Not quite there
The trailer made this game look pretty good, but it is in fact not suitable for any hardcore hockey fan to play. Let me give some examples.
1. The most frequent penalty Ive seen after two hours of play is checking from behind and every time its a 4 minute double minor.
2. The skating is incredibly inconsistent and at times you shoot off like a rocket, but if you turn, its as if youve hit quicksand.
3. No matter what, theres always on man on the opposing team that sticks with you. You go left, he goes left, you go right, he goes right. The guy seems to have crazy speed and poke checking abilities.
Now the game does do some things well such as being able to choose strategy types, various game modes and thats about it. These issues are fixable, but until then, NHL 2K will stick as my go to hockey game on iOS.
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Hockey Classic 16, v1.1.0