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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Reviewed AgainOct 23, 2000
By Phil
"Sakic19"
Okay, After several months of playing this game, I have a few extra thoughts to add to my previous review. I still feel that the graphics are excellent. Gameplay is pretty good. One thing that lacks here is the fact that you almost have to do a one-timer to score. Scoring on a breakaway is next to impossible. I do feel that the away goalie has the advantage, as another reviewer wrote. The ref seems to always be in the way. I wish you could check him into the boards!! Line changes are a challenge. Bringing up the lines is easy. But then you lose control of your players until you have selected the lines. Also the line box covers about 1/4th of the screen. So you must do the changes very strategictly. Movement of the players is excellent. There is no lag form stick to screen. One thing that keeps me from giving this game five stars is the "extras" as I call them. They don not give out the trophies at the end out the season. Where are the injuries? When I slam Mike Madano into the boards about ten times at full speed, he should get some sort of injury. And last, there is no display to show your stats against the rest of the players in the league. You must scroll through each team to see who has done what. But the worst flaw is a tie. Either the repetitive commentary or non believeable saves made at times by the goalies. If you play enough, you will see and hear what I mean. Scoring is still sometimes easy(especially against Calgary and Nashville) and other times hard. I still say this game rocks. It is very fun to play. I will say that if you want a game to have years of fun with, buy it!! If you want a flawless game that is near perfect, go to the Pepsi Center and watch the Avalanche!!!
13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Looks good gameplay not so muchFeb 11, 2000
I have only played NHL 2K for about 1 hour. First it is the best looking hockey game by far. (I play with EA's NHL 2000 most often) Although it is not as "pretty" as NFL 2k the graphics are far superior to EA's NHL 2000. Still I believe they are WAY below the capablities of the DC. The sound is good but already Harry Neal is repeating the same factoid during same game! Annoying. The gameplay is fast (I used fast & rookies modes) but the control is POOR. Black box has chosen to use the triggers for coaching changes! Instead of using them for passing & shooting, making it more difficult to pass & shoot quickly. I do not understand why they left the triggers out of the controller configuration. Other than my major hang up with the controls gameplay seems ok. Although it is too easy to score.Overall i am disappointed. The graphics are nice but not up to snuff. The control & gameplay are average at best. Wait and rent this game before you buy it. Its good but not nearly as good as it could have been.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
The Best Hockey SIM on the MarketFeb 16, 2000
Let's get some things out of the way right here at the beginning. NHL2K is not a perfect game. If has a number of small flaws that can probably be attributed to being rushed out the door. However, this game is the best hockey sim on the market. A lot of people out there are comparing this game to the NHL series by EA and I am here to tell you that it is like comparing apples to oranges. As much as I love the ea NHL series (I have owned every version since the first including the current NHL2000 for the PC) the game is a few steps off from real hockey. The speed is a little to quick and the entire game is made up of breakaways. NHL2K comes far closer to giving you the real hockey experience. The speed is much very close to the actual sport. Now I know that a number of people have stated this game is slow but I am here to tell you that they have played more video game hockey than the real thing. NHL2k forces you to actually set up your players and plays to score, unlike Ea which is breakaway city. It requires you play defense with your stick and your body unlike Ea's NHL with is check after check after check. NHL2K actually makes you perform the Deke moves using the anolog stick rather than having a deke button. What this all means is that you really have to play this game to win. Again the game is not perfect. The learning curve for shooting is a little more difficult than it needs to be. Also, there are a number of small details that real hockey fans will miss like horns after a goal. Also the options are lacking compared to other titles. I can honestly say the first night I had this it almost went back to the store, but after I stuck with it and stopped playing the run and gun hockey that I had been playing with EA over the past years, I found myself loving this game.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
NHL2K ROCKS!Feb 10, 2000
Beautiful graphics and super smooth gameplay are the highlights of NHL2K. The most realistic hockey game to date as far as the gameplay. The game lacks the extras however; such as: individual season player stats, and there are no international teams. Your presentation options are also limited in comparison of NFL2K. Where this game really shines is in two player head to head. Thre scary thing about the sports titles on the Dreamcast is that these are only first generation titles! The sound effects in this game are second to none. Overall, despite the lack of options, this surpasses EANHL2000 on Playstation and FaceOff2000. If your a hockey fan, buy this game! Highs: incredible graphics, realistic gameplay, great sound effects. Lows: lack of options and international teams Overall: Still the best hockey game out there!
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
NHL 2K is good but falls short of NFL 2K and NBA 2KFeb 11, 2000
NHL 2K is the latest sports game from Sega Sports, following the highly successful NFL 2K and NBA 2K. The game was scheduled to come out in the fall of 1999 but the game needed additional work and was pushed forward just in time to hit shelves a week after the All-Star game in Toronto. NHL 2K is not made by Visual Concepts who made Sega Sports' two other titles, instead a newly formed company called Black Box is the creator of this game, and it is clearly noticable. There is nothing wrong with the gameplay and the graphics, it's just not in the same class as VC's titles and that's why I won't give it a 5. Trust me, I'm a huge hockey fan, growing up in Sweden I breathe hockey, but NHL 2K falls short. Especially when it comes to the wanted extras in the game: 82 game season only, you can only play one team each season, no season scoring list, confusing menues, etc. The commentary in the game isn't bad but it isn't the best either, repetition is very common. Don't get me wrong, I truly enjoy playing this game, but it's not a ground breaking game like NFL 2K was or what Crazy Taxi is this spring with the second generation of Dreamcast games coming out. I hope Black Box has already started working really hard on their next hockey game because it really has to improve if they want it to compete with EA's NHL games. Overall a solid game, and the only hockey game for the Dreamcast, definetely a must for all you hockey maniacs like me out there.
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