![]() Sure, the NBC-brand graphics could be smoother, and the player likenesses could be a touch more accurate, but the game manages to capture the pace and intensity of its real-life counterpart. ![]() ![]() You see it in its overall production values, clean menus, and realistic player animations. When looking at EA Sports franchises over the span of a console generation, NHL is surely one of the most reliable. In their 25 years of existence, they’ve made the playoffs in over half of those seasons! At least there are games like NHL 17 that allow me to play out a fictional scenario where Thornton, Pavelski, and Couture finally raise the cup. Even before the San Jose Sharks valiantly fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins during the last Stanley Cup Final, I was already resigned to never seeing a Sharks championship in my lifetime.
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