Longevity of NHL 10

[hkhatir]

I have read that becasue of the lack of variety of the goals and game play that the game gets boring quick. if this is the case I cannot justify the $60 purchase.

For those of you that have the game do you feel this si the case with this game. I had madden 10 and I got bored sooo fast.

[Roggie]

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It doesn't seem like that for me. You don't get a lot of just plain slap shots going in, but there are a lot of deflection goals. People feel it's like that because online most goals are scored in glitch ways (which is seemingly down lately, IMO). But yeah, when I'm offline, I score in a variety of ways, so I haven't had the issue.

[baseball66]

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I have read that as well but i see all kinds of goals, deflections, rebounds, slappers, clean wrist shots, i even scored one yesterday that rebounded off my players skate in the goal crease and into the net. I'm talking offline here i don't play online so i can't comment on that.

[Bruin26]

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I see a lot of different goals as well, but have yet to play online so far.

[Money99]

Re: Longevity of NHL 10

I have read that becasue of the lack of variety of the goals and game play that the game gets boring quick. if this is the case I cannot justify the $60 purchase.

For those of you that have the game do you feel this si the case with this game. I had madden 10 and I got bored sooo fast.

I'm not sure about that.
Admittedly I haven't played this game nearly as much as others because I only rented it for 2 weeks. But in that time I saw a wide variety of goals.
Lots of tips, deflections, rebounds and clean goals.
And the puck is very 'live'. It feels very organic and you'll see it flip and flop over sticks and bounces off of feet, sticks, etc. That helps with the variety of goals you'll see.

The main thing that prevented me from wanting this long-term was how whack the Franchise stats are.
Guys like Crosby struggle to get 60 points and terrible teams make the playoffs with the stronger ones struggling to make the postseason.

But I think as far as a pick-up-and-play game, NHL10 is worth the price. Especially now that it's $39.99 CDN at Wal-mart.

[Myloman]

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This game definitely has some draw backs, but if you're a hockey fan this game is no doubt worth 60 bucks. Hell I've played 350+ games so far and I'm pretty picky when it comes to video games.

[dorismary]

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My only issue with this game is Cpu boosts !
As far as everything else this game is near perfect with great graphics best in any sports game , super deep game modes and excellent support from EA at least offline especially with tuner updates .
And its not easy but once you find your perfect sliders this game has great replay value

[CSTEND]

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Hi dorismary,

Have you played multiple seasons on a BAGM with the Canadiens yet? If so do you know if their center ice changes from the anniversary logo after the first year? That would be cool!

[OctaneHugo]

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I've been playing for a while and I've never felt bored when playing. I have exciting, tough games and the thrills and mood swings I get from the regular season and the playoffs is akin to the real thing.

Not to mention that the EASHL must be awesome. I don't have Live, but I find I could probably spend 600 hours playing that.

[dorismary]

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Hi dorismary,

Have you played multiple seasons on a BAGM with the Canadiens yet? If so do you know if their center ice changes from the anniversary logo after the first year? That would be cool!

Hi I mostly just play playoff and cup modes

[Vikes1]

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I'm enjoying the game a lot, and play it as much as I have time to.

As Money99 said, and I completely agree...the puck is really "alive", so that alone adds nicely to this years game. I see myself playing NHL'10' for several months to come.

The only thing that threatens the longevity of the game for me is...not having an option to adjust the length of the regular season. With GM mode, it's a pretty daunting task to face 82 game seasons. And your only alternative is to sim a percentage of your games...which I personally hate to do. I mean...why have a solid GM mode that so few people [unless your simming...a lot] you can only hope to get through 1 to 2 seasons? Makes no sense imo. Hopefully next year we'll get some options with this.

[GlennN]

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This game has not gotten boring at all for me. In fact, usually I am playing football and hockey games this time of year - this year, though, NHL 10 never seems to leave my 360. Best hockey game I have played in years. I am in the playoffs in 2015, and have no plans to stop playing any time soon. This game was worth paying $60, so for $30 or $40 (sale, eBay, etc) it is an absolute steal!

[Vikes1]

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This game has not gotten boring at all for me. In fact, usually I am playing football and hockey games this time of year - this year, though, NHL 10 never seems to leave my 360. Best hockey game I have played in years.

Me too Glenn.

This years NHL game has my full interest.

Having that red light come on after you've scored, is like a drug I can't get enough of. Very addicting game.

[DiddyGotGrillz]

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Me too Glenn.

This years NHL game has my full interest.

Having that red light come on after you've scored, is like a drug I can't get enough of. Very addicting game.

VERY good way to put it.

[mkharsh33]

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i've got one hell of a callous on my left middle finger, so i must be pretty addicted to this game (and no, that's not from something else...i'm married.