That's my thoughts in a nutshell. The 2k series was always criticized for having complex controls that you normally couldn't pull off in a moment's notice. Now the Wii mote makes those 3 button combos a simple flick of the wrist.
Hopefully they keep up the good work and make this a foundation for the series.
Some things that could be added for 2k11
1. AIMING shots with the wiimote. Right now you STILL AIM with the analog stick. To me, that's not true motion control. Have the corners of the TV serve as a target guide for the net.
2. Faceoffs need to be a simple timed pass, not wagging the wiimote like mad left and right, my god, you can barely direct which D man gets the faceoff win, which is important in the end zones.
3. They need a motion control so you can shield the puck with your body. Maybe jerk the nunchuck left or right to stiff arm a guy or put your back to the defender to shield the puck. Barely any hockey game, at least none I know of, allow you to use your body on offense to protect the puck. It's all stickhandle around the guy, which is not realistic.
4. Holding the down button on the control pad is awkward to stickhandle and you also can't stickhandle while speed bursting and it slows you down. I'd love to do quick jerks left and right, do we even need a button modifier to control the stick with the wii mote? Just jerk it left or right for quick crossovers which would be very fun doing combos around guys with suggestion #3.
5. Sticklifting I wish was a wiimotion and not a dpad motion (my god is that thing a PITA to access during gameplay). Can't swinging the wiimote up be used as a motion for sticklifting?
6. Sometimes passing to the boards can let you bounce the puck off the boards and catch up to it later, I wish they'd program more of this into the game so it's easier, maybe have a button modifier for it specifically, have the CPU do it.
7. Dumping the puck, I wish was something other than a dpad button. Maybe hold AB together and that's it and aim with the wiimote or analog stick.
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