NHL 09- the game

[Kael]

The improvements seem nice. I like the added camera angle, which should help with the skill stick. Hopefully their fighting engine won't suck as hard.

Now .. why did they choose Nabokov to get owned in all the deking photos? Lol.

[home0006]

Originally Posted by evildink

I wonder if there will be a way in the game to steal his SUV while he's in getting donuts?

BTW the website is already up:
EA SPORTS : NHL 09 : Home

Theres a cool behind the scenes video which talks about how EA had game enthusiasts who run NHL sites come in and offer suggestions on the game already. Plus there's a bunch of screen shots.

Game hits Sept. 9th

That girl from NHL Connect was HOT

[evildink]

Originally Posted by Kael

Now .. why did they choose Nabokov to get owned in all the deking photos? Lol.

They were going to use Price, but everyone is already tired of seeing him get lit up after round 2 of this years playoffs.

[goalie33fan]

More stuff.

EA Forums: NHL 09 Info ...

EA Forums: NHL 09 SOME MORE INFO ...

[Ian Himself]

New Goalie Animations

EA has added 50-75 new goalie animations into the game. They are working on putting the different goalie styles in the game and are adding more desperation type saves. One thing I did notice in NHL 09 is that the goalie will actually come out from the goal and play the puck if need be. I did see there were a couple times where it was a little dangerous and what I though was premature for him to come out from the net, but overall it was cool to see. A nice little added bonus with the goalies it that you will see them move their heads and try to look around screens if guys are standing in front of them. I thought it was a nice nuance to the game that if you’re not paying attention, that it might go unnoticed. It’s the little attention to details that I really like seeing in NHL 09.

New Checking System

Fans rejoice, hip checks are now out of the game, which also means the “honing missile” checks are also out of the game! That’s not cool thing, though. The cool thing is that they are implementing the Endorphin physics engine to handle the checks. While it won’t be full “rag doll” type real time physics, there will still be 300-400 different types of checking animations in the game. Sure the checks might be pre-triggered, but from what I saw, the checking looked so very smooth and I saw a ton of variety. When we were there, they told us that they are still tuning the checking engine, though, so it will probably be even better than what we saw. A nice feature about the engine is that if you have some player hot-dogging up and down the ice and skating with their head down, you can really lay them out. It’s not going to be a common thing, but you really have to put yourself in position in order to really lay someone out.

Retro jerseys in the game (Seals, North Stars, etc)

Thank you.

[avatarkava]

So how soon before we set up our GSBB team and take it down?

NHL 09 Q&A: EA Sports Hockey League Revealed - Xbox 360 News at GameSpot

[Appel]

GSBB Team? Sounds good to me.

Count me in.

[influenza]

Look how fat Giggy looks!

[GoalieVogel]

Does anyone know when/if it comes out for the Wii? Stupid Wii....

[Ian Himself]

Originally Posted by GoalieVogel

Does anyone know when/if it comes out for the Wii? Stupid Wii....

NHL 09 isn't coming out for the Wii, but NHL 2K9 is.

As long as you aren't concerned about graphics, you might like it.

[GoalieVogel]

oh I don't care about graphics. Sep. 8th is the day it comes out.

[Masked_Warrior]

Are they fixing the fact that there are no women in the crowds? I understand them not being in the customizer because there are no women in the NHL, but none in the crowd? It's a total sausage fest, like a world with no women...where did all thos men come from? But seriously, it just looks cheesy, and my mom and I where ilke wtf considering we enjoy hockey tremendously, especially being at the game. C'mon EA.

[JON]

Originally Posted by Masked_Warrior

Are they fixing the fact that there are no women in the crowds? I understand them not being in the customizer because there are no women in the NHL, but none in the crowd? It's a total sausage fest, like a world with no women...where did all thos men come from? But seriously, it just looks cheesy, and my mom and I where ilke wtf considering we enjoy hockey tremendously, especially being at the game. C'mon EA.

And hockey games attract the hottest females from all the sports. (At least DP does at Nassau Colliseum)

[influenza]

I WANT MORE PENALTIES FOR DROPPING CONNECTION!

- 10 minutes delay so you can't play
- Lose 1 win for every disconnection
- 3 times in an hour gets a day ban

[goalisnogoal]

Now they should have goalies as 1st person perspective

Let's own, GSBB team!