Time elapsed: ~32 hours

Rating: 9.6

Ending: The ending cinematics wasn't all too long, but it was the best ending I've ever seen! I'd watch it again but don't want to fight the last boss again (that took a while).

Overall: This game is incredibly good, now I'm just wondering why I haven't played it sooner. The battle system greatly exceeds the traditional final fantasy battle systems as it is based on real time (none of that going to a separate screen for a fight scene). The story about Sora, Kairi, and Riku is fascinating; however, it would be better if the final fantasy characters were brought into the mix a little more.

Ending Statement: I very highly recommend this game.

I was the Vancouver Canucks and just won the Stanley Cup in Difficulty mode, 82 regular season games, best out of 7 playoff rounds, 5 min games, basic NHL rules, injuries on, and I didn't make a single trade. What a journey! To sum it up, I played 102 games...hehe I won't be touching this game for a while!

Regular Season Stats: 82 Games

Record: 47-29-1-5 (wins-loss-ties-overtime lose) which came out to 100 points!

Rankings: 2nd in western conference, 1st in northwest division

Point Leaders: Goal Leaders: Hit Leaders:

1) Todd Bertuzzi - 71 1) Todd Bertuzzi - 42 1) Brent Sopel - 538

2) Trevor Linden - 61 2) Markus Naslund - 36 2) Ed Jovanovski - 494

3) Brendan Morrison - 53 3) Brendan Morrison - 23 3) Sami Salo - 423

4) Markus Naslund - 43 4) Daniel Sedin - 21 4) Mattias Ohlund - 409

Goalies: Goals Against Average: Save %:

Dan Cloutier 42-25-1 2.55 0.882

Johan Hedberg 4-7-0 2.77 0.848

Alex Auld 1-2-0 4.00 0.812

Playoff Stats: 20 Games

Point Leaders: Goal Leaders:

1) Daniel Sedin - 28 1) Daniel Sedin - 23

2) Hendrik Sedin - 20 2) Todd Bertuzzi - 9

3) Brendan Morrison - 18 3) Brendan Morrison - 8

4) Brent Sopel - 17 4) Matt Cooke - 8

Playoff Games: Best out of 7 series

Round 1: Edmonton Oilers Injuries: none

Game 1 ~ Loss 6-7

Game 2 ~ Win 4-2

Game 3 ~ Win 6-3

Game 4 ~ Win 3-0

Game 5 ~ Win 9-5

Round 2: Calgary Flames Injuries: Shaun Donovan, Ville Nieminen

Game 1 ~ Loss 2-3

Game 2 ~ Win 5-1

Game 3 ~ Win 3-2 overtime

Game 4 ~ Loss 5-6

Game 5 ~ Win 6-1

Game 6 ~ Win 3-1

Round 3: Colorado Avalanche Injuries: Teemu Selanne, Andrei Nikolishin, Markus Naslund (no!)

Game 1 ~ Win 4-1

Game 2 ~ Win 6-3

Game 3 ~ Loss 4-6

Game 4 ~ Win 5-4 overtime

Game 5 ~ Win 5-2

Stanley Cup Finals: Carolina Hurricanes Injuries: Jeff O'Neil

Game 1 ~ Win 5-2

Game 2 ~ Win 4-1

Game 3 ~ Win 5-3

Game 4 ~ Win 2-0

Most Memorable Game:

Round 2 against Calgary...series is tied at 1-1, game 3....I am down 2-1 late in the game....with just 3.3 seconds left, Daniel Sedin ties it up to send it to overtime! Mats Lindgren later on wins it for us 3-2....and we are leading in the series 2-1 instead of trailing 1-2

Interesting Facts:

- My defensive strategy is to hit whoever has the puck, so that's why there's so many injuries (and hits, for that matter)

- Daniel Sedin scores 21 goals in the regular season (82 games) and explodes in the playoffs with 23 goals (20 games)

- Dan Cloutier (goalie) had 28 assists in the regular season LOL, and 21 assists in the playoffs..I really relied on him to save the shot and then using him as my breakout pass to counterattack, especially in the playoffs

Awards:

Stanley Cup ~ Awarded to the Champions!

Clarence Campbell Trophy ~ Awarded to the Western Conference Champions

Conn Smythe Trophy ~ Awarded to the Most Valuable Player in the playoffs (Daniel Sedin)

Norris Trophy ~ Awarded to the most outstanding defensemen (Ed Jovanovski)

:D Thank you for reading, cheers! 8)