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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Sports/Hockey
RELEASE DATE
04/NOV/08
ESRB RATING
,
DEVELOPER
EA Canada, HB Studios
PUBLISHER
ALSO AVAILABLE ON
Xbox 360, IBM PC Compatible, PlayStation 3, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/nhl-09-xbox-360-1, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/nhl-09-ibm-pc-compatible-1, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/nhl-09-playstation-2-1
TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")
THE SETTING #USES
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HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES
GENERAL TONE #USES
DESCRIPTION
Building on the groundwork established with NHL 08, NHL 09 offers enhancements and new features designed to improve on its critically acclaimed predecessor. Emphasis is placed on the defensive game for this version, with the right analog "skill stick" used to block passing lanes and lift a rival's stick to disrupt potential one-timers. Other key additions include one-handed dekes, revamped physics-based checking and fighting, and an option to control the game using only two buttons and the left analog stick. A new role-playing mode entitled "Be A Pro" focuses on a single athlete as you attempt to guide your alter ego from his start in the AHL to a star-caliber career in the NHL. A third-person perspective on the ice brings you closer to the action as you monitor your athlete's progress in over 50 categories. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
“This ain't gonna be a very big review, since I'm good at this, but I'll still give my comments about this game. The game itself is great. Of course, you need to be a fan of Hockey to enjoy it. It,s fun to play with all those teams, and I had fun c”
“This ain't gonna be a very big review, since I'm good at this, but I'll still give my comments about this game.
The game itself is great. Of course, you need to be a fan of Hockey to enjoy it. It,s fun to play with all those teams, and I had fun c”
created 03/MAR/2009
X-Play Best of 2008: Best Sports Game
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published 09/DEC/2008
Cheat: NHL '09 Online Team Play
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published 22/SEP/2008
Smell the ice! Feel the hits! We're going under the Zamboni's hood to review EA's NHL '09 for the XBox 360.
published 17/SEP/2008
X-Play gets the scoop on EA's NHL 09 from an actual Canadian guy as they get all access to the game's Vancouver Launch Event.
published 16/SEP/2008
EA runs wild over the ice with NHL 09 for the PS2, PS3, PC, and Xbox 360.
published 11/SEP/2008
Producer Sean Ramjagsingh talks to X-Play about the upcoming NHL 09 from Electronic Arts.
published 10/SEP/2008
Check out the mulitplayer online feature in NHL 09 from EA Sports. Now YOU are the star.
published 31/JUL/2008
EA brings us back to the ice, in the latest mulit-platform installment of NHL 09.
published 13/JUN/2008
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