NHL 09 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[poster]

Quote: Originally Posted by savoie2006

They have the Always Up option in the demo. You go into the setting and 360 controller settings.

Ahh thank you. Must have missed that. :-)

[bad_philanthropy]

Quote: Originally Posted by savoie2006

They have the Always Up option in the demo. You go into the setting and 360 controller settings.

It's not the same as last year, they screwed it up the shot aiming and dekeing is all reversed.

[savoie2006]

Not for the 360, I've been playing it all this time. It's the same way as it is on 08. It may be screwed on the PS3, but not the 360.

[BREWCREW1982]

I really never got into hockey games (last game i bought was NHL 94) before but i decided to download both hockey demos (nhl 2k9 and nhl 09) and NHL 09 is hands down much better than NHL 2K9. The gameplay flows really smoothly and the graphics are pretty crisp for the most part. I love using the right analog to shoot and do moves instead of button pressing. It really puts you in control of your player and the game overall. I think its cool too that they have NHL 94 controls, kinda weird since that was the last hockey game i bought and really enjoyed. I have to admit that this is the most fun i've had in any sports game this year. I am going to jump on the bandwagon this year and get NHL 09 and have a blast tearing up the ice.

[bad_philanthropy]

Quote: Originally Posted by savoie2006

Not for the 360, I've been playing it all this time. It's the same way as it is on 08. It may be screwed on the PS3, but not the 360.

It's not the same on the 360 either. The dekeing and shot aiming are reversed compared to last year.

[tgalv]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

Yup, tap the RB (R1 on PS3) button when skating in a straight line. The player will push the puck ahead of him and get an extra boost of speed. I haven't had too much success using it, as I think Lubey is right in that it is only useful in certain situations. The only time I ever really used it to any advantage was when I cherry-picked a bit in BAP and got behind the defense leaving me with a clear breakaway from just inside the redline. It gave me an extra step or two to keep the D from catching up...

the best use i've found is flying down the wing with it and blowing past the defense on the outside. it's a little too easy to turn the defensman with it from what i've seen in the demo. but i'm also pretty good at turning the puck over with crappy little saucer passes due to my fat fingers pressing the button too hard

[MC Fatigue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lubey

If you're skating straight, tap the RB, and you'll push the puck forward a little and skate noticeably faster. However, it becomes pretty easy for the defender to get the puck, so make sure you have enough room first. They struck a nice balance of only being able to use it while you're in open ice.

That finally worked, thank you

[savoie2006]

Quote: Originally Posted by bad_philanthropy

It's not the same on the 360 either. The dekeing and shot aiming are reversed compared to last year.

They are if you leave setting as Camera Relative. If you switch it to Always up, the controls for shooting are Analog stick Down to Wind, Up to Shoot. If it is set the camera relative, you start with the controls be Up to Wind up, Down to Shoot.It was the same thing for 08.