NHL 07 best EA hockey game of All time

User Rating: 9.3 | NHL 07 X360
By fast79transam | Review Date:
After hours of trying to find my copy of NHL 07 I was finally able to play around with it. First off let me say you need to give this game about 4-5 games before you get used to the controls, so either play some quick match games or if you dont mind losing some games right away because your not used to the controls then go for it in dynasty mode. Pros- Puck physics- The puck acts like a puck. I played hockey for 17 years and now I coach and it was nice to see the puck do what I think it should. If you ring it off the post it acts like an actuall puck going off the post. I was most amazed by deflection goals or goals bouncing off of legs. Also on rebounds if your player is not in good shooting position their shot will not be as good.
Skating- Skating in this game is good. Its not perfect but the players do have momentum affect how quickly they can change direction. Also no more speed burst, you have to have open ice to gain speed.
Passing- Best passing I have ever seen in a hockey game period. No more perfect passes, no more goalie passes that are as good as a forward, you can saucer pass, drop pass, or try to force a pass through coverage. Defense- AI defense is improved. You cant skate end to end with the puck anymore, Stickhandling has some effect on D men and Goalies
Scoring. I play 10 min periods and I am 6 games into my franchise. I have 3 wins, 1 ot loss, and 1 losses. The most goals my team (avalanche) have scored is 5 goals, and we won 5-2 which is pretty realistic

some cons I could think of quick is that when you score they dont tell you how many goals that has been this season, Ive always liked that. The commentary is kinda bland, and it would have been nice to see a rivalry mode like 2k7

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