NHL 09, from EA is a new benchmark for a series that had already established itself as one of the premiere video-game sports franchises when it came to gameplay, graphics, game dynamics and sound.
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IGN
A championship season is both a blessing and a curse. Obviously, everyone always wants to come out on top, but doing so raises expectations considerably for the next year.
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GameSpot
If you even have a passing interest in hockey, you owe it to yourself to play NHL 09. EA has raised the bar yet again for its hockey franchise with engaging gameplay, excellent presentation, and enough game modes to tide you over until Christmas.
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While the sport of hockey has lost its fair share of spectators, on TV and in the arenas mainly due to the strike, the video game versions of the sport seem to up the ante year in and year out.
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It may be a wee bit cynical to say that Electronic Arts allowed its long-running NHL series to languish through the first few years of this decade until it was pushed so hard by rival 2K Sports that it had to do something.
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