Also complimenting the game's new sim-like presentation are upgraded control options and an all-new fighting engine. If your gamepad is appropriately equipped, you can now direct two-button touch-sensitive passes and control the direction of your hits and bodychecks with the game's new "Bruise Control" feature the decision to fight is now left entirely up to the player. If you do decide to drop the gloves, however, the new fighting system offers an entertaining diversion that should appeal to enforcers and speedsters alike.
As with past versions, the configurability of NHL is extensive and everything from the overall AI difficulty to puck elasticity and friction can be set with a series of easily adjustable sliders. The graphic upgrades in NHL are subtle -- last year's game was one of singular beauty -- but the results are impressive nonetheless. Complementing the superb rink detail and authentic player representations are convincing new motion-capture animations player's bodies now skate and maneuver much more realistically and some terrific new 3D crowd renderings that react and celebrate just like their real-life counterparts.
The audio is also quite solid throughout, with completely overhauled and re-scripted commentary from perennial play-by-play man Jim Hughson and freshman color commentator Craig Simpson thankfully, the cornball scripting that turned respected Canadian sportscaster Don Taylor into an embarrassment of Geraldo Rivera proportions last year has been dropped.
This new broadcasting tandem adds energy to the proceedings, but on the downside, they also let erroneous calls slip out every so often that bear little relation to the on-ice action. The rest of the game's auditory environment -- from the ricochet of booming slapshots to the high-energy "EA Sports Trax" background music -- is equally first-rate. Only one thing has managed to cool me down.
No, it's not NHL , great though its depiction of ice rinks are and refreshing as its simple yet addictive gameplay is. It's the bag of frozen peas I've stuffed down my underpants. But let's talk more about the game. The annual review of NHL is hardly one of the highlights of my gaming year, concerned as it usually is with trying to spot a difference from the previous edition, praising the gloss and fast-paced fun and, finally, advising everyone to buy last year's version on budget.
For once though, instead of taking NHL , refining it slightly and sending it out into the world with a hefty price tag and a new number on the end. EA Sports has gone for a complete redesign. Just download torrent and start playing it. The longest-running hockey franchise in video games returns to home computers with a more robust Dynasty Mode, redesigned color commentary, a new fighting system, and full support of the right analog stick for both deking and checking.
Budding General Managers can help upgrade their team's rink, practice facilities, coaching staff, and front office with experience points earned by winning games.
As players spend more and more points on upgrades, the team will gradually increase its attributes and will be more likely to attract other free agents and draft picks to the city. Another enhanced feature is the fighting engine, which is no longer a button-mashing substitute for boxing.
Players will be able to chain moves from a grappling position, offering more strategic possibilities during encounters instead of rewarding those with quick reflexes. The collisions that often lead to fights have also been juiced up with more dramatic camera angles and new motion-captured animation. To help maintain its position as the best-selling hockey series, NHL fixes a number of presentation issues and promises a more realistic experience with computer players individually reacting to in-game situations rather than preset strategies.
Players who grimaced at NHL 's humorous approach to color commentary will be pleased to hear that Don Taylor has been replaced with ex-NHL player Craig Simpson, who offers a more traditional take on analysis.
In addition to all 30 NHL teams from the season, NHL offers 20 national teams as well as an international league composed of 39 teams from Germany, Sweden, and Finland. As with other EA SPORTS releases for , players will be able to track personal ratings and unlock special features using saved games from each of the publisher's sports titles. Both the PlayStation 2 and PC versions of NHL have the added benefit of online play for head-to-head competition along with chat support.
NHL is a must-have game for rookie hockey fans and purists alike. Mogilny89 1 point. Those script errors some posters are talking about are goes of Windows I had this game installed with no problems and got it running, but when I got to the game main menu, I could not press any of those buttons with the mouse or with the keyboard and therefore I have a completely new type of problem here for wich there is no solution basically.
Nick from the 04 Forum 2 points. To everyone trying to install the Mod, please visit the official web site. It has all the important info on getting it to run properly.
This game works perfectly for me. I installed everything as followed on the NHL 04 Rebuilt site. If you get virus warnings either with the game itself from here or from the files on the rebuilt site rest assured it's not a virus.
As others have stated you have to allow it as an exception in your Anti-virus program if it complains about it. Just look up how to add an exception in your Anti-virus settings of whatever virus protection you have, if your not sure and you should be fine. This may be long but hopefully it helps someone. Jlnhlfan 2 points. Joshi 0 point. Dave 0 point. I've tried to install the interface mod again and again, I keep getting errors saying it can't find the oath.
I even dumped it in the game folder only to get the same error. Not only was my antivirus panicking about some of the files, but I was also getting script errors galore. Share your gamer memories, help others to run the game or comment anything you'd like.
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