Im going to keep it short on this one.
Take NHL14, strip it almost completely and sell it at full price. Add some good looking graphics, effects and gameplay and there you have it folks.
Recent update added Playoff mode which has been in the NHL franchise of games since 1992! What was EA thinking?! The lack of modes really kills this game and the sad part is replaying it in the future might not last up till NHL16 comes out. (which im sure they will fix. if not im not spending the money on another waste of full price)IMO this game should be considerably LESS than full price b/c you are not getting nearly the amount you should. AI is very wonky it's all over the place.
GAMEPLAY: One minute your trampling the other team or they are on you then next period its like your playing a completely different difficulty setting. (I've tried them all and customizing settings it doesn't seem to change in that aspect) CPU seems to score way too easily so jacking up your goalies reflex and lowering crowd screening is a necessity. Playing games where the CPU scores an avg of 1 out of every 4 shots on net is ridiculous.
I felt the DEMO released played better than the full game. Some features were left out I noticed in just the way players react and handle the puck. Why EA?!?!
I would not purchase this game again if i wasnt so desperate for an NHL game on X1. As a diehard hockey fan wait till this game is dropped in price or EA finally comes to its senses and adds all the modes its greatly lacking of.