Well last year in the NHL was a blockbuster season. I don't think anyone expected the outcome. Who would've thought that the Bruins would've stepped into the Vancouver Canucks home and beat them on there own floor of ice. Not me and certainly not the Canucks fans who basically rioted after the game 7 seven loss in the championship game. There goes that luck of the Irish in Boston for ya. I'm sure Bruins fans when ape nuts over the championship win.
I played the demo of NHL 12 the other day and I must say I had fun playing it. I'm not an uber fan of Hockey. I don't remember any of the greatest games ever played nor do I know how many Stanley Cups the great ones, Wayne Gretzky or Mario Lemieux, held over their heads in their entire careers. What I do know is that this is a fun, hard, and physical game.
I would probably match it up with that of Football. Its tough and physical and the only organized team sport where fighting is permitted and somehow it works for the game. It's the real definition to the saying, "leaving it all on the floor." The sad thing is that its not as highly televised as much as basketball, football, and baseball are. Another thing I know is that Hockey fans take this game seriously so I'm sure that they were expecting a videogame that lived up to the sport.
I really loved playing this game. It made me really start to enjoy the sport of Hockey. I can't even tell you how many times I played the demo over and over. There was nothing really I could fault on the game. The only minor thing was partially towards the controls of the game. Ok so NHL 12 has this unique control feature which I suck at using. I tried using it and my hands and fingers just couldn't get it together as far as controlling the gameplay. Luckily NHL 12 features game controls from NHL 94 so It makes it a whole lot easier for me to play.
Now hears the problem, the NHL 94 control settings doesn't have the new featured controls. This means I miss out on making fake shots, the hustle moves, winding up for the shot, fighting, and all the other nuance features that this years game has to offer. I can still throw a good check down though. Well I'm a novice so I guess I shouldn't really be complaining too much. Other than that its a great game and very fun for someone just breaking into the hockey series like me. This may be one of my secret casual buys in the future.
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