NHL 09

[turc91 0]

The only thing i;m worried about Be a Pro Mode is the overall game play will just be focused on your player, so less game flow , the whole game would focused on your "pro" n less about the team game

[kovalchuk71 212]

I hope they get rid of the cheap goal this year too. Top glove side cutting across the ice. I stopped playing online when people figured it out. It just ruined everything.

[Fletch 219]

Yup....you're absolutely right. You can also go short side upper corner from a bad angle a lot of the time too without any problems.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Yea it annoyed the shit out of me. Online was fun before that.

[gxc999 7]

I hope they get rid of the cheap goal this year too. Top glove side cutting across the ice. I stopped playing online when people figured it out. It just ruined everything.

I agree with you but every NHL since I can remember has had atleast 1 cheap goal scoring method that works over half the time and people online always abuse it. The best thing to do is play with people you know, who aren't cheapos.

[gxc999 7]

I hope they get rid of the cheap goal this year too. Top glove side cutting across the ice. I stopped playing online when people figured it out. It just ruined everything.

I agree with you but every NHL since I can remember has had atleast 1 cheap goal scoring method that works over half the time and people online always abuse it. The best thing to do is play with people you know, who aren't cheapos.

[Fletch 219]

Yea it annoyed the shit out of me. Online was fun before that.

Well, you can still play people you know and not have to worry about them doing that. I can't wait to play some of you guys. My friends get mad because I beat them a lot of the time and then they will need to take a break from playing me....heh.

[english15x 3]

i'd love to take any any of you

L MARTYR L = gamertag

:D

[stick9 896]

How? You move an analog stick in different, mostly intuitive directions and press one button to pass. Throw in the saucer pass and vision control feature and we're at 3 buttons.

One stick for skating, one for the stick and three buttons. Unless you play constantly, it's a chore to just pick up and play a game. They have all but lost the casual gamer over the last few years as they have attempted to appease the power gamers.

I guess it's easier for some but likewise that's why they're bringing back the NHL 94 controls so one stick for skating and two buttons for everything else.

You can switch to standard controls in 07. I picked up a used copy of 07 this weekend and didn't care for the skill stick controls, but felt the standard controls were too limiting. It only took a game or two to get used to using the skill stick. I do like using the trigger to pass. I haven't messed around with it enough to figure out if I can program my own controls.

07 has it's flaws. It let me trade Patrick Marleau for Ovechkin. :lol:

I'll snag a copy of 08 before 09 comes out. I refuse to pay full price for games.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Yea it annoyed the shit out of me. Online was fun before that.

Well, you can still play people you know and not have to worry about them doing that. I can't wait to play some of you guys. My friends get mad because I beat them a lot of the time and then they will need to take a break from playing me....heh.

I know, but when a lot of people you know dont have it, its dumb. And the point of online is to play different people from all over.

[turc91 0]

07 had the worst goals

either of the post and in or the trickle in thru the goalie just turned me off the game 2 months after the release date of nhl 07

[Smitty34 0]

06 was pretty bad too. If you needed to score, all you had to do was wrap it around. It worked everytime. It does really take the fun out of it.

[Fletch 219]

Yea it annoyed the shit out of me. Online was fun before that.

Well, you can still play people you know and not have to worry about them doing that. I can't wait to play some of you guys. My friends get mad because I beat them a lot of the time and then they will need to take a break from playing me....heh.

I know, but when a lot of people you know dont have it, its dumb. And the point of online is to play different people from all over.

I'll play ya - my gamertag is Fletchzky.

The time zones may make things difficult but I'm sure we can work something out.

[Rustpot 1]

06 was pretty bad too. If you needed to score, all you had to do was wrap it around. It worked everytime. It does really take the fun out of it.

06 had a goalie AI of a drunken sailor. Puck sitting at the top of the crease and he just sits there waiting for someone to come in full bore and score on him.

I was also able to find a trick- left player coming up the right wing, cut across to the center and at the bottom of the circle give a quick flick of the stick back to the right. The goalie eats the "deke" and as long as the D-man isn't too close it's a goal every time. Worked in 06 and earlier, and 07/08 on the PC. I think I found that in 03 and it ruined games until the AI in 08 for the 360.

[Gongshow11 1]

i didnt read all 10 pages but last year no doubt 08 was better on 360 than ps3. whats the plan this year? both the same or is one graphically better?

[chadangle 0]

in that new be-a-pro feature i wonder if you get drafted by a random nhl team and have to work your way up in their system.

[WhiskeyTango19 0]

in that new be-a-pro feature i wonder if you get drafted by a random nhl team and have to work your way up in their system.

I hope you can at least choose what team's system you play in. As a Rangers fan, I would HATE to have to play a few SEASONS as the Devils, Islanders, or especially the Flyers. :(

[trevor13478 1]

in that new be-a-pro feature i wonder if you get drafted by a random nhl team and have to work your way up in their system.

I hope you can at least choose what team's system you play in. As a Rangers fan, I would HATE to have to play a few SEASONS as the Devils, Islanders, or especially the Flyers. :(

i know that in previous madden games if you aren't happy with the team that drafts you, you can request a trade. however, if you do this too often, you earn a reputation for having a bad attitude and will have trouble finding teams that want you.

[cityofwalrus 0]

I wish they'd bring back the feature of creating a player and being able to put them into the draft like in NHL 99'

[Fletch 219]

i didnt read all 10 pages but last year no doubt 08 was better on 360 than ps3. whats the plan this year? both the same or is one graphically better?

Both versions are identical, running at 60fps ('08 only ran at 30fps on the PS3).

[djinferno 2]

i didnt read all 10 pages but last year no doubt 08 was better on 360 than ps3. whats the plan this year? both the same or is one graphically better?

Both versions are identical, running at 60fps ('08 only ran at 30fps on the PS3).

I have to disagree, me and 5 friends got together to test it and everything from the controls to passes to gameplay sharpness was way better on the 360....

[Fletch 219]

i didnt read all 10 pages but last year no doubt 08 was better on 360 than ps3. whats the plan this year? both the same or is one graphically better?

Both versions are identical, running at 60fps ('08 only ran at 30fps on the PS3).

I have to disagree, me and 5 friends got together to test it and everything from the controls to passes to gameplay sharpness was way better on the 360....

You tested '09? I was referring to '08 not being identical - the framerate would definitely impact the smoothness of the game. One reviewer at IGN said playing '08 on the PS3 was like "playing hockey under a strobe light." '09 will be identical on both systems, according to Dave Littman (Producer).

[djinferno 2]

i didnt read all 10 pages but last year no doubt 08 was better on 360 than ps3. whats the plan this year? both the same or is one graphically better?

Both versions are identical, running at 60fps ('08 only ran at 30fps on the PS3).

I have to disagree, me and 5 friends got together to test it and everything from the controls to passes to gameplay sharpness was way better on the 360....

You tested '09? I was referring to '08 not being identical - the framerate would definitely impact the smoothness of the game. One reviewer at IGN said playing '08 on the PS3 was like "playing hockey under a strobe light." '09 will be identical on both systems, according to Dave Littman (Producer).

yeah i was talking about 08...

I still think that like more sports games, 360 version be the smartest

[Fletch 219]

I know one person who has a PS3 and about 15 that have 360's.....but I am trying to convince the PS3 guy to get a 360 so I can play him.

[xdcx 0]

New video if anyone hasn't seen it yet. Looks like there will be delay fo game penalties

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/1423095...ICK_070808.html