Sunday, September 12, 1999

NHL 2000 Micro-Review -- 7:56 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

I won't get into much detail here, I'm going to buy the full version and do a review on that. Basically the graphics and sound are amazing. EA's NHL series has always been the best in that regard. Now, however, the gameplay has really improved. The goalies are no longer virtual brick walls. You can score (although you won't necessarily score) from just about any place inside the blue line. Shots on an empty net don't automatically go in for the computer. Your defensemen can actually score from the blue line. It's much tougher to get in a fight (it seemed like I got in a fight every time I played the NHL '99 demo). So far, it seems like the best version of the renouned EA NHL series. Highly recommended.

Download the demo and see for yourself!

To get automatic line changes in the demo (otherwise you are stuck playing with only one line), start a game without choosing a side. Once the game actually starts (the national anthem is sung, etc.), hit ESC and go to the CONTROLLERS menu. Then move your controller to whichever team you want to play! Then you can either use F1-F4 to pick the line you want to use, or let the computer make the changes for you. (Thanks NHL 2000 Online for that tip.)

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