2K Sports Unveils Features for NHL 2K10 (Press Release)

[Scottdau]

2K hockey in the past was great, so I have faith in VC.

[Eddie1967]

Quote: Originally Posted by savoie2006

Who's to say really? I mean heck, maybe they did take from previous builds. Who's to say what didn't work for Kush won't work for VC though? The thing is, alot of people aren't just being skeptical, which is something I can understand, but dismissive. Hey, I won't be completely sold myself until I actually play both games. That doesn't mean I'm not gonna be optimistic. All I'm saying is don't write off the series because of recent struggles. I mean, do you think anyone 10 years ago would have believed EA would be the hockey game of choice right now. If anyone can pull the 2K hockey series out of the dumps, I believe it's VC.

I'm with you. VC is the right one to lead this series back to the top. I not a big fan of EA hockey but even I don't think it's garbage like some think the 2k series is.

[Eddie1967]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scottdau

With this game the teams played like their real counterparts. I also found out changing the playing styles of teams helped out a lot. I had it set to pretty much like they play in real life and believe it or not they actually did play like the real teams. I set the dumping to 95 and teams were dumping the puck more too. So I have hope and faith in this game!

That's what I mean when I say sim. It's simulates things in the sport of hockey. LIke the teams playing like they should.

[Eddie1967]

Quote: Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Eddie, I admire your commitment to 2k hockey, but 2k9 the greatest simulation of hockey? I'm not so sure there are many who are willing to join you in that statement. I'm hopeful 2k10 makes some big strides this year, but I'll have to see it to believe it.

I don't mean that it's perfect just that it simulates things I would see in a real game very well. I think people confuse that with something more.

[Flyermania]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

And like I and others have said, if you consider 2k9 sim with the minimal slider tweaks you've said to have made, than you don't know much about sim hockey and perfer an arcade style. Which is fine to each their own just don't critisize other people for expecting more of a realistic slant.

100% agree. Both games are soooooooooooo arcade out-of-the-box without any slider adjustments...but if that's the way people like it, that's cool. But it is NOT sim or anywhere near it.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by kcxiv

Yet 2K does the same thing with NBA and it outsells EA's game. It comes down to making a good game. You have to win back your fans by making the game better. Once that is better, then it will have a domino effect. Bioshock was little known game, it got tones of word of mouth hype and turned into a great seller for 2K. Hell, even won a bunch of game of the year awards. In the end its can you make a good game. We willl see, this is VC's 2nd year on it.

There have been more updates and info leaked about NBA2K10 at this point than NHL2K10. And the NBA season starts a month later.
Also, the NBA series has widely been known to be the better series over the past 5+ years. NHL2K10 can't make the same claim.
Since jumping to next-gen consoles EA has destroyed 2K in hockey sales.

I really don't understand 2K's marketing approach. They need to carpet bomb the masses with updates, not hide in the weeds and pop out at the last second.

When their football game was going up against the Madden juggernaut, they didn't lay-low until August 20th before giving any details out. They went nose-to-nose with EA.

I'll be very, very upset if 2K10 ends up being a great hockey game but the series gets canceled due to bad sales which stems from poor marketing.

There is absolutely no reason why 2K couldn't have at least ONE freakin' gameplay video out by now.
What ever happened to Topshelf Tuesday's?

[MizzouRah]

Quote: Originally Posted by Eddie1967

I don't mean that it's perfect just that it simulates things I would see in a real game very well. I think people confuse that with something more.

I would agree with that to a point. EA NHL HAD to get board play, which is something I loved in 2k's game, along with goalie animations and faceoffs (as well as fighting). Looks like EA is doing that, now I hope to see 2k really take out the jerkyness in their player movements.

I would like nothing more than to buy two hockey games again this year!

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by MizzouRah

I would agree with that to a point. EA NHL HAD to get board play, which is something I loved in 2k's game, along with goalie animations and faceoffs (as well as fighting). Looks like EA is doing that, now I hope to see 2k really take out the jerkyness in their player movements. I would like nothing more than to buy two hockey games again this year!

I'm also hoping that 2K incorporated some loose puck physics like EA has.
The stickhandling still looks odd in 2K9, like the puck is attached to the blade no matter what the skater is doing.