I can see it now...all the cheapies hate this game cuz the goalie doesn't fall as you skate by him....good riddence

User Rating: 9.3 | NHL 07 X360
By Ram4x4Marc | Review Date:
Ok first off, this is an actual NHL game that you have to get used to playing...imagine that! It's unbelivable your first time around...especially the 2nd period when you're going down instead of up, and the shot stick has reversed as well. You don't realize this until you shot a whiffer right into the goalie. Like i said in the intro...all the people who've loved NHL for the last few years cuz of the cheapness of goals, see ya later cuz this isn't the case. The gameplay is great, commentary, like mentioned is repeated sometimes, but they're never off the mark so its never annoying. Graphically, its so good. The thing i enjoy most out of this game so far is the on-ice sound. Whether commentary is on or off...you can hear everyone yelling on the ice, fans, coaches, players...this is by far the most innovative of any hockey game i've ever played in this aspect. The thing i didn't enjoy the most has been the hitting/checking so far. They say they imported the same checks as last year, but last season had so many wicked hits, which alone made the replay value so high. In the 4 games i've played, i haven't had too many bone-jarring checks...hopefully overtime i can get them going, but as of right now, either they're not there or i have yet to master them.

Overall, I don't even like hockey, but the EA hockey games always get me going. If you're having doubts....don't, its sweet...and you'll also be kickin' yourself for not picking this one up right away when you play it in a few months...you'll wonder what you were thinking

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