NHL 09
NHL 09
NHL 09, dix-septième opus de la série NHL éditée par EA Sports, est sorti le 9 septembre 2008 sur PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC et PlayStation 2, ces deux dernières plateformes marquant respectivement la fin de présence de la série sur l'ancienne console de Sony et sur ordinateurs. Développé par EA Canada et HB Studios, ce titre de sport avait initialement prévu des versions Nintendo DS et Wii, finalement annulées. L'accueil critique a été favorable, Gamervision saluant une présentation exceptionnelle et un réalisme inégalé, tandis que Gaming Age relevait la qualité tant visuelle, sonore que fonctionnelle du travail d'EA. Certains joueurs interrogés sur Metacritic y ont vu le meilleur jeu de hockey de la série grâce à sa configuration de tir au stick droit, même si le score Metacritic s'établit à 62 pour une note agrégée de 75,85. Le jeu PC utilise par ailleurs la protection SecuROM en version 7.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« With barely a visual hitch, exceptional presentation, engaging online, improved controls and an unmatched level of realism, there’s almost nothing to prevent a full recommendation to any fan of hockey or sports games in general. Even if you aren’t a fan of sports games, the game is so good it could turn you into one. »
« EA didn't just make their game look, sound, and play superbly, but they even brought their "A" game when it comes to features as well. »
« EA Sports has been doing fine work on this series for the last few years, but everything until now only seems like groundwork for this years version. Small problems aside this is the best game of hockey ever made. »
« You don’t even have to be a psychotic hockey fan to enjoy NHL 09; just a fan of sports in general and of solid Xbox 360 software. Of course pick this one up if you live and breathe the NHL hockey season, but NHL 09 is also worth a look by those that are still searching for that killer, HD-era sports application. »
« With its unparalleled controls, refined presentation, and unrivaled selection of game modes, NHL 09 is the best hockey game ever created. »
« NHL 09 is hands-down the best sports game yet. »
« There are some issues, but on the whole, playing NHL 09 feels incredibly realistic. It's a deep, challenging game, but it's so rewarding when everything finally clicks. »
« Another great version of ice hockey for the Xbox 360. The amount on offer and a great online community will keep you on this game for ages. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« This is the best NHL game ever since they brought out the new shooting configuration with the right stick has made this game the bomb. Also love the way to be the goalie and customize his pads and how so many goalie companies sponsored this game like vaughn and rbk, so sick »
« I haven't really played a hockey game since ESPN National hockey night in like 94. I have played arcade style games though. This game really plays well. The mechanics and controls are near perfect. The graphics are pretty good. The game does have some glitches and it lacks the features that a lot of other Ea Sports games have. »
« This game is good,it really is but here comes the ****'s not nearly as good as espn hockey 2k4 and **** single player there should be a way to tweak the difficulty more.A game should be as easy as you want it or as hard and this game is hard even on easy in the single player mode.I can play hockey and I've went back to all the hockey games from ea and 2k and this game just isn't well **** is exciting,out of this world exciting especially when there has been no score for a while and then bam you **** has to do a lot with the commentary but also the game in ****'s great but ea still has a lot of work to **** 8 is a good score and what the game deserves. »
