This game may very well have a lot of the same old NHL franchise qualities, but it adds a great variety of gameplay and different options in game to make this game a quality game. The Be A Pro mode made me a bit worried at first because it seemed like a "too good to be true" kind of thing, but it turned out to be basically amazing like everything else in this game! The online works perfectly and I have had absolutely no problem with anything such as connection issues or glitches whatsoever. The new player animations are outstanding i.e. the goalie butterfly, the one hand deke, and all of the hitting (checking) animations are great as well. EA has definitely produced a great NHL game that has, believe it or not, made this gaming franchise even better than before. I played nhl 08 all the time and I was very worried because my expectations for this game were through the roof and EA definitely came through on this one... 9.0/10
Last years NHL game was a huge step forward, and for once EA has continued that forward trend with NHL 2009. While I have not played everything in great depth thus far, I have touched upon most of the game aspects to for... Read Full Review
*** NHL 09 *** THE GOOD -Very realistic hockey action -Solid controls -Excellent multiplayer -Be A Pro mode is addictive -Superb graphics and sound THE BAD -Online connection issues -Confusing menus ... Read Full Review
