NHL 2K6 and NHL 06 out this week...

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:44 pm

I think i'm leaning towards NHL 06 this year. I've grown somewhat bored with the 2K series. I didn't play EA's game last year but i'm hoping that the game is more like the 04 version. Both games are shipping on Tuesday.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:53 pm

i plan on snagging both.

figure i can dump the "loser" and have it just cost me a rental.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:59 pm

NHL 2K6, no question. EA has put out one realistic hockey game since the mid-90s -- NHL 2004. That's no track record to trust.

Conversely, 2K hockey games have been very good from the get-go, improving almost every year.

I want realistic hockey, so the only apparent option is NHL 2K6 unless EA does something exceptional, which is highly unlikely based on NHL 2005.

Take care,
PK

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:06 am

Since they are both priced fairly, I will go for both games, I have renewed hope for NHL 06 based on the early demo.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:17 am

I'm up for both...I'll buy 2k6 and gamefly 2006 and go from there.

ddtrane · Post by **ddtrane** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:38 am

I'm going to buy both titles. But if either doesn't offer the the Rivals multiplayer option I will be highly/hugely disappointed. Come on now, there's no excuse not to have more than a 2 on 2 game available for online play.

I myself prefer the ESPN brand of Hockey, but I hope EA can make me want to play their title this year.

Hey pk, sport, zeppo, scoopbrady, jrod and isdean hopefully we can get some Hockey gaming in.

Airdog · Post by **Airdog** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:59 am

ddtrane wrote:I'm going to buy both titles. But if either doesn't offer the the Rivals multiplayer option I will be highly/hugely disappointed. Come on now, there's no excuse not to have more than a 2 on 2 game available for online play.

Well, prepare to be highly/hugely disappointed. Rivals was/is barely considered any type of competition. They're apparently "looking into" this for the 360.

And I will be going for the 2K title, for sure.

blueduke · Post by **blueduke** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:16 am

It's going to be 2K for me and I'll probably give NHL 06 a rental. after last year's debacle EA has burned me on a hockey title for the last time. i'm aware some have given 2K lackluster reviews but it seems to be coming from the RPG and FPS set.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:46 am

Yeah, like Duke, I'll also rent NHL 06. But my expectations are very low for it based on last year's awful effort by EA.

Take care,
PK

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:50 am

tjung0831 wrote:I think i'm leaning towards NHL 06 this year. I've grown somewhat bored with the 2K series. I didn't play EA's game last year but i'm hoping that the game is more like the 04 version. Both games are shipping on Tuesday.

I can confirm from the PC Demo, that NHL06 is nothing like 05 and a lot like 04.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:55 am

pk500 wrote:Yeah, like Duke, I'll also rent NHL 06. But my expectations are very low for it based on last year's awful effort by EA.

Take care,
PK

PK - trust me.....2006 is nothing like 2005. The only issue is the crazy moves you can do with the right stick, but I dont use it and the game plays very realistically. If it can be toned down with sliders, maybe it will be usuable, but if not, no biggie.....just dont use it. I plan on renting both games....the low initial reviews of 2K have me a bit concerned, but the Gamepsot review made me feel a lot better.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:00 pm

Jack:

Are your impresssions based on a console demo or PC demo? I ask because EA is known for creating more realistic PC games than consoles in some series, Tiger Woods and the old NASCAR Thunder series, in particular.

Thanks,
PK

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:07 pm

JackB1 wrote:
pk500 wrote:Yeah, like Duke, I'll also rent NHL 06. But my expectations are very low for it based on last year's awful effort by EA.

Take care,
PK
PK - trust me.....2006 is nothing like 2005. The only issue is the crazy moves you can do with the right stick, but I dont use it and the game plays very realistically. If it can be toned down with sliders, maybe it will be usuable, but if not, no biggie.....just dont use it. I plan on renting both games....the low initial reviews of 2K have me a bit concerned, but the Gamepsot review made me feel a lot better.

I'll probably get both anyway but for some reason i'm just not excited about 2K6....that could be the graphic whore in me though. EA though has been notorius for being the hot big breasted blonde while 2K is like the girl next door, unfortunately when you finally get the big breasted blonde home and undress her and take the panties off you see some wiener. Hopefully that will be fixed this year and EA doesn't f*** me.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:15 pm

tjung0831 wrote:Hopefully that will be fixed this year and EA doesn't f*** me.

My ass is still sore from how badly EA f*cked me last year with NHL 2005 after the excellent NHL 2004.

