The winner of 23 sports game of the year awards so it shouldn't be surprising that this game is everything I could have wanted from the next installment in the already stellar NHL series from EA Sports. The graphics and game play have been improved with subtle little pieces which make a HUGE difference. One such difference is the total control skating I believe its called. Players skate like they would in real life. If you get someone that's a fast skater in real life that has a huge burst of speed from their first few strides you will have that in the game and chances are you'll have a break away and a great 1 on 1 opportunity. The downside to this is if you have someone that's not as strong of a skater and you try to make a quick turn going at top speed you'll either wipe out or have to take a very slow longer turn just like in real life. This adds so much more to the game than before. When I played the demo I was killing it on break aways. After having played the actual game a while i'm learning more and more of what you can do with the skating aspect (like backwards skating for crazy shots in the crease).
Skating isn't the only update to this game this year. They kind of went the route of listening to complaints and fixing that first. I've noticed more realistic poke checks, passing, shooting etc. A large gripe I had before was the predictable goalies. If you shot from a single point you could score almost every time. These goalies in 13 are monsters. Dazzling save after dazzling save. These guys crush your hopes and dreams on the regular but they also have faults just like real goalies so its way more realistic. The graphics took a step up the ice looks incredible. The winter classic is probably the best looking part of the game. Every camera angle during breaks look like live television (angle wise that is).
This year introduced a new game mode that I have just now as of last night dove headfirst into, GM Mode Connected. Which this is pretty much the exact same as GM mode but online with others in your league which is the exact thing I said I wanted when NHL12 came out. I've thrown out the invites as I have my fantasy league on yahoo (to everyone I know who even somewhat enjoys anything about hockey). So I'm hoping to have a thriving league soon i'll be checking that later today. All of the other game modes are still there like shootout, vs, team play, be a pro, be a legend, gm mode, HUT, etc.
This game should appeal to everyone even if you don't like hockey or sports games its just really fun. You'll be hooked the first time you check a guy so hard into the boards the glass shatters. Its amazing in every way ! So to be corny NHL13 shoots and Scores!
Final Score: 4.9/5
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