NHL 2k10:Exclusive First Hands-On

It's hard to look at NHL 2K10 and not think of how the hockey video game landscape has changed in just a few short years. As recently as 2005, the NHL 2K series was riding high--considered by many to be the superior hockey game (at least when compared to its direct rival, the arcade, offensive-heavy NHL 06). Things quickly turned: EA Sports re-tuned its hockey series with a more focused, simulation approach. 2K's series, however, began to lose ground with a focus on features such as a new presentation, minigames, and sometimes-awkward control schemes.