Take care,
PK

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:25 pm

tjung0831 wrote:EA though has been notorius for being the hot big breasted blonde

I think the 2K series has been better looking than the EA games in every instance and sometimes by an extremely large margin (ESPN Football compared to Madden). Hell, NBA 2K1 looked better than NBA Live 2005 and certainly had a better framerate. I love MVP, but the graphics aren't nearly as good as 2K or MLB.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:47 pm

Leebo33 wrote:
tjung0831 wrote:EA though has been notorius for being the hot big breasted blonde
I think the 2K series has been better looking than the EA games in every instance and sometimes by an extremely large margin (ESPN Football compared to Madden). Hell, NBA 2K1 looked better than NBA Live 2005 and certainly had a better framerate. I love MVP, but the graphics aren't nearly as good as 2K or MLB.

I'm talking hockey here. The 2K series hasn't matched up in the graphics department compared to EA.

Jimmydeicide · Post by **Jimmydeicide** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:54 pm

06 is closer to to 2005 than 2004 i cant agree with jack here, im basing it on the pc demo and ive tweaked the s*** out of it.

Not very realistic at all. My 10 yr old loves it tho.

Minus the hitting of course and a serious lack of hitting and contact to the point of being a game killer.

Airdog · Post by **Airdog** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:59 pm

tjung0831 wrote:
Leebo33 wrote:
tjung0831 wrote:EA though has been notorius for being the hot big breasted blonde
I think the 2K series has been better looking than the EA games in every instance and sometimes by an extremely large margin (ESPN Football compared to Madden). Hell, NBA 2K1 looked better than NBA Live 2005 and certainly had a better framerate. I love MVP, but the graphics aren't nearly as good as 2K or MLB.
I'm talking hockey here. The 2K series hasn't matched up in the graphics department compared to EA.

I wouldnt' agree with you here either, I don't think. The 2K series for me has had a more crisper look to it than EA, but I haven't played EA for much longer than a few games.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:28 pm

pk500 wrote:Jack:

Are your impresssions based on a console demo or PC demo? I ask because EA is known for creating more realistic PC games than consoles in some series, Tiger Woods and the old NASCAR Thunder series, in particular.

Thanks,
PK

PC demo......but the only game that really suffers from console/pc "multiple personality disorder" is Tiger Woods golf.....the rest of their games are pretty much the same except for graphics.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:48 pm

I would give a slight edge in the graphics department to EA, one thing I find better from them is their camera angle, on 2K no matter how much you zoom into the action, the players still seem to be far from the action.

Based on the demo I saw in EB store, the PS2 gameplay was a bit too fast on NHL 2006, but hopefully with the sliders one can correct that and find a more sim like game.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:08 pm

The face wraps in EA's hockey games since NHL 2004 have been eerily accurate -- really good stuff. Plus the skating graphics and engine in NHL 2004 were fluid and realistic as hell.

Too bad the gameplay went straight into the sh*tter with NHL 2005.

Take care,
PK

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:48 am

pk500 wrote:The face wraps in EA's hockey games since NHL 2004 have been eerily accurate -- really good stuff. Plus the skating graphics and engine in NHL 2004 were fluid and realistic as hell.

Too bad the gameplay went straight into the sh*tter with NHL 2005.

Take care,
PK

Going by the demo, this is not the s*** that was 2005. This is 2004 without all the hitting. It's fun as hell like 2004 was. How much of a problem will a lack of hitting be to the offline game? Who knows but I bet online would be a blast.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:55 am

ScoopBrady wrote:
pk500 wrote:The face wraps in EA's hockey games since NHL 2004 have been eerily accurate -- really good stuff. Plus the skating graphics and engine in NHL 2004 were fluid and realistic as hell.

Too bad the gameplay went straight into the sh*tter with NHL 2005.

Take care,
PK
Going by the demo, this is not the s*** that was 2005. This is 2004 without all the hitting. It's fun as hell like 2004 was. How much of a problem will a lack of hitting be to the offline game? Who knows but I bet online would be a blast.

Playing the PC demo there's definetely less hitting, the D's are not so much breathing after you neck and you can construct your attack accordingly. If anything, I am a bit worried about the D's AI as it seemed a bit weak. Those were my impressions, based on the PC demo. Scoring is not a problem.

ddtrane · Post by **ddtrane** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:10 am

Airdog wrote:
ddtrane wrote:I'm going to buy both titles. But if either doesn't offer the the Rivals multiplayer option I will be highly/hugely disappointed. Come on now, there's no excuse not to have more than a 2 on 2 game available for online play.
Well, prepare to be highly/hugely disappointed. Rivals was/is barely considered any type of competition. They're apparently "looking into" this for the 360.

And I will be going for the 2K title, for sure.

No, no. I'm not saying that Rivals is in competition with the ESPN or NHL. I just want the online aspect to be as fun as Rivals with 5 on 5 play.

hoserthehorrible · Post by **hoserthehorrible** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:27 am

Lets hope the NHL2K6 AI is better than NHL2K5 AI was in this video.

http://media.putfile.com/truthLQ

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