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This game is the 18th game as the series started 1991 and every year there has been a new game. That makes 18th games so far.
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'''''NHL 09''''' is the 19th [[video game]] in the [[NHL series]] released by [[EA Sports]].
'''''NHL 09''''' is the 18th [[video game]] in the [[NHL series]] released by [[EA Sports]].


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Revision as of 19:21, 4 October 2008

NHL 09
File:NHL09Cover.PNG
Cover of NHL 09, featuring Dion Phaneuf
Developer(s)EA Canada (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) HB Studios (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2)
Publisher(s)EA Sports[5]
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ReleasePlayStation 3, Xbox 360[1][2]
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2[3][4]
Genre(s)Sports (Ice hockey)
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

NHL 09 is the 18th video game in the NHL series released by EA Sports.

New features

Be a Pro

Similar to "road to the show" in the MLB series and "Superstar" in the Madden NFL, be a pro allows the gamer to start off as a player on the 3rd line of an AHL team. This is the only player on the ice that you control in 3rd person perspective. The in-game "performance tracker" will rate the player's play in 3 categories, Position score, Team play and Stats. You will also be able to choose what type of a pro you want to be, these classes include sniper, playmaker, grinder, dangler, power forward, offensive defenseman, defensive defenseman, butterfly goalie and standup goalie. You will also have the choice of playing as an existing player on a current NHL team.

Breakouts

This feature allows the player to completely control how the team goes from their own zone into their opponent's. Last year, players could only set up a play in the neutral zone, or in the offensive zone.

Defensive skill stick

NHL 09 expands on the "skill stick" of NHL 08 by adding the power to stop offensive attacks. It allows you to block passes and to raise an opposing player's stick just before he is about to receive a pass.

New checking/fighting

More than 300 animations of fighting and checking will be added along with a new physics-based checking and a fighting engine which simplifies all fights into one punch KO's. The euphoria engine is not being used in NHL 09. However, it was used to capture the 300 animations that are seen in NHL 09. The NHL 09 version is more basic this year compared to last. Grabbing ahold of the jersey is apart of animation along with short punch features.

EASHL

The new online league on NHL 09 will let players form teams of up to 50 players. Although games can only hold up to 6 players per team, each game will be recorded for the organization and will represent an online rank compared to other organizations, once EA straightens out all of the problems they are encountering with their servers. At the end of a certain amount of decided games the top teams will battle in the playoffs and receive prizes and other rewards from EA. Players will also be recognized by statistics that will keep track of points and display the top players with their real names instead of their Gamertags.

NHL 94 controls

In order to compensate how complicated the NHL games have become, EA Sports have added an option to use a simplified style of controls to help new players get used to the game. These controls will use the face buttons to do most of the work, such as A being pass and B being shoot (X and O on the PS3), instead of using the right-analog stick. This is an option.

New Moves

One handed dekes: A new type of deking, this allows the user to hold the stick while controlling the puck in one hand.
Flip Dump: Allows players to flip the puck up into the air in any direction.
Lift Stick: Allows players to lift the stick of opponents to gain control of the puck.
Protect Puck: Allows players to protect the puck with their body from opponents.

Commentary

Gary Thorne and Bill Clement return to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions.

Centennial Tournament Mode

Commemorating the Montreal Canadiens 100th "birthday" NHL 09 will feature a team of all-time Canadien greats, such as Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Jean Beliveau, Guy "The Flower" Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Toe Blake, Dickie Moore, Bob Gainey, Yvan Cournoyer, Steve Shutt, Henri "Pocket Rocket" Richard, Howie Morenz, Jacques Lemaire, Jacques Laperriere, Doug Harvey, and Emile "Butch" Bouchard. Also lacing them up for the Centennial "Habs" in net will be Patrick Roy, Jacques Plante, and Ken Dryden. In addition to gamers being able to play as the team, they are also able to enter "The Centennial Tournament", in which they will have to go through an eight-team bracket for a chance to play against these all time greats.

Soundtrack

This game features 16 different songs, according to the EA Trax screen.[7]

In-Game Only

The game also features songs that are played only during whistles during games, and cannot be seen in the EA Trax screen.[8]. Some of things songs are from the hip hop and trance genres, which have never before been seen in an NHL game.

Custom soundtracks can be imported to the game, but only on the Xbox 360 version.[9]

Demo

A demo was released on the PlayStation Network on August 28, 2008[10], followed by the release of the same demo on the Xbox Live Marketplace on September 3, 2008 at 5:00am ET.[citation needed] The demo includes tutorials for shooting, deking and defensive moves while playing as 2008 Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Henrik Zetterberg. Once the player finishes the tutorial (or you can exit the tutorial via the pause menu), he or she then has access to a single 3rd period game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings where the player may choose which team to play as. If the game remains a tie once the period is over, the game will immediately go to a shootout. The "Be a Pro" mode is also available in the demo for a single 3rd period game between Pittsburgh and Detroit. Sidney Crosby and Henrik Zetterberg are the only players available for the "Be a Pro" mode.

Reception

NHL 09 has been very well-received, with many reviewers praising the new emphasis on defense, enhanced body-checking (which was practically non-existent in NHL 08), especially the EASHL, which is the first persistent massive multiplayer online (MMO) league in any sports video game. Online play has been intermittent, with EA servers crashing a few times in the first week. Many players statistics have also been reset.

References

  1. ^ http://ps3.ign.com/objects/142/14230951.html
  2. ^ http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/142/14230950.html
  3. ^ http://pc.ign.com/objects/142/14256825.html
  4. ^ http://ps2.ign.com/objects/142/14259082.html
  5. ^ a b Gord Goble (2008). "Bigger, better, and still quirky". Electronic Gaming Monthly (233): 81. ISSN 1058-918X. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "NHL 09 Page". GamePro. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  7. ^ "NHL 09 Soundtrack Revealed". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  8. ^ "MORE NHL 09 Soundtrack Songs!". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  9. ^ "Official announcement on custom soundtracks". www.forums.ea.com. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  10. ^ "Playstation Store Update". blog.us.playstation.com. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  11. ^ IGN: NHL 09 Review
  12. ^ GameZone: NHL 09 Review
  13. ^ Gamespot review
  14. ^ 1UP: NHL 09 Review
  15. ^ TeamXbox: NHL 09 Review
  16. ^ OXM Review
  17. ^ X-Play review
  18. ^ Playstation Official Magazine (UK): NHL 09 Review
  19. ^ Playstation Official Magazine (UK): NHL 09 Review
  20. ^ [http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/946760.asp?q=nhl%2009 Pelit (Finland): NHL 09 Review]
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