NHL 09 Patch Released (360/PS3) -- Impressions here please

[tgalv]

Quote: Originally Posted by nyr30

Has anyone had an trouble with the controls not working at times? Last night i was playing a game against Florida and it went to overtime where i lost 3-2 after giving up a goal i had no control over. I was in Florida's zone and lost the puck but i was close enough to stick lift so i pressed X and nothing happened so i kept chasing Bouwmeester and pressed X again but still nothing, eventually they were in my zone and i tried to poke check but it never did anything either so i tried a check and hit the Florida player but the puck stayed in the zone so when my forward tried to close down the point man and get a poke check in it never worked, the poke and stick lift werent doing anything and needless to say Florida scored. I had no way to stop the goal, really spoiled what was a competive game up till then i outshot them 29-27 and had scored with just 2 minutes remaining to tie the game at 2-2. Its like my controls switched off to let the CPU score, really disappointing. Has this happened to anyone?

yeah i've had it happen to individual players including my online BAP. only happens rarely and not sure what causes it. i think diving on the ice might help break out of it sometimes.

[Qb]

Quote: Originally Posted by nyr30

Has anyone had an trouble with the controls not working at times?

Yes, I was playing a rare (for me) offline game the other night and I could not pass the puck with one of my defensemen. Eventually the CPU stole it from me, but I recovered it and stupidly passed it back to the same guy. Once again, he could not pass, so this time I had my wits about me and flipped the puck into the bench. Next time he was on the ice, everything was fine...

[DrUrsus]

Quote: Originally Posted by BIG CAROLINA

From a person who has both I would have to say NHL 09 post patch.I like the goalies and puck physics better in 2K9, but that is about is about it for me. I am not sure what you are looking for in a hockey game but my best advice would be to rent them both and see which one you like better. You are going to get votes both ways and it can get a little crazy so just go out and rent both.

Thanks, I have rented 2K and liked it overall, but my local Blockbuster doesn't rent EA NHL 09 for some reason, so I haven't been able to compare. I usually just buy both, but this year my wife and I have set a stricter budget
EDIT: After reading more about post patch I am not so sure I want to get NHL 09

[DrUrsus]

This won't help for those that want to play online, but you could remove the patch by clearing your hard drive cache, and just reinstalling the patches for games you want. Just make sure you are not online when you boot up NHL 09. Of course, you're screwed if you want to play online

[DrUrsus]

I have EA NHL 08. Are there any new rosters for it anywhere? I did a search but came up empty. Is EA NHL 09 that much better, and in what way? I would like the new rosters, but maybe I should just wait and buy a new hockey game next year since I am a casual NHL fan.

[Darkleaf]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrUrsus

I have EA NHL 08. Are there any new rosters for it anywhere? I did a search but came up empty. Is EA NHL 09 that much better, and in what way? I would like the new rosters, but maybe I should just wait and buy a new hockey game next year since I am a casual NHL fan.

I play 09 for EASHL.This alone made it worth the purchase for me.

[BIG CAROLINA]

I am loving this game post patch. I don't know, maybe I don't know enough about Hockey to notice the flaws that other are seeing but I have nothing to complain about.

I may not be as good as some other members here, but I can score as well as the cpu. I have no money goals and even if I thought I did I would not go to them over and over again (Wheres the fun in that).

My main gripe pre patch was a lack of penalties and that has been addressed and I could not be happier with this game right now.

[jtp137]

this is the worst nhl game i can remember in a long time i enjoyed 07 and 08 alot more. I am so irritated at two things if I cant find some way of fixing these things with sliders I am skipping a hockey game this yearfficeffice" />>>
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1. cpu defense player smacking my player in front of the net moving him halfway across the ice and knocking him to the ground I guess they never heard of interference>>
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2. 90 percent of shots on my goalie equals a juicy rebound>>