NHL 2K9

Far more traditional, hockey fan friendly.

User Rating: 10 | NHL 2K9 X360

By Worsley7 | Review Date: September 18, 2008

Adequate stats, particularly on power play, penalty kill. Good statistical, compact print format. EA has ridiculous winning percentage and spread out statistics regarding NHL standings. 2K9 is more statistically friendly to the genuine hockey fan.2K9 could improve minor league, add Elite, German Leagues, Russian League, Finnish League, etc.
Individual scoring leaders have team names next to player's individual names. Can review boxscores on 2K9. EA has put out a massive advertising campaign, but, does not provide a genuine hockey playing experience. It appears that 2K9 is grossly underrated. With EA, we spend an entire season editing, changing, creating, both players and game play. EA desperately needs to introduce SLIDERS that are detailed and work. My advice would be to rent both games, and play hockey ! Again, with EA, we will spend an entire season correcting EA's player ratings, etc.

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