Video Games So who's going to go pick up...

Mecca · 08-26-2010, 09:34 PM

The best sports game EA does...NHL 11

RFA is in this years game, their franchise sounds incredibly awesome..if only the Madden team was half as good as these guys.

**Buck** · 08-26-2010, 09:48 PM

I've been thinking about it. I know FIFA is really good, if NHL is better than that, thats a good thing.

Mecca · 08-26-2010, 10:14 PM

Fifa and NHL are their 2 best games now...

I would think all the franchise work they've put into NHL would put it above Fifa for me but I doubt you'd go wrong with either of those games.

Chiefs Rool · 08-26-2010, 10:19 PM

do you think it would be fun for someone who knows nothing about hockey and has very little interest in that sport?

After a couple of weeks playing madden, I feel ripped off again.

**Bearcat** · 08-26-2010, 10:31 PM

It's been so long since I spent money on EA games.... around 2000-2002, the hockey game was a lot of fun because you could buy it for the PC and customize everything. It was also a very fun arcade-style game.

The 2k series from about 2k3-2k5 were the best/most realistic hockey games I played.... night and day when compared to EA at the time. They were both fun in their own way, but I much preferred the real hockey from Sega (and you could always speed it up and make it high scoring, too).

It would be interesting to see what EA has done since then.... but I'm thinking it's the same "Bigger hits! Awesome goals! Amazing moves!" arcade stuff they've always handed out, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was like $75 now.

Mecca · 08-26-2010, 10:37 PM

Actually it's not, head over to operation sports where the critics are harsh, people love what EA has done with hockey the past few years.

There's tons of "these guys should do Madden" comments.

**The Franchise** · 08-27-2010, 10:03 AM

I haven't played a hockey game since NHL 95.

MMXcalibur · 08-27-2010, 10:10 AM

The NHL series is without a doubt, the best sports series on the market. Harking back to my times with NHL '95 and '96, I'll even go as far as calling it the best sports series in video games...ever.

Seriously though, if you haven't played the demo, hockey fan or not: do it.

Quesadilla Joe · 08-27-2010, 10:20 AM

Would be a waste of money for me. As soon as Call of Duty Black Ops comes out I won't be playing anything but that until the next COD comes out.

Demonpenz · 08-27-2010, 02:18 PM

It is supposed to be awesome, not arcade-style at all. I haven't played it but it got good reviews. I kept on thinking the reviews were going to be for the sega hockey series but it it was for the EA games.

08-26-2010, 09:34 PM
Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $2627050	So who's going to go pick up... The best sports game EA does...NHL 11 RFA is in this years game, their franchise sounds incredibly awesome..if only the Madden team was half as good as these guys.
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08-26-2010, 09:48 PM	#2
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $8329900	I've been thinking about it. I know FIFA is really good, if NHL is better than that, thats a good thing.
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08-26-2010, 10:14 PM	#3
Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $2627050	Fifa and NHL are their 2 best games now... I would think all the franchise work they've put into NHL would put it above Fifa for me but I doubt you'd go wrong with either of those games.
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08-26-2010, 10:19 PM	#4
Chiefs Rool Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: Top City Casino cash: $10004900	do you think it would be fun for someone who knows nothing about hockey and has very little interest in that sport? After a couple of weeks playing madden, I feel ripped off again.
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08-26-2010, 10:31 PM	#5
Bearcat Would an idiot do that? Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Arizona Casino cash: $2824931	It's been so long since I spent money on EA games.... around 2000-2002, the hockey game was a lot of fun because you could buy it for the PC and customize everything. It was also a very fun arcade-style game. The 2k series from about 2k3-2k5 were the best/most realistic hockey games I played.... night and day when compared to EA at the time. They were both fun in their own way, but I much preferred the real hockey from Sega (and you could always speed it up and make it high scoring, too). It would be interesting to see what EA has done since then.... but I'm thinking it's the same "Bigger hits! Awesome goals! Amazing moves!" arcade stuff they've always handed out, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was like $75 now. __________________
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08-26-2010, 10:37 PM	#6
Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $2627050	Actually it's not, head over to operation sports where the critics are harsh, people love what EA has done with hockey the past few years. There's tons of "these guys should do Madden" comments.
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08-27-2010, 10:03 AM	#7
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08-27-2010, 10:10 AM	#8
MMXcalibur Pessimistically optimistic. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Denver, CO Casino cash: $2455086	The NHL series is without a doubt, the best sports series on the market. Harking back to my times with NHL '95 and '96, I'll even go as far as calling it the best sports series in video games...ever. Seriously though, if you haven't played the demo, hockey fan or not: do it.
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08-27-2010, 10:20 AM	#9
Quesadilla Joe Abolish The Salary Cap! Join Date: Mar 2008 Casino cash: $4108675	Would be a waste of money for me. As soon as Call of Duty Black Ops comes out I won't be playing anything but that until the next COD comes out.
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08-27-2010, 02:18 PM	#10
Demonpenz I got Rice cookin in the micro Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Apartment "G UNIT!" Casino cash: $3132136	It is supposed to be awesome, not arcade-style at all. I haven't played it but it got good reviews. I kept on thinking the reviews were going to be for the sega hockey series but it it was for the EA games. __________________
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