Im pretty stoked the game will be out in 2 months.
Things i'm looking forward to..
1) Improved online gameplay (the occasional looping bug)
2) Improved defensive play by AI teammates
3) Was it just me or did EA announce at E3 a new roster updating system that would update player stats and attributes on the fly based on players play that actual season.. I think they were referring to Madden or possibly NBA.. but if thats true it'd be nice if they included that into NHL 09. (Did anyone else here that..?)
Curious to how many hockey fans are on Giant Bomb.. I know I saw a Coyotes and Canucks icon on the forums.. !
NHL 09
Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Sep 10, 2008
NHL 09 adds major improvements to the franchise, such as the defense skill stick and the highly praised Be A Pro Mode, to make this sports game one of the best of 2008.
NHL 09: Anyone else excited? Looking forward to anything?
I'm looking forward to it. I'm liking the defensive controls. Hopefully better and more frequent roster updates. Hopefully it's not rigged like previous entries. And no guarantee goal moves.
METALM1LITIA91 said:
"no i don't think anyone south of canada is excited about hockey game"Hey now...
Has anyone else seen the newest trailer for this game, where they demonstrate the Online League mode? Up to 6 human players at a time can play on the same team (5 skaters and a goalie per team) against similar teams of human players. Each person controls their own unique in-game player at all times during the game, deciding their every more and following them every step of the way. It looks really innovative and has made me even more pumped for this game.
i am. if we get a pretty decent amount of players/interest, are you guys up for an nhl08 off-season league?
Here's a link to that trailer that shows-off the Online League mode:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37454.html
This game is going to be amazing (imho) and will be groundbreaking in regard to online team play in relation to sport games. The is going to be the ability to form team “Guilds” of up to 50 players. These will be user created players that will receive ability points based on your performance. From there you level up your NHL character. EA will have all these guilds in an enormous EA league (only 1) where full stat tracking is enabled. At some point a guild (team) will be crowned the first ever EA NHL hockey champ, flown to a ceremony where a version of the will be presented to them. Put this on top of the revamped defensive controls which will hopefully take away some of the money goals from 08 and you have something very special. Oh ya there will as be fully functional single player leagues with up to 30 individuals competing with their favorite professional team. These leagues will also include full stat tracking.
Peace
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