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NHL 15 Review (360/PS3)

11:46 AM - September 11, 2014 by RaychelSnr

If the long list of things that NHL 15 doesn't have on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 got you thinking about buying the game for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, be forewarned: Though NHL 15 retains every mode and feature from last year's title (minus the retired EA Sports Arena), the only enhancements it offers over NHL 14 are updated rosters, new announcers, some subtle tweaks to Be A GM's prospect progression, and slight improvements to puck physics and player collisions.

Almost everything else appears to be a copy-and-paste job from last year's source code, which means that the game's many on-ice issues cannot be saved by community rosters or by custom sliders.

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# 21 jengo @ 11/04/14 08:52 PM

I have been playing this game since around the time it 1st came out. After all these years I am utterly astonished that they cannot get the game to truly play like a real NHL game. The a.i defense is horrible. I have tried every slider setting in the world and the a.i never closes me off along the boards and forces me to dump and chase. A.I gets like 20 seconds of offensive zone time too my 360,000 light years of t.o.p. A.I never cycles. On both sides if a player goes to retrieve the puck along the boards behind the net, etc he just swoops in, grabs the puck and off he goes. They could make the overall checking in this game much tighter if they simply made players with the puck skate even a little bit slower than players without the puck. That way you could actually rub players out along the boards. Frustrating plain and simple. No matter where I put any of the settings, honestly I never lose. But hey, you can see I guy in the stands picking his nose. Stop worrying so much about the graphics and fix the damn gameplay. I don't do that much gaming but was going to buy a new platform just for the new generation of this game. Thought for once they may actually watch a few NHL games and try to fix some things. From what I have read about the PS4 and XBox 1 release, glad I didn't bother.

# 22 Cardot @ 11/07/14 04:43 PM

I am perplexed by the pricing of the outdated NHL games. '14 is still $45 on Amazon for the 360. '13 is still $30. Just kind of curious since Madden '15 is down to $39.

# 23 savoie42 @ 11/09/14 09:11 PM

I bought NHL 15 for the PS3, because while it may be NHL 14.5, at least it's a complete game. The PS4 version is an unfinished product in my opinion. If I'm gonna spend an unjustified $60 for a new game, it's gonna be on a game with some replay value and depth. I don't care to spend hours updating NHL 14 and the fixes that are made are much needed fixes. That said, If EA adds some serious depth to NHL 16, I'll gladly buy it for next gen.

# 24 PensDynasty87 @ 11/15/14 01:08 AM

What are your guys opinion on playing 15 for Xbox 360 or even PS3 for that matter with just ea rosters? Is it worth getting into a BEAGM with their rosters. I'm not a fan of EA's attribute system, Just don't seem like there is much player difference might just be me tho and absolutely loved the revamped rosters for 14 but sadly they aren't doing it this year and I don't really have time to do a full attribute project myself so that being said is it worth getting into using ea rosters?

# 25 betweenthepipes @ 11/20/14 03:31 AM

The game isn't quite there with its mechanics. It doesn't play like real hockey. The puck is still glued to your stick, the collision models with the puck and players are absolutely horrendous, playing defense in front of the net is broken, and eashl goalies are terribly made.

# 26 MetsFan4Ever @ 11/27/14 03:53 PM

I guess this means I have to either wait for NHL 16 or invest in a PS4 to get what next-gen gamers are getting out of NHL 15.

# 27 ny2oz @ 12/09/14 01:28 PM

I recently switched from NHL 13 to NHL 15. I played for a long time on Superstar....but in NHL 15, every offline game I play I loose on superstar, with similar sliders to NHL 13. Usually CPU comes from behind to win...is it just me adjusting to the new game and improvements, or is this how it is for a lot of people?

# 28 ny2oz @ 12/23/14 05:27 PM

How do I change shot aim from manual to aim and vice versa?

# 29 BuckTurbo @ 11/03/16 09:46 PM

Great clone of previous years. They need to step it up.

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