NHL 2K10
2K Sports NHL 2K10 redefines the sports gaming experience with a new emphasis on social gaming. Whether you’re a die-hard NHL fan or a casual player, NHL 2K10’s combination of pick-up-and-play controls ensuring accessibility, the game’s true-to-life professional hockey authenticity and its variety of on and off-line multiplayer modes promise hours of entertainment for every gamer, regardless of experience level. Publish your franchise stats and standings, and upload game highlights and screenshots to your personal page at 2KSports.com A Mini-Rink mode allows players to engage in 2-on-2 hockey on a smaller ice surface. Pond Hockey involves playing hockey on an outdoor pond rink.
2K Sports NHL 2K10 redefines the sports gaming experience with a new emphasis on social gaming. Whether you’re a die-hard NHL fan or a casual player, NHL 2K10’s combination of pick-up-and-play controls ensuring accessibility, the game’s true-to-life professional hockey authenticity and its variety of on and off-line multiplayer modes promise hours of entertainment for every gamer, regardless of experience level.
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User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars NHL2K10 - Great once you download sliders
Out of the box this game doesn’t play that well. That’s because the abundance of sliders are preset to horrible defaults.
Using NHL2K10’s awesome 2KShare feature, where you can upload or download everything from sliders, rosters and draft classes, I grabbed one of the more popular slider sets (Venom’s and Bronco86’s).
After doing this the game really unfolded. There’s some quirks to this game, no doubt, but the gameplay is tremendous.
You’ll really notice the difference between the star players from the scrubs.
And the AI is very good and will have you on your toes if you don’t play smart.
The controls take some getting used to (I prefer Standard) but once you become acclimated you can do some really cool things on the ice.
Commentary really stinks. Stinks badly. But everything else in the presentation is tremendous. The arena’s look so real you’ll believe you’re watching a live telecast.
This game is definitely worth a shot. Especially with the right slider manipulation.
NHL2K10 certainly doesn’t deserve some of the poor marks it’s received from well known critics such as Gamespot and IGN.
I don’t blame them for the low scores since the game doesn’t play very well out-of-the-box. But if you take 5 minutes to change some settings, or download someone else’s the game plays a very realistic brand of hockey.
2 Stars Opening the box is where the fun ended…
Ok, The first reviewer seemed a bit harsh and long winded right ? Well if he were wrong, I’d agree… To be very clear I was excited to buy both NHL games this year with a store credit I had so why not try them both and keep playing the better of the two ??? Last year I only played 2K9 and frankly it was above average. Graphics were solid, commentary was far too repetitive, the same song played every goal, but still a very well rounded game… This years offering ? The best part was the trailer video of A.O. scoring his highlight reel goal and the box art… I played this bland , chippy offering for 30 minutes and it has been re-gifted to one who doesn’t know any better…
As much as people hate EA (I’m on that large band wagon) , Their game this year is nothing short of amazing. Graphics are PHENOMENAL, game play is tight. (For beginners might be a bit of a learning curve to the more in depth controls). Be a pro mode is genius. GM Mode is very detailed. Commentary is almost perfect with the return of E.S.P.N. Hockey announcers Gary Thorne and Bill Clement.
Seriously, if you like hockey remotely, AVOID THIS TITLE and get the EA version. For the @10 dollar difference, IT’S WORTH IT !!!
NHL 10
2 Stars This game is BROKEN at best
This game seems like a Beta version of what should be a future release, but unfortunately, this is the “finished product”.
GAMEPLAY: Very slow and sluggish at times. Even using the “speed burst” just makes them move at the same slow speed, but they just seem to be trying harder to achieve this slow rate of motion. Also, when they have an “instant replay”, 9 times out of 10 (or worse!) the replay has NOTHING to do with what the commentators are saying (for example, during one penalty replay, they just showed two guys skating, thats it. And on another replay for a penalty, they showed a replay for a PREVIOUS penalty)
COMMENTARY: SNOOOOORE!!!!! Like listening to the AM radio at times.
MENUS: As another reviewer stated, the menus system is STUPID. When the game kicks on, the first thing you see is a team select for an exhibition game. What, what? Really? REALLY!!! You actually have to push buttons/maneuver the right analog stick to just bring up the main menu. WHY?!?!?!?!?!
Avoid this game! Buy an EA game, or NHL2K9 which was far superior
4 Stars Plays like I expect hockey to play
My simple review - this plays like I would have expected hockey to play.
Last year 2k9 wasn’t that great, so I skipped it for NHL 09. EA’s NHL 09 isn’t a bad game at all. Be a Pro mode is kinda neat, if not flawed a bit. The graphics are smooth as anything you’ve ever seen, animations are great, but it’s the same game everytime you play, same predictable AI, and same loose connection to your controls.
2K10 felt right after the first game. I felt like I was controlling hockey players. It felt like players had momentum, it feels like the puck will organically bounce around and be involved in real hockey situations. In EA’s game it’s either in the net or on someone’s stick. Loose pucks are pretty much non existent. And I guess that’s good for EA, because your skaters only have one speed, so if there’s a loose puck, they “jog” to get it opposed to sprinting like they would in real life.
I can see why this game may not be for everyone. If hockey’s ratings are any indication on how people pay attention to the sport, they may think unrealistic games like EA’s 10 are “better” or more authentic hockey, despite the fact that a 4th line wing CANNOT stickhandle as good as Sydney Crosby. In 2k10 you will tell the difference, in EA, everyone looks, skates, and handles the same. Doesn’t make sense.
4 Stars Very good game
I like this game.I really dont understand what these people are complaining about. Great controls,cool interface, and graphically speaking it completely blows away E(screw you)A’s offering. I must admit the interface can be abit confusing but once you figure it out it’s very cool. I’ve played about 10 games so far and really haven’t experienced any issues with it. Thanks 2K you have made another enjoyable hockey game!
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