NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[Lubey]

Just had a goal disallowed. Scored on a scramble, spotlight went on, was happy. Then the ref came storming in waving his arms. On the replay my guy started to skate and as his foot moved it nudged the puck in the net so they took it away.

[SinisterAlex]

Alright so I just finished playing a few games and here's my impressions.

AMAZING game. I've played all my games on SuperStar and I have to say, the A.I is top notch! They make me fight for every puck, they make me think wisely before passing and shooting the puck. They are very good defensively and offensively. The A.I actually shoots now, their passes aren't always tape to tape and most importantly, they play smart!

I've played three games so far. They all went 1-1 into the third, I one won and lost two. First game I lost 3-1, second game I won 2-1 and the third game I lost 2-1. All the games were close. I've love the atmosphere, it seems different than last years game. The announcer is awesome and the commentating seems better this year than last.

I've had a few broken sticks on some pretty important plays Had one where I was right in the slot with Kane, open net, and my stick breaks... I've also lost a few sticks off of hits and faceoffs which is a nice touch.

Here's some things that kinda of bothered me:

- When you get a penalty, the overlay graphic for the player and penalty doesn't show up (I'm sure this is a demo issue).
- The cut scenes in between plays don't seem to have changed...
- Some of the hits I've seen are a bit outrageous but I'm guessing these can be tonned down with sliders.
- I want the score overlay to go full across my screen like on CBC, TSN, etc .... not some little overlay in the corner.

Here's some more things I've noticed:

- Tripping calls are no longer that cheesy dive anymore! Thank goodness!
- Dump n' Chase actually works well thanks to the Hustle feature and physics engine!
- Loving the new faceoff system! When I lose a draw or win a draw, it actually felt well earned!
- Boardplay is much improved. Suction appears to be gone which is amazing!
- Board sounds, puck sounds and boardplay sounds are much more authentic now!
- After goalies cover the puck, they actually get up! They no longer sit hunched over the puck.
- Post Whistle Scrums are no longer ridiculous cross checking fests.
- After the play is dead, your player no longer sits their inactive, it goes into "casual mode" where he casually skates around the ice.
- Physics Engine is really great. I especially love the little hits and bumps.

All in all, a really great demo and I haven't even touched Ultimate Team yet. Can't wait for September 7th!

[crobert0247]

I've only seen one goal review in 15+ periods and it was a goal initially waived off but then overturned after the replay. A puck came sailing through traffic, hit a glove, and went in. It was not batted or swatted at so they allowed it.

[Splitter77]

i cant wait to get out of work.
you guys have me all giddy.
when does the ps3 update-7pm EST?

[JRod]

Quote: Originally Posted by Splitter77

i cant wait to get out of work. you guys have me all giddy. when does the ps3 update-7pm EST?

I thought 11 am - 2 pm PST. I could be wrong.

[Randiesel75]

Forgive me if this was discussed already.

I absolutely love NHL 11. The only thing I noticed that was a bit odd was the in-game strategies (D-pad). It seemed to pull up a tad bit slower that NHL 10. Now, perhaps this is only demo related due to less code being pushed out to the demo to keep its size down.

Anyone else notice this?

[SinisterAlex]

Anyone else notice that the replays for penalties are super speed? Kinda ruins the replay of a penalty when you can't even see what you got called for...

[aepoc]

Wouldn't using the hustle button to hit a guy be a charging call?