NHL 09 PS3 Patch Released - Impressions

[VGH]

One word "Superb" Great fix for this game.

[sroz39]

I play on a Div 1 team on the 360 but my thirst for the patch got so crazy I rented the PS3 version just to try it out and, despite the much laggier play, the patch is very successful from what I saw in a couple of OTP and Versus games I played.

Needs to come out on the 360 asap...

[bronco92]

Has anyone using the patched PS3 version noticed the fact that there are now far too many penalties being called in 1v1 online games? I like the odd powerplay, but in the games I play in both myself and my opponent are recieving 3-4 penalties per period.

[Jgainsey]

Quote: Originally Posted by bronco92

Has anyone using the patched PS3 version noticed the fact that there are now far too many penalties being called in 1v1 online games? I like the odd powerplay, but in the games I play in both myself and my opponent are recieving 3-4 penalties per period.

Every now and then I'll have a game where my opponent gets a ton of penalties, but it's usually their fault. For the most part I see on average 5-8 penalties a game for each team.

[allstar3970]

Quote: Originally Posted by Crown42Royal

Thanks for staying on topic with your 3rd post. One thing that I wish would have been fixed in this patch is the fact that I wish that the top tier players played more like top tier players. I'm on the Penguins and in 48 games Crosby has scored a total of 16 goals. For someone rated 97 (I'm in my 3rd year on BAP) I would expect more scoring and better play. Scoring is no different from my 3rd line to the 1st line; I've even had games where my 3rd line has scored 3-4 goals while the first line was held scoreless.

uhhh crosby had 17 goals in his 48 games in real life this year...not that far off huh?

[Qb]

Since the PS3 patch has been out for a while now and the 360 one just came online, I'm going to unsticky this to avoid clutter. Thanks for your impressions everyone!

[DrUrsus]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this since it says PS3 patch, but...

Since the 360 NHL Title Update #3 is out (the latest patch), I posted a link to the 360 patch in my Operation Sports blog for use with Xport / Xplorer 360 for those of you without Xbox Live. Please see my blog for details.

[matt8204]

Just got a chance to try out the new patch for PS3. Been crazy busy with work lately. I played an online game as the Rangers against the Islanders and won 4-1. Great goal variety (breakaway with Dubinsky, wrist shot high to the stick side from the bottom of the circle with Gomez, rebound off a goalmouth scramble with Naslund and a slapshot from the point with Redden) and I love the fact that you can no longer get away with checking guys into oblivion.

My opponent spent a good portion of the game trying to do nothing but check my guys into next week instead of playing good positional hockey and he gave up quite a few odd-man rushes as a result of his guys being out of position. He was also trying to set up the slot one-timer exclusively in the attack zone and didn't get many shots off. I outshot him 39-13. You've really got to mix it up now, be patient and set up good scoring chances.