I’ve been a fan of hockey games.
Mostly EA’s but hockey games in
general. That’s why I’m stoked for
the fall and stoked to see what
comes out next. 2K’s NHL2K10 is game
that didn’t disappoint me- some
great graphics, some major
presentation points, and some good
gameplay make this a great game for
fans casual and hardcore.
A major focus has
been placed on the presentation of
the game this year. The textures and
effects in the game are better, the
commentary, the video intros, even
the menu-system on this game are top
notch. This game doesn’t just look
good like it should, but it feels
good too. Menu systems have been a
flaw with 2K games in the past-
they’ve either been oddly structured
and somewhat inaccessible, or
they’ve just looked terrible. Not
with NHL2K10- that’s been an issue
fixed here in a big way- and when
you add in everything that you can
do in the game and how the game
looks NHL 2K10 gets big points for
presentation.
The only real
knock to have with this game is the
difficulty. On normal settings-
you’re going to win games and lose
games- but there are certain moves
that you can do with a skater to
assure you score when you want to-
and sometimes that’s good- sometimes
it’s bad. My point is you can score
on the same move every time if
you’re good. That’s good and bad.
NHL2K10 goes blow
for blow with EA’s NHL 10, in fact
it’s a toss up as to which game is
the better game, but if you like
Hockey you can’t lose with either.
And if you like to watch lots of
hockey you can’t go wrong with
NHL2K10 because of it’s
presentation.
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