i am using the defualt control configuration for PS2. if your hunch about only being able to shoot w/ the right stick on the ps3 or 360 versions is true, i'm going to be very dissapointed with this game because the whole thing that sparked this question is something that comes up in the practice mode (durring an off day in season mode.) if you complete a practice session on the ice with your team, you're given an opportunity to play a bonus round sort of thing with just 1 player. and one of them (which are given to you at random) is to shoot a puck "using the right stick" at over 90mph. if there's not a way to shoot with the right stick this game is broken.biohazard

I know what your talking about but that feature shooting with the right analog stick is only available in practice or during draft scouting, In the older games they had a slap shot contest where you could do that also,

If your using intermediate controls here is how the pro control works: when your in the offensive zone IE inside your opponent's blue line press r3, when you do that button symbols will appear over the different players on your team. for instance triangle is your center when you press it the puck will go right to him, if you press the same button again you can shoot it or if you pass it like the example I gave and double tap the button you will do a one timer.

In short pro control is good for when your on a power play especially when your new to the game, because you will be able to cycle the puck more realistically in that situation creating better scoring chances.

Try it out and when you get used to all of the controls you will get more enjoyment out of the game. If there is anything else that your not sure of let me know, by posting here again8)

the right analog stick helps you deke with the puck and hook/slash intimidate others players without the puck, I don't remember being able to shoot with the right analog stick. I think that might be for ps3 /360 only but I'll check it out as soon as I can, and let you know.

for the pro control I know that when you press down the left analog stick there is different dekes/shots you can perform, but along with pressing down the left analog stick there is different button combinations to be able to actually shoot the puck.

let me know how you have your controller configured so I can give you more info.

Some of my favorites in no particular order are

Double Dragon

Rocky

Afterburner

Thunder blade

Chop lifter

Golden axe

out of all the starfox games where would you rank this game?Da_Banker

It is the best starfox game in my opinion. Sometimes I am tempted to buy an snes just to play this game again.

Here is some of the small differences between the two systems when it comes to the Ea NHL games.

There is different looking menus, and it is easier to Injure another player on the genesis in nhl 94, but the snes had better sound effects for that year.

And in NHLPA'93 for the genesis you could edit your lines making it easier to get into fights, the snes version doesnt do it, Also the genesis has NHL 97 and If memory serves me correctly the snes doesnt but either way it sucked anyways.

so really you aren't missing out on anything, because They are pretty much the same games.

Oh I almost forgot to tell you that, they brought back the fighting in nhl'96 for both systems.

Well I bought the game today and I'm happy with it.

I was going to say more about this game but I decided to give two simple reasons why you should buy/rent, or stay clear of the game completely.

1.If your a die hard fan of Iron man It is a great game and you should at least rent it, Because you will enjoy it.

2. If you just liked the movie, Or haven't seen the movie and are not a huge fan of the character, then do yourself a favour and don't rent or buy it. Because you will hate it.

It's funny that when I started this topic I was just curious about why people like rpg's, now after gaining some insight as to why they are good games, I have a new way of looking at them and I'm actually considering buying one, even though I swore to myself I never would.

Dark Cloud is a good game if you are looking for combat that is a little more hands on. It's a masterfully designed game that you will be driven to play until you have finished it. It's not a traditional RPG more of an action RPG, but it could be a good entry point for you.

On your cube I can't imagine that you wouldn't like Wind Waker or Paper Mario : The Thousand Year Door.

Second_Rook

Actually I have wind waker, and I personally like the old Mario games. But I'll take a look at Dark cloud for sure.

And just to give you an Idea of what kind of a story I could get into, if you have anymore suggestions is that, I have started to look at rogue galaxy and star ocean as well.

Are any of the final fantasy games for the ps2 action rpg or are they all turn based?

And thanks for your suggestions by the way, I appreciate it.:D