This is one of the most impressive NHL games that I have seen to date. It has been developing since one of EA's other great hockey games, which I think was NHL 2003. Since then they tried new things like putting in the anthem in NHL 05, great breakaway cut-scenes in NHL 03 and changed alot in NHL 06. Thisyear they have outdone themselves, putting the amazing new skill stick in and bringing back shoot-out mode. The gameplay in this game is almost great, but not there yet. When paing in easy mode, well its easy, but when you progress through the difficulties you can see the a.i be more agressive and don't get of your back. They tend to poke check alot in this game, but thats how the NHL is like. The problem with the a.i is that they usually get goals by going to the back hand and usually getting it five-hole and just like the last couple of games the post will be heard alot. When your playing it can be hard because when your in the offensive zone, it can be hard to pass it around especially to the defence because they are usually too back or either not inthe proper spot, but feel proud of you self wen you get slap shot goal.Dynasty mode wasnt as what it said it would be like,you can't really tell the difference, the only change you can tell is the salary cap, nd controlling the rosters alittle more advanced. When you do win the stanley cup, its alittle short and sometimes one player has more it more times then others. When you compete all 10 years of dynasty you win like a plaque and an acheivment. Theacheivments aren't allthat hard to get, theonly problemis that they have to be done on certain difficulties. You are going to end up having to deal with one your going to have problems with at the end. The soundtrack on NHL 07 is good, they won't make you annoyed. The graphics in this game are exellent, but some faces of some players can look alike, others can freak you out(sidney crosby smiling), while others are well detailed. The players body shape is really big, sometimes they look fine, other times they can be fat. They movement of skating, passing, deking, hitting and shooting are okay, but need some work. When creating a player it doesn't give you all the features of the past games. You put your information, choose a face, and do your stats. You can't pick your type of helmet, skates, stick, gloves, and cant choose your visor type, you get a visor automatically. The cutscenes isn't all that great, they focus on the goalie too much. Not much the players, and when you do see the players its for a quick second. The most annoying part about it is, its the same cutscene for the goalie mostly everytime. The good thing about this game is that there isnt as much glitches as the other games. With all said NHL is a good game and is more of a buy than a rent. With this just the beginning of th skill stick, NHL 07 is good practice for NHL 08 with new things instore.
Hockey may not be the most popular sport in North America and around the world, but it sure has it's fan base of loyal followers. After a less than stellar showing last year, EA is back with NHL '07. But what's diffe... Read Full Review
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