Last year's NHL 2K10 was the first hockey game to try to leverage the new Wii MotionPlus hardware and while its efforts were appreciated, the accuracy wasn't quite there. Instead of having true one-to-one motions, the controller was only able to detect simple side to side movements. Not so this year. In NHL 2K11 players can activate total stick control by holding down on the d-pad on either offense – for dekes – or on defense for some stick slashing good fun.
Competition breeds better products. Sports fans have been complaining about this for years, and when there is only one game available for a particular sport, it often leads to future releases that can be questioned for their lack of innovation. While sports like soccer, tennis, and baseball have multiple games for you to choose from, other sports genres haven't been so lucky.
Aside from the mediocre computer AI, it's a pretty good title. I'd also recommend MLB 2k11 (I have the Wii version, no online support, but it's still fun to play).
On ps2, I was the biggest NHL 2k fan, too bad they gave it away to EA...
"How many hours have Wii owners spent on the ice in NHL 2K11, since it released? Let's take a look.", says CoffeewithGames.
Have any of you played NHL 2K11, and if so, what do you think about the game...good and/or bad? Is it a sports series that you hope 2K Sports perhaps brings back in the future?
I haven't played it, but thought it sounded pretty good with the inclusion of WM+ and online with Wii Speak.
Thanks for the feedback!
Do you use Wii MotionPlus with your controls, or the Classic Controller?
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sounds good