NHL 11 Review

[RaychelSnr]

To be completely honest, I don’t follow hockey as much as I used to. I was a big Flyers fan during the Legion of Doom era, and I have to admit that The Mighty Ducks movies are a big time guilty pleasure. But following the lockout of 2005, my waning interest finally disappeared.

I only mention this because, despite my strenuous relationship with the NHL, my interest in hockey games never faded. From middle-school marathons of NHLPA '93 to NHL Hitz 2000-03 to the revamp of the NHL franchise, ice hockey games have been a consistent source of enjoyment for me.

Which leads me to the review of NHL 11, which is ultimately a refined production of NHL 10. This is by no means a bad thing, as NHL 10 was a great game, and NHL 11 is even better. It’s just that the changes made can seem slight, especially if you, like me, are not an intense hockey fan. Does this mean NHL 11 doesn’t warrant a purchase? Not really...

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[megamante360]

great review

[Benicio10]

Same score as Madden? Unbelievable.

[malachijohn666]

I am sorry if this has been asked before, but are any teams having new third jersey's introduced this year? Are we going to have to wait for a new code?

[buzzguy]

You should start watching hockey on the tube again, Caley! It's addicting, and some would say a better product "post-lockout".

Good review, btw.

[Tomba]

Great review. A 9 is right on the money. games a joy to play once sliders are tweaked...

[Jimmy_Fairplay]

I think you mean tenuous, not strenuous...

[bill2451]

eh, honestly I didn't think this review was very good... yeah I agree w/ the score, but I really feel like the content was lacking. I think he missed the point on many topics, and completely ignored others (like the 100000% improvement of the AI on the ice)

[Super Glock]

Re: NHL 11 Review

I thought this was a rather weak review, I would strongly recommend the review by Bill Abner.

http://www.gameshark.com/reviews/3611/p_0/NHL-11-Review.htm

[ChaseB]

I think you mean tenuous, not strenuous...

No no, he's a Flyers fan.

[russwg1970]

I thought this was a rather weak review, I would strongly recommend the review by Bill Abner.


http://www.gameshark.com/reviews/361...-11-Review.htm

I thought this review was a descent read, though the wording of this review isn't very strong or convincing in regards to the improvement NHL 11 is over NHL 10. The reviewer at Gameshark was more convincing and informative to the improvments and additions that NHL 11 offers over NHL 10. Thanks for the link.

[LingeringRegime]

Wow, this game seems to be really good. I always enjoyed EA's hockey games. I may have to pick this up today.

[Inhocmark]

Re: NHL 11 Review

I liked the review. It was written by somebody who knows sports but perhaps isn't a complete hardcore hockey nerd. The hardcores don't need a review, they've bought it already. This kind of review is more for the general sports fan and perhaps they're not going to see the same changes we are.

I've got no problem with the review or the score...Not that it impacts my buying decision anyways

[CPRoark]

I think you mean tenuous, not strenuous...

You are correct, sir!

To be fair, I was using "strenuous" and its meaning of "requiring great exertion;toilsome"...though you are right, I really was thinking "tenuous."

Chase...these days I liked to be grouped in with the Phillies fans, though I'm not sure that's a huge improvement.

[CPRoark]

You should start watching hockey on the tube again, Caley! It's addicting, and some would say a better product "post-lockout".

Good review, btw.

Thanks...maybe I will. I caught a few of the finals games last year, primarily as a bandwagon Flyers fan. College sporst and basketball don't do much for me, and I don't expect much out of the Eagles so it looks like I'll need something to carry me to Spring Training.