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ernie · 09-11-2007, 07:16 AM

The IGN review is out. Headline for the review is "The most realistic hockey game to ever hit the ice, but does that also make it the best?" They give it a 8.9/10 which is a great score for a sports game.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/819/819016p1.html

"It's not just marketing talk, it's not just hype; EA has finally delivered an NHL title worthy of a standing ovation. Wow."

A note to the people trying to decide between 360 and PS3 for this game. As with Madden the PS3 version received a lower score than the 360 version. 8.9/10 vs 8.6/10 on IGN (Madden was a full poin difference!). May also want to keep in mind that EA has said they will continue to concentrate efforts to the 360 side of things so the difference is something that will probably last for at least another incarnation of the sports franchises past this year.

"Now for the bad news PS3 owners. EA once again does you a huge disservice. With its first NHL title on PS3, EA has really dropped the ball visually. While the gameplay and feature set is identical to 360, the framerate is not. And while EA would like to say the PS3 version runs at 30 frames per second, that's questionable. PlayStation editor Greg Miller put it best upon first seeing NHL 08 running on PS3: "It looks like they're playing hockey under a strobe light." You can still play and enjoy NHL 08 on PS3, but don't you deserve a perfect framerate? Shouldn't you demand a better-looking game? Write your Congressman and get EA to pay the PS3 a bit more respect. Nearly a year into its life, the PS3 should have sports games that run smoothly."

09-11-2007, 07:16 AM	#4
ernie Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Exp:	The IGN review is out. Headline for the review is "The most realistic hockey game to ever hit the ice, but does that also make it the best?" They give it a 8.9/10 which is a great score for a sports game. http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/819/819016p1.html "It's not just marketing talk, it's not just hype; EA has finally delivered an NHL title worthy of a standing ovation. Wow." A note to the people trying to decide between 360 and PS3 for this game. As with Madden the PS3 version received a lower score than the 360 version. 8.9/10 vs 8.6/10 on IGN (Madden was a full poin difference!). May also want to keep in mind that EA has said they will continue to concentrate efforts to the 360 side of things so the difference is something that will probably last for at least another incarnation of the sports franchises past this year. "Now for the bad news PS3 owners. EA once again does you a huge disservice. With its first NHL title on PS3, EA has really dropped the ball visually. While the gameplay and feature set is identical to 360, the framerate is not. And while EA would like to say the PS3 version runs at 30 frames per second, that's questionable. PlayStation editor Greg Miller put it best upon first seeing NHL 08 running on PS3: "It looks like they're playing hockey under a strobe light." You can still play and enjoy NHL 08 on PS3, but don't you deserve a perfect framerate? Shouldn't you demand a better-looking game? Write your Congressman and get EA to pay the PS3 a bit more respect. Nearly a year into its life, the PS3 should have sports games that run smoothly." Last edited by ernie; 09-11-2007 at 07:32 AM.