While we're in the final days of the hockey season...
Anyone out there play this (or any year of the EA hockey series)? I broke down and got an X-box for Christmas and have been playing this game a lot (probably too much
).
Good game for the hockey fan, IMHO. As a relative newbie on the Xbox maybe its a difficulty curve, but my shooting % reeks, and playing a goalie is absolute murder (the latter is a regular complaint on the EA forum boards I peeked at last week). Tough to keep a save % above 85%.
I haven't even tried the online play in fear of being tromped by a couple tweener Canadian or Michigan kids who live eat and breath the game. The "play as a GM" mode (which I also haven't tried yet) seems to combine the best of fantasy hockey and actual video game play.
Still, lots of fun. Even if everytime I play against the Caps Ovechkin refuses to accept my challenge to a fight (wu#$y).
Comments, fellow virtual hockey stars?