and sound to put a big buzz kill on it. While the Wii may not be the graphics powerhouse like the 360, I would still expect something on par with say, 2k5? Gameplay can usually overcome graphics, but when you add it the tin can audio, its too much. Now for the positive. The Wii control scheme is something I hope they stick with and fine tune for next years release. The idea of using the screen to point at your players and pass seemed odd and unusable to me, but after trying it, I must say it works rather well. The shot taking with the wii-mote takes a little getting used to, but is also pretty fun when you get the hang of it. In all this might be a worthy competitor (if the price point was a little lower) if not for the major step backwards you have to take in gfx and sound.