my first impressions, coming straight from NHL09, playing quick ranked VS matches almost exclusively:
-Players no longer make 'behind the back, cross crease, tape to tape passes', which was weird at first, but really improves game play.
-improved defensive play makes it much harder to get close to the net, but when you do, it's easier to score goals.
- if you can play defense well enough to keep all their shots wide and to the outside, they'll almost never score
-puck movement and control feels alot more realistic.
-NHL09 feels very arcadey in comparison
e:- Body checks are waaaaaaay better, look great in replays.
All in all, the game has made huge strides in realism since 09 and the game favours defensive play a lot more than it used to. Really liking it.
Last edited by Matata; 09-19-2010 at 01:33 PM.
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