NHL 2K9 Demo Available on the Marketplace

[allBthere]

Quote: Originally Posted by MizzouRah

I need to see a fight!

I should have mentioned, that I saw a fight that someone posted here I think on youtube, not in the demo. But playing the demo combined with how cool the fight looked make it something to look forward to.

[Klocker]

agreed on the sound... amazing.... i also love the little camera shake when there is a big hit.. sweet.

the fun is definitely back in the game without it feeling arcade. I think this reminds me of an old school game in just the feel they were going for... I like it.

As for the graphics... i did notice that the brightness had to be turned WAY down on my tv from all my other games... try that or a different picture setting and you will see a LOT more details in the models (shadowing that gives more depth than the past games)

I would hope that's just an anomaly of the demo or that there would be gamma sliders in the game but that's not likely given 2ks history of not providing rendering options.

[buzzguy]

Decent demo, and I definitely want to play more. Thumbs-up, 2K!

[Money99]

I agree with almost all of the comments on the demo.
The game has improved from 2K8 and I enjoy the new control scheme.

The only thing preventing me from buying it outright is the Offensive AI.
IMO, this has been an issue since Kush took over. I hope sliders and/or corrections to the final build can correct this.

[CarryTheWeight]

Quote: Originally Posted by Klocker

the fun is definitely back in the game without it feeling arcade. I think this reminds me of an old school game in just the feel they were going for... I like it.

Exactly. Like I said, it has this "NHL Hitz Pro" feel to it. If 2K9 is ANYTHING like that game was, I'll be VERY pleased.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

I agree with almost all of the comments on the demo. The game has improved from 2K8 and I enjoy the new control scheme. The only thing preventing me from buying it outright is the Offensive AI. IMO, this has been an issue since Kush took over. I hope sliders and/or corrections to the final build can correct this.

Same here, while I still think the audio/chants are a bit better in NHL along with the commentary, the only other thing holding me back is the piss poor deking/pro stick evo animations. I mean if you're going to finally conceed and rip off EA at least do it correctly. Its in my gamefly que, we'll see if sliders and a higher difficulty level can at least help the Offensive AI, sadly I don't think we can fix the deking this year. I'm sure some love it, me I think EA's skill stick gives you far more control.

[ucas005]

Not bad, not great. I still have issues with the gameplay and skill stick. Graphics look a little goofy as well. I think I'll probably end up sticking with the EA series again this year.

[daflyboys]

Quote: Originally Posted by CarryTheWeight

It reminds me a lot of NHL Hitz Pro, which had a perfect mix of simulation and arcade aspects IMO to make it one of the more fun hockey games out there.

Actually, if you play against the tools in the so-called "Advanced" lobby online, well and for that matter, even offline with certain sliders, you could have turned 2K8 into Hitz Pro. Unfortunately, you couldn't tone down certain aspects of 2K8 to make it play unlike HP, which is what the sim gamer wants.