NHL Hockey: Difference between revisions

While the series has always had NHL teams and the pre-requisite international teams, recent titles in the NHL series have added teams from the American Hockey League (the NHL's development league), European leagues, and even the Canadian Hockey League (a junior hockey league).

 

* [[Addressing the Player]]: Not only in the "Be A Pro" modes, but within exhibition games (starting with ''NHL '12''), where a player will be given a highlight package of their best goals or hits.

* [[And Now for Something Completely Different]]: ''NHL '09'' introduced the "Be A Pro" mode, where you're tasked with accomplishing various objectives to help your team win the game.

* [[Brand X]]: You can play an International Tournament with national teams which is modeled on the Winter Olympics.

* [[Bribing Your Way to Victory]]: The online Be A Pro mode has some extreme requirements to unlock all the bonuses, which are of course very difficult to accomplish without said bonuses. But this is EA! Of course you can buy an all-star!

* [[Character Customization]]: Though players can make their own players, there also exists a way for them to create NHL players that were otherwise passed over by the game.

** ''NHL '12'' now allows for female players to be made.

* [[Darker and Edgier]]: ''NHL '99'', where the menus had a grittier feel to them. However, this didn't change the content of the game.

* [[Downloadable Content]]: Recent titles in the series allow for players to download updated rosters and added improvements to gameplay.

* [[Guest Fighter|Guest Player(s)]]: ''NHL 12'' features an All-Legend Team, made up of NHL greats like Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe, Ray Bourque, among others. You can even put them on your favourite teams, presenting interesting situations all around.

* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]

* [[Multi Platform]]: There's no Wii version for the current game, NHL '12.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: The first title in the series, ''NHL Hockey'', had players referred to by their jersey numbers, because they didn't have the NHLPA license for the game. The next game, ''NHLPA Hockey '93'', had the actual players, but not the teams they're on.

* [[Palette Swap]]: The 16-bit Era NHL games use the same player and goalie sprites, and just swap the colours around to reflect each NHL team.

* [[Product Placement]]: Given the nature of the game, this comes in the form of actual equipment that players can use in-game, made by real world hockey equipment manufacturers like CCM, Bauer, Reebok, and so on.

* [[Shown Their Work]]: The more recent games have presentation that make it feel like you're watching an NHL game, with announcers discussing how a player's doing in a game, or pointing out what a team is doing right or what they're messing up with.

* [[Sports Game]]

* [[Taunt Button]]: ''NHL 2000'' and ''NHL 2001'' had a button where you could hear a fan taunt the other team after your team scores a goal or wins a fight.

** The custom celebrations in ''NHL '11'' and ''NHL '12'' work in this manner, and presents many opportunities for players to really rub it in when scoring a goal.

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