Playing sports games online has always been the same deal: one-on-one, each player controls all of the players on their given team. EA Sports, specifically its Vancouver branch, is changing that classic paradigm by delivering what they're calling sports gaming's first Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) mode, branded as EA Sports Hockey League in NHL 09.
Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "With all this hockey hype in the air, we figured, what better time to look back at the best hockey video games to ever hit the ice."
That dude know nothing about nhl lol
To put Wayne Gretzky it a insult
He forgot blade of steel on nes
Nhl 94 is the #1
Nhl 2019 is terrible
Go play soccer game kid
Mark from GamersFTW asks what's the worst experience you've had playing video games?
Brings back memories of uni days :) Did once punch a wall I got so frustrated. Was either that or destroy a controller. Fortunately I didn't break anything, but unfortunately it was a solid brick wall and my knuckles hurt like s*** afterwards!
Everyone has felt a little bit furious when they were hit by a blue shell in Mario Kart.
Never injured myself but I do remember crying once because the video game character wouldnt do what I wanted it too... Arrrgghhh the frustration!
I actually threw a controller at my brother once for constantly button bashing and not giving me a chance to fight back during a Tekken match. God I was such a bad loser.
Mario Kart is a big culprit. Never thrown anything in anger, but caused massive arguments between my best friend and I. I also hurt myself spinning around on a computer chair in victory and falling backwards.
Natalya in Goldeneye I never wanted to hurt someone so much.
And for pure, unbridled fury... CALL OF DUTY being verbally abused by 11 year olds is not my idea of gaming bliss.
Can't remember how many times I did things like set up remote mines, used rocket launcher, grenade launcher, etc in elaborate ways to kill Natalya. Oh the frustration of that woman!! Lol
Protecting Natalya in the control room is one of my first memories of gamer rage. I don't know how many times I attempted that level before I finally beat it >_>
I threw my N64 controller and almost broke the analogue stick. It never quite worked the same since! lol
am not a fan of sports. Growing up as a “hardcore” gamer, sports never really appealed to me, especially watching them. While I understand the rules and regulations of a large majority of sports, they just don’t have the same draw to me as they do to others. Why would I freak out about the achievements of other people? So when it comes to playing a game based on activities that I don’t really watch? No thank you. Why write an article about a sports game that is five years old? Because, this small game has lead to me to becoming a screaming fanatic, if only for a short while.
Nice!
This looks really cool. I may have to finally pick this up this year! Sept 9th and nothing else coming out that week.
MMO mode sounds interesting, may have to switch from 2k9? or i'll get both. 2k sells for less than $29.99 usually, idk about 2k9 so maybe both or rent.
Ovechkin > Crosby
I first played sports games on my Sega Genesis.
- Bulls Vs Lakers
- NBA Live 95
- Madden 95 and Up
I got addicted to sports games when I bought my PS2
- NCAA Football 2002 and Up
- Madden 2002 and Up
I was ranked in the top 200 in both Madden and NCAA, and as high as Number 2 on EA's leaderboards in NCAA 2006.
Since I bought my Playstation 3 I've moved on to bigger and better things. FPS, Puzzle, RPG, etc, and while I've progressed EA slipped. I went from a first day buyer of 10+ years to not even opening up my wallet the last few years.
Until I bought NHL 08, one of the best sports games I've ever played. EA has NHL down to a science. Character models, game modes, online support, physics, animations, everything...And NHL 09 will continue to impress me.
Note to everyone on the fence of purchasing the game, you'll love it. It's worth every penny.
The game is fun by yourself, online, or with friends. It won't matter.
September wont come soon enough!