Honestly, as much as I enjoy playing this game from time to time, it's really quite bad. The graphics and cuts are really just not up to par with other games. A lot of the actual game play is flawed. Even when I use my wired controller, I find myself saying "well, that's not what I meant to do." It's not a very responsive game, and there are some problems with the AI, but I mean, if you're just looking for brainless hockey fun, then it's cool. I also wish that the song that played when you first start a game would change. I'm really sick of that avenged sevenfold song by now. Simply put, it's not on a "madden" level, by that i mean that madden does football right, and nhl 2006 is still getting there.
I love NHL 05...i mean 06. so little has changed since last year that i thought i was playing 05 alot of the time, which to me is not a bad thing. Though its gameplay is not as good as 2k6s is, it is still enjoyable. Th... Read Full Review
Gameplay: 7 Why: NHL games have been around for a long time. Having said that, you'd think by now companies could come out with a game that is true to hockey, in realism and design. Unfortunately, since the gaming compa... Read Full Review