NHL 09 (EA)

Metalface Mark · 10 Sep 2008 at 14:36

I believe this is out on Friday, and its looking pretty good. 9.1 from IGN, the be a pro from fifa has been brought across and looks to be a corker, starting your career in the minors.

Paranoid_Robot · 10 Sep 2008 at 14:53

360 game is out this Friday.

However some retailers have listed the PS3 game a few weeks later. I had read rumours about a delay but I don't think they are true.

I wouldn't pay £35 or £40 for NHL games because I'm not a follower of the sport. If I watched the sport ice hockey I would be more interested but the NHL series is still very fun to play. EA have the upper edge on 2K now after they released NHL 08.

I never purchased NHL 08 but I knew it was good, I will definitely think about buying this at a later date because the demo is really fun. After FIFA comes out though I'm not sure if it would get much attention.

carlazai · 10 Sep 2008 at 14:55

I loved the demo though as i havent played since 1993 i was completely baffled by it

. Its going to be bought after my holiday unless i can finish Fight night 3 soon and trade two games in for it.

chris_87 · 10 Sep 2008 at 14:58

Paranoid_Robot said:
360 game is out this Friday.

However some retailers have listed the PS3 game a few weeks later. I had read rumours about a delay but I don't think they are true.

The PS3 version has been delayed to the 26th (true at the moment of the post).

Paranoid_Robot · 10 Sep 2008 at 15:03

chris_87 said:
The PS3 version has been delayed to the 26th (true at the moment of the post).

That's a shame, I wasn't going to buy it this Friday anyway. THe only problem is there are no custom soundtracks on it for PS3 (or trophies for those who care).

At least they both run at 60FPS this year though.

HTMLHugo · 10 Sep 2008 at 15:42

will drag it out of a bargain bin in the future

not enough interest to buy it at full price but enjoyed the old games and would get a few hours of play out of it one day.

Metalface Mark · 10 Sep 2008 at 15:49

Im still looking for one with the fun and controlability (

) of the old nhl 99/00 from the pc which i played for absolute yonks.

Paranoid_Robot · 10 Sep 2008 at 19:18

A from 1UP

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3169838&p=37

So far this game has had great reviews.

Robdav · 10 Sep 2008 at 19:49

looking forward to this one ... i played ice hockey for over 16 years so it's already got my interest

GreenMint · 11 Sep 2008 at 02:44

So NHL 09 looks to be a better Ice Hockey pick than NHL 2k9?

dannyjo22 · 11 Sep 2008 at 08:38

I prefer hockey games to Football games online MP. Just so much faster and more fun. The only trouble I had is no one else I know buys and plays them once they have raped the easy achievements these games always offer.

I prefer the 2K ones too.

Paranoid_Robot · 11 Sep 2008 at 12:07

TimBrad said:
So NHL 09 looks to be a better Ice Hockey pick than NHL 2k9?

Yeah, it's actually similar to how FIFA and PES have been. 2K was on top for ages, then EA took the next step this generation with a completely new engine and they have been the better games since 07.

This demo is very fun, be a pro offers a completely different experience to the normal game and if I can get this game for £30 I'll definitely pick it up.

dannyjo22 · 11 Sep 2008 at 12:11

The good thing with hockey games is you can normally pick them up for £15 new a few weeks after release.

Paranoid_Robot · 11 Sep 2008 at 12:11

dannyjo22 said:
The good thing with hockey games is you can normally pick them up for £15 new a few weeks after release.

Yeah, they're so unpopular over here, but very underrated

That's why I'm not going to buy it straight away

nikebee · 11 Sep 2008 at 12:52

The demo for this was good, might be the first time I've bought an NHL game in a few years

rjk · 11 Sep 2008 at 15:00

Metalface Mark said:
Im still looking for one with the fun and controlability ( ) of the old nhl 99/00 from the pc which i played for absolute yonks.

nhl 98 for the pc was intense!

rjk · 11 Sep 2008 at 15:02

i do hope however that ea decides to make all of the 2009 sport franchises on the pc using new engines

im not happy with the ps2 ports and i dislike playing sports titles on consoles

fergie128 · 11 Sep 2008 at 16:39

Ill most likely pick this up tomorrow, love ice hockey games. Anyone else who buys it add my tag (sig) and we can get a few games on !

dannyjo22 · 11 Sep 2008 at 17:26

The ign review for this game is stunning...

"NHL 09 isn’t just a great hockey game, it’s one of the best sports games to be released in the last decade. It takes the right analog stick controls first pioneered in last year’s game and pushes them forward ever so slightly while pouring on features that everyone from newbies to diehards will appreciate. The only question remaining is how they’ll follow this sports game of the year contender once next season rolls around."

Shamikebab · 11 Sep 2008 at 17:29

Yeah I haven't ever bought an NHL game but this is might tempting!