NHL 2K9 is the first in the series to hit the Wii, that's all the positive things I have to say about this game. The graphics are not that great and there are weird camrea angles everywhere. Another thing is the weird control scheme, you have to point at the spot that you want to pass to which is annoying and it takes to long to do it so your often going to lose the puck from a pokecheck. They call it "Precision Passing", but that's only if you have enough time to pull it off. And it's confusing how to slap-shot now, you have to hold down B and swing the wiimote without letting go of B. If you do let go you will do a fake slapshot but if your used to other versions, like me, you end getting that confused with a real slapshot. Another thing is the confusing Main Menu, when select main menu, it just shows the main menu while it is paused... I call that laziness with the game (I had my suspicions when the game loaded and it immideatly took me to the Play now mode... It's definetly not worth the buy because of mediocre graphics, confusing control scheme and confusing main menu.
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 of... Read Full Review
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
