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

**mkharsh33** · 08-18-2010, 12:54 AM

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

Can someone help me...

I'm playing on the 360. I've read about some speed burst or acceleration button, but I'm not sure what it is or does. Appreciate any help! Thanks!

**Vikes1** · 08-18-2010, 01:01 AM

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I'm really liking the AI improvements for this years game.

The AI imo, is much improved in all areas of the ice...offensive, defensive, and neutral zone. The game seems to be quite a bit more difficult for me because of the nice improvements to the AI. On All-Star hardcore, wow...have I got some "un-learning" to do from last years game.

All in all, I'd say the game feels much different from '10'. In a very good way. Maybe the first slider adjustment I'll make though will be, to lower the cpu's poke check ability. I'm having a heck of a time with that. 9/7 can't come soon enough!

**CS10029** · 08-18-2010, 01:07 AM

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

Originally posted by mkharsh33

Can someone help me...

I'm playing on the 360. I've read about some speed burst or acceleration button, but I'm not sure what it is or does. Appreciate any help! Thanks!

Push the left stick in, it only works when you are, for the most part, going forward. The button is layered, with three separate levels. Clicking once for first, again for second, and one more time for the final gear.

It honestly works great, ie. beating out an icing call, getting back on defense, getting down low to create a forecheck, create more speed in transition and of course... breakaways.

**06woz** · 08-18-2010, 01:11 AM

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Was playing against Philadelphia in overtime today. Got to the neutral zone and pressed shoot, but Pronger stopped it before the faceoff circles. He tried to pass it forward but Hall just got off the bench. Used the hustle(and the obvious momentum of them skating the other way) to get a breakaway and score the winner.

**BlueNGold** · 08-18-2010, 01:17 AM

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Originally posted by Qb

I was mistaken earlier when I said we couldn't turn off auto back skate in the demo. It's under controller settings this year, not in the gameplay settings. You have to scroll down one click to see it under "shooting controls". Much better now...

Nice find. I hate auto-backskate as well. Thanks for this.

**playingwithfire** · 08-18-2010, 01:25 AM

Mmm, just lost a long post, slightly angry right now.

Overall fantastic, but can we fix the clueless goalie problem? Seems like at least a couple times a period the goalie doesn't know where the puck is and that is just silly when the puck is on the back of his neck.

And oh, the backhand-forehand-curl-low and away glitch shot still works.

**playingwithfire** · 08-18-2010, 01:29 AM

oh, bravo on fixing the silly missed one-timer from last year. Have yet to noticed one. Also, is goalie tuned to be a lot quicker post to post. Niemi is just so much quicker laterally than my OTP goalie which had decent ratings(95 agility, 90 speed)

**The Visualizer** · 08-18-2010, 01:44 AM

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So I tried the Ultimate Team thing a little while ago, and it was better than I expected, the good players I got on my team were: Zetterberg, Malkin, Okposo, Cleary, Lidstrom, Chara, and Ryan Miller.

I played and won the tournament, beat the Taylor Hall team 2-0, won against the Flyers in OT 1-0, won a shootout against the Blackhawks 0-0 and beat Team Canada in OT 1-0. Kinda fun putting together different lineups trying to maximize the chemistry, might play this as a change-up to Online Vs, Be A GM and EASHL this year... can't say the game is short on options.

**meep316** · 08-18-2010, 01:49 AM

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I do the Ultimate Team thing. I get a decent team, notables: Tyler SEGUIN, Niklas Backstrom, P.K. Subban, Luongo. Now, I ended up getting jerseys from some European team, and LEAFS jerseys.

I am a Bruins fan.

First game, Tyler Seguin, in a LEAFS jersey, scores on a disgusting snapshot short side top corner.

LOL

Leafsfansumad.

**SinisterAlex** · 08-18-2010, 01:52 AM

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Originally posted by The Visualizer

So I tried the Ultimate Team thing a little while ago, and it was better than I expected, the good players I got on my team were: Zetterberg, Malkin, Okposo, Cleary, Lidstrom, Chara, and Ryan Miller.

I played and won the tournament, beat the Taylor Hall team 2-0, won against the Flyers in OT 1-0, won a shootout against the Blackhawks 0-0 and beat Team Canada in OT 1-0. Kinda fun putting together different lineups trying to maximize the chemistry, might play this as a change-up to Online Vs, Be A GM and EASHL this year... can't say the game is short on options.

I beat Windsor 6-0, Philly 5-0, Chicago 4-1, Canada 2-1. Pro difficulty level is too easy for me!

Anyway, this has to be the biggest annoyance in this game. I HATE IT when Gary Thorne mis pronounces last names... don't the EA NHL dev's hear him say some of these names wrong? Neimi, Subban, Filpula, etc.... c'mon how can you notice he can't say half these last names right!?!?

**BlueNGold** · 08-18-2010, 02:01 AM

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Originally posted by AtomicLegend

I beat Windsor 6-0, Philly 5-0, Chicago 4-1, Canada 2-1. Pro difficulty level is too easy for me!

Anyway, this has to be the biggest annoyance in this game. I HATE IT when Gary Thorne mis pronounces last names... don't the EA NHL dev's here him say some of these names wrong? Neimi, Subban, Filpula, etc.... c'mon how can you notice he can't say half these last names right!?!?

Niemi? Don't you mean "Niemen"?

**meep316** · 08-18-2010, 02:02 AM

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I love the demo. I got deked the hell out of my skates by Hossa, and then he sniped Leighton. Very impressive, the CPU never did that last year. I can actually see me doing some Be A GM this year, I couldn't do it the last few years because the CPU was unplayable.

**RealmK** · 08-18-2010, 02:08 AM

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Originally posted by BlueNGold

Niemi? Don't you mean "Niemen"?

Hello Neuman! Helllloo Jerry! sorry I couldn't resist.

**bukktown** · 08-18-2010, 02:24 AM

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My second impression of the demo is that it is an A+. The physics are great. The A.I. is way better. The goalies seem the same though. They still kick out juicy rebounds on soft shots. I loved being knocked off balance just by bumping into a defender without being checked. I saw the CPU do a hard around from the neutral zone as part of a variety of dumps. The CPU being able to deke adds a whole new level to the offline game. I saw a highstick goal by the CPU disallowed. The sticklift and pinning is much more fluid now.

**SinisterAlex** · 08-18-2010, 02:32 AM

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Originally posted by BlueNGold

Niemi? Don't you mean "Niemen"?

>_> And he commentates hockey on T.V....?

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

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