Probably the best NHL hockey game made since NHL 2004.

User Rating: 8 | NHL 07 X360
By bremsy | Review Date:
It was painful to play NHL 2005 and NHL 06 (not to mention the 2k games). For the sports game naysayers out there who say "same basic controls as before." well yes and no. You do have the option to use the classic controls, but noone in the right mind is going to use them. The skill stick is what carries the game this time around. Unfortunately it comes with some problems as when you shoot when you are trying to pull off a deke. NHL 07 is fun to play and sometimes frustrating to. the frustrating parts:
A minor glitch that EA hasn't fixed since the original EA NHL Hockey game in 1992: really awful looking chincy goals. Sometimes skating is a pain, but i've been able to get past it. And of course the AI can be really stupid at times. But I find this game to be the most fun out of the hockey games this year. The offense is ok, not overly easy to score, But far too many shots go off the post. The franchise mode i like for various reasons. I like to see how things develop in there. But by far the biggest glitch is the attendance factor for the games. No Leafs Home game would ever have less than 10 000 people in attendance.
Graphics weren't quite what i expected them to be but are still pretty good.
Sound is the same repitition as usual.. Just like any EA Hockey game. But i don't mind the music selection at all. I like a lot of the songs they have put into this game.
Value isn't very high since most of the people that play Hockey video games live in Canada and the quality of hockey games has been stuck in the same spot for the last few years. Basically it's a rental first before a purchase.
But yes, this is the best hockey game available this year.

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