i can't wait for this game.


- new forechecking and fighting systems,

- madden-like superstar mode,

- improved graphics

- and an online feature that they said "has never been seen in a sports game before."


I thought 08 was great...this game's gonna be sick.

nhl 08 IS great, yet i've never playeed with anyone here.

The only graphics improvement they need is the players actual faces. And I'm talking outside of the star players. Staal looks more like Brent Sutter, and Tuytin looks like he spent some time in Africa.

New E3 pictures of NHL 09 , dion Phanuef on the cover.

http://360.kombo.com/images/content/boxart/NHL09x360PFTfront_01.jpg
http://360.kombo.com/images/media/1277/nhl09_071408_16782.jpg
http://360.kombo.com/images/media/1277/nhl09_071408_16775.jpg
http://360.kombo.com/images/media/1277/nhl09_071408_16781.jpg
http://360.kombo.com/images/media/1277/nhl09_071408_16779.jpg
http://360.kombo.com/images/media/1277/nhl09_071408_16780.jpg
http://360.kombo.com/images/media/1277/nhl09_071408_16778.jpg
http://360.kombo.com/images/media/1277/nhl09_071408_16777.jpg
http://360.kombo.com/images/media/1277/nhl09_071408_16776.jpg

Spectacular.
i'd post full actual pics but they are HUGE, here's the cover.

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man oh man I can't wait to play this game.

What's the multiplayer gonna be like? I don't have 08....i was wondering...can you play a game as one solo player (with all the other players other users playing)?

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Originally posted by missionmac:
What's the multiplayer gonna be like? I don't have 08....i was wondering...can you play a game as one solo player (with all the other players other users playing)?

Yeah, they said they're gonna have 6 on 6 multiplayer, each person controls they're own player on the ice...sounds fun.

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Originally posted by missionmac:
What's the multiplayer gonna be like? I don't have 08....i was wondering...can you play a game as one solo player (with all the other players other users playing)?

Do you mean online team player?
on nhl08 theres single player and single ranked
shootout single and shootout ranked ,as well as team play(upto 4on4)

@nYr1192 - are you serious where did you hear that?

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Originally posted by IceColdWade:

quote:

Originally posted by missionmac:
What's the multiplayer gonna be like? I don't have 08....i was wondering...can you play a game as one solo player (with all the other players other users playing)?

Do you mean online team player?
on nhl08 theres single player and single ranked
shootout single and shootout ranked ,as well as team play(upto 4on4)

@nYr1192 - are you serious where did you hear that?

link right here:

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/nhl09/news.html?...g=newlyadded;title;1

It talks about 6 on 6 and the new online feature.

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Originally posted by nYr1192:

quote:

Originally posted by IceColdWade:

quote:

Originally posted by missionmac:
What's the multiplayer gonna be like? I don't have 08....i was wondering...can you play a game as one solo player (with all the other players other users playing)?

Do you mean online team player?
on nhl08 theres single player and single ranked
shootout single and shootout ranked ,as well as team play(upto 4on4)

@nYr1192 - are you serious where did you hear that?

link right here:

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/nhl09/news.html?...g=newlyadded;title;1

It talks about 6 on 6 and the new online feature.

that is just freaking AMAZING

so aside from normal season/dynasty etc there's also an entire season xbox live player league? freaking amazing!!! i'll get the game the first minute it comes out and make the new york rangers.

here's the interview incase anyone can't go to GS for some reason.


GameSpot: Tell us about the development of the EA Sports Hockey League in NHL 09. What was the goal with the EASHL feature, and what was the toughest challenge you ran into when developing this feature?

David Littman: When we came up with this idea, it was directly related to the fact that everybody on our team at one point or another wanted to be a professional hockey player. Some did play high-level hockey, but others, who are big hockey fans, wanted to get that experience as well. So we took our online team play experience from last year and discussed taking the next logical step--a full six-on-six [game] but with an environment where everybody is a unique player in the world.

The EA Sports Hockey League is an extension of both our new six-on-six online team play and our Be a Pro mode that we created this year. With the online team play portion of our game going to six-on-six this year, we really wanted to focus on the idea that it's you that is trying to be the star. To accomplish this we took what we did with the offline Be a Pro mode, where you are trying to become an NHL legend, and decided to bring that created user online so the users can have the opportunity to be the best of the best in the EA Sports Hockey League. As I mentioned earlier, we feel it is a natural and important evolution of online team play.

Each club in the EA Sports Hockey League can have up to 50 members, but all games can have two to six players per club playing in a game. Everything a club or player does will be tracked and listed on the EA Sports Hockey League leaderboards as well as your individual performance tracker screen in your game.

GS: Will there be a free-agency pool that already-formed teams can recruit from? Will you be able to see stats from a free agent's previous games? Will free agents age or improve their attributes as they play?

DL: The free-agent pool is anybody that is not assigned to a team. These players can play ranked online team play matches with their created Be a Pro characters to accumulate statistics and grades so you can see how good they are in the EA Sports leaderboards. Players not on teams can still improve the same way as the players on a club by playing games and performing well. They will earn online hockey cards giving them points to purchase attributes for their characters.

DL: When you first create your player, you will choose a player or goalie type. Based on this player type each player will start with a character template, which is their attribute set when going online.

There are 10 player types, each with their own template for attributes.

Forwards: dangler, grinder, playmaker, power forward, sniper
Defensemen: defensive defenseman, offensive defenseman
Goalie: stand up, hybrid, butterfly
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well those were the cliff notes.

The game's gonna be great, can't wait till september.

September 9th , 2008

i'll be waiting.

NHL 08 was the best, most realistic hockey game ever made. I really hope they didn't screw this up.

The one thing I've always had a problem with with hockey games is how defense pairs are tied to lines. Particularly on the PK when they are four-man units, which no team actually uses.

I heard that they were going to give you the option for separate changes this game, any truth to that?

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Originally posted by BlueManGroup:
NHL 08 was the best, most realistic hockey game ever made. I really hope they didn't screw this up.

The one thing I've always had a problem with with hockey games is how defense pairs are tied to lines. Particularly on the PK when they are four-man units, which no team actually uses.

I heard that they were going to give you the option for separate changes this game, any truth to that?

Yeah, they said they you will be able change defensive pairings at will.

that reminds me , the 1 thing i REALLY hate in nhl08 is when you kill a penalty(with a defenseman in the box ,which is usual for me) and you kill off the penalty plus alreadying having 2 D-men out there ,now a 3RD joins you and won't get off the damn ice until you either score or 1 of the goalies freeze the puck.