NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[JezFranco]

I don't know... I had some great rocking of the boat with the missus last night. It was actually quite amazing.

But... this morning I woke up, she have her day off, so I didn't wake her up.
So had some time for a few games before work... And, well... I stand by statement.

[savoie2006]

Quote: Originally Posted by JezFranco

I don't know... I had some great rocking of the boat with the missus last night. It was actually quite amazing. But... this morning I woke up, she have her day off, so I didn't wake her up. So had some time for a few games before work... And, well... I stand by statement.

Thanks so much for the little tidbit on your personal life. It made your post interesting,well somewhat.

[Vikes1]

Quote: Originally Posted by JezFranco

I've noticed this not only in the situation mentioned but many occasions where I hold the puck waiting for someone to pass, my players are moving around, where's in the 10 they'd just go to their default position and stay there... and perhaps moved a bit when I "triggered" a play.

Yep Jez, I've noticed this too.

And really have noticed in all the zones, offensive, defensive, and neutral zone...your AI controlled players are much smarter and active this year.

NHL'10' was a great game. But so many times I caught myself wondering just what is it these higher rated players I had really did for me...if they were worth the $. In many cases, it just didn't seem like they were doing all that much more than the scrubs.

The value of your AI controlled players for '11' seems much greater. This to me also, is a huge improvement.

[DJ]

That's going to add a lot to this game if the AI teammates are demonstrating better ice awareness. The CPU definitely seems more aggressive; no more skating around center ice waiting for an opening to bring the puck into the offensive zone. This will only help make NHL 11 better and I really can't wait for the release date.

[Qb]

Quote: Originally Posted by Redskins Pride

Then again the deke me out of my skates thing might happen on the harder levels so I suppose I should reserve this judgement for the retail version.

Maybe it's me, but I've lost my jock at the hands of CPU on several ocassions playing on All-Star. And it seems to happen more with highly skilled players as well.

Quote: Originally Posted by Djwlfpack

Anyone else feel like the odd-man rushes are a lot better than previous years? I've had a couple of nice 3-on-1 and 2-on-1 breaks that either resulted in goals or solid shot attempts that were stopped by the goalie. The CPU also looks to take advantage of the numbers as well.

Noticed this as well. Like Vikes said, I think AI-controlled players are much more likely to drive the net in odd-man situations and are more useful in general.

[DJ]

Are there any demo videos or instructional videos that cover all the different deke moves you can pull off in this game? My stick skills are probably below-average, and all I can seem to do is just fake one way or another. I'd love to do a toe-drag or another advanced move, but I really don't know how to do them.

[Qb]

Toe-drag is hold the puck out to your forehand side, then roll the R-stick to the opposite side while holding left bumper (L1 on PS3). I need to brush-up on some of the others, but that one I have down...

[BPK]

Any more tips on how to play defence? I posted this a while back, but I'm still having a heck of a time stopping the CPU. I use the poke check sweep which sometimes work, I also try to get into shooting lanes as much as possible to block shots. Aside from that, I'm giving up a ton of goals. It really seems incalculably easier to play offence than defence in this game (the flaw in most sports games).