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Quote: Originally Posted by Cletus

Even with it's flaws, it's still the best in the series since 10. I think I am enjoying it more than 10 right now. Since you're a hockey novice you might not notice a lot of the problems, and that helps quite a bit. I think a lot of negative reviews are from people being burnt out on NHL's version of hockey. The game isn't a full on sim, but it is fun. It's worth at least a rental or wait around for a sale if you don't wanna pay full price.

You hit it right on the head. Someone new to the series or new to hockey will not see the flaws due to lack of time with the game. If you've spent a lot of time with the series like myself, the flaws are pretty easily seen after the course of however many years. Overall this can be a very fun game, but it just depends what you are looking for in a hockey game and whether or not the issues are ones you can deal with. I give props to the people who know the issues but still have fun with the game.