This is what I was hoping for when they came out with GBA...

User Rating: 8.3 | NHL 2002 GBA
By sirweeze | Review Date:
When they said that the GBA had the same kind of engine that the SNES had, I was praying they'd just re-release certain SNES games I loved onto this system, and that's pretty much what they did with NHL 2002. It's really the same thing as NHL '96, one of my favorite games ever, with updated teams and rosters, only with minor tweaks here and there that actually improve the game. For example, on a penalty, the player just goes straight to the box instead of dilly-dallying around forever. Sounds insignificant, but it improves the flow of the game. Plus, the 'expert' difficulty level is actually somewhat hard, unlike past EA NHL games, and its a lot harder to exploit goaltender's weaknesses. (I still remember Tampa Bay's Darren Puppa in the original NHL '96 game... slapshot from the blue line, automatic goal, every time.)

NHL 2002 is an ideal GBA game for long road trips or plane rides. Now if only they'd release Ken Griffey Baseball and Chrono Trigger for GBA...

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    By savagethumper | Review Date: Nov 06, 2006 | GBA

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