NHL 10

I found this years update a complete ripoff. All the new stuff just irritates me and makes the game s-l-o-w.

1) The new "fun after the whistle" part is the most annoying - 15 minute game now takes 20-25 minutes online, not fun if you're, say, an adult, for example, and just want to have a quick game.

2) The new fighting engine? The game may put you in a fight automatically even if you don't want to, which is not fun either.

3) You now have to wait e-v-e-n l-o-n-g-e-r in a live match for your opponent to press the da*n button. You even have to look at the "waiting for opponent" message after the match is over!

4) Puck physics are even worse than in '09. Pucks go trough sticks, players and pretty much anything. Seems like they wanted to add new animations and forgot to add collision checks to their fancy polygons.

5) Strategies are still bad - especially the power play is a joke.

6) Players STILL go in to a coma after missing a pass - and yes -… more »

I found this years update a complete ripoff. All the new stuff just irritates me and makes the game s-l-o-w.

1) The new "fun after the whistle" part is the most annoying - 15 minute game now takes 20-25 minutes online, not fun if you're, say, an adult, for example, and just want to have a quick game.

2) The new fighting engine? The game may put you in a fight automatically even if you don't want to, which is not fun either.

3) You now have to wait e-v-e-n l-o-n-g-e-r in a live match for your opponent to press the da*n button. You even have to look at the "waiting for opponent" message after the match is over!

4) Puck physics are even worse than in '09. Pucks go trough sticks, players and pretty much anything. Seems like they wanted to add new animations and forgot to add collision checks to their fancy polygons.

5) Strategies are still bad - especially the power play is a joke.

6) Players STILL go in to a coma after missing a pass - and yes - they'll still try to take a shot that went by about 5 seconds ago.

Buy this if you missed '09 or really want the fighting functionality, otherwise this is just a NHL 09 with this years team updates.