Customer Reviews

NHL 2001 (PS1)

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Absolutely and amazing game. Big improvements over NHL 2000 in terms of graphics and special effects. Updated with all the new rookies including Gomez, Boucher, Gagne, and many others, a must for any hockey fan. By far the best hockey game out there.

Ok first of all i am a big fan of the Ea Sports hockey games. I have every game from 94' on accept for 99 because i didnt like it. First of all this is a playstation game, sure i have seen many games with much better graphics but in this game the are very choppy. One thing i think they shouldnt have changed is that in nhl 98 the players were big and viewable, then in 2000 and 2001 the players are so small i can barely see them. If u look close there faces are just a few of peach dots. you cant determine any features except in the upclose shots. second, there isnt a big difference from 2000. Same basic idea no new buttons. it looks like just a update of rosters and 2 addons. Last, im not even going to emphasise on these two things. The fights last less than 5 literal seconds, and i have played a game where the score was 8-0 me at the end of the second period. I think ea could have made the goalies a little more lifelike. The only way u can score in the game is if u use the deek button. Ok enough with the bad into the good. This game is fun to play, beside the graphics and the unrealisticality(is that a word)Franchise mode is very fun to draft and deal with a typical season. The challenge is cool it needs more stuff to do. and the momentum meter is the only reasitic part in the game. But once again besides the flaws this game is plain fun, and a good buy. I regret buying it for playstation and not playstatioin 2 because i didnt know i was getting it. But only because of the graphics. Still i love the game. To anyone else they would love this game, i like it also but i have every single hockey game so i have seen better. nhl 98 is probably the most realistic, but it has its flaws too.

I have really been looking for a decent hockey game for the last few years. NHL 2000 was the closest I had come, but after a couple of seasons, I was on pace to win 78 games in one season. With EA sports latest effort, 2001, it seems they have corrected that flaw. At the end of of the season, the team records look about as realistic as they should, usually with some surprises (Calgary Flames in the playoffs), if you're lucky, you can have the league's leading scorer on your team. All of the statistics are fairly realistic. You can still run away with a game, but it rarely happens. I have been playing with the Stars, which are rated the best team in the game, and I have only scored 7 goals in one game. Don't be disappointed, the computer sometimes returns the favor. I have noticed that you can be beaten by any team. Your team goes through winning streaks, and slumping streaks. Your stars get hot and then cold. Overall, the realistic feel of the game is great. There's no scoring 75 goals with one player in a season unless, of course, you have it on one of the easier levels. Some of the problems left untouched from last year are the amount of breakaways, shorthanded goals, penalty kill percentages, and your goalie save %. There are way too many breakaways, which you can't always score on, but nonetheless, unrealistic. A player can sometimes have 15 - 20 shorthanded goals in a season, your penalty kill percentage is somewhere around 60%, your powerplay % is somewhere around 35%, and your goalie's save % is somewhere around 85. Unrealistic. Gameplay is fantastic, graphics are equally as impressive, and most of all, you don't blow away the competition. Also, the game allows you to create players. You can give them anywhere from rookie to all star status. As you take this player through the seasons, he improves or gets worse depending on his age and productivity. Players retire and the computer creates new players the longer you play. I have only played a 29 game season so far. I played with the stars. After some key injuries, slumps, and winning streaks, I finished 18-9-2, which is dead on for a first or second place team. That would be on pace to win about 45-50 games in an 82 game season. It doesn't get any more realistic than that. I finished 2nd in the Western Conference, 7th overall, and 1st in Pacific Division. I'm having trouble in the playoffs after Phoenix took me to game six and vancouver is giving me fits. It can be somewhat easy getting to the playoffs with some of the best teams in the game, but watch out, you can get knocked out of the playoffs as easy as you got in. That's where the real challenge is. Chances are, if you try to take a subpar team through the season, you will not make it to the playoffs unless you create some superstars and make some killer trades to beef up your lineup. That's how challenging this game is. If you want a fun and competitive hockey game, try NHL 2001. After reading the reviews on this site, I decided to rent the game before I bought it. Turns out I wasted 5 dollars renting the game. Just a great game with a 10 star fun factor.

This is a really good game. Some people don't like it because it is too easy to score. This is true if you play on beginner level. It is a lot more challenging if you play on a higher level of gameplay. The game has good graphics and good play-by-play annoucers. It is an easy to game to control, which i like. I definetly reccomend this game to anyone.

I have been loyal to EA Sports' NHL series since '94(list time, NHL '94 for the Genesis, 95-98 for the SNES, NHL 99 for N64 and 200 for PC), they keep getting better and better. Though I can't rate it against previous PlayStation NHL Games(other than Championship, ick) The games are too high scoring is my con about this game, but I play as the Pittsburgh Penguins, so it's about normal. It isn't the best in the series but still a great game. My actual score is 4.5.

I am big ice hockey fan, and such games for me are the cult games. But this one is realy the best one. I am very happy to have such one. I'd like the idea, that the default team rosters are the same as in real live. My favorite is Carolina and i believe - they will get the CUP. If not, i will try to get the CUP virtually.

I can't speak for huge hockey fans how realistic it is because i am not a big fan myself. But when it comes to sports video games, i always find the hockey ones to be the most fun and this game is definitely good in that respect. I play the all star level with maximum game speed and no penalties and it makes the action non stop and exciting. The ridiculous amount of checking is awesome and i don't see any problem with a high scoring game. The announcers get to me because you can be winning 6-2 against the computer (say they are the penguins) and if they get a flurry of shots going, the announcers say stuff like "the penguins have taken control of the game" which doesn't make much sense to me. For a cheap hockey game on an outdated console, this does the trick for sure.

I am reviewing the PS2 game, but can't find it listed here on Amazon.com

I have only played this game 2 or 3 times. I have to say, I'm not completely satisfied with it. I guess I learned that I like to play Ice Hockey in real life, don't mind watching it, but don't love to play videogame Ice Hockey. And I'm a big gamer, see my other reviews.

I'd give this a 4 out of 5 over all, as it is a great game, and has great graphics and gameplay.

Overall fun, 3 out of 5. It's a'iight, but not perfect.

Peace, gamers!

MC White

I loved this game and when I switched over to NHL 2002 I had problems letting go this game is great. the create a player is better on this game then NHL 2002 or 2003

I just got NHL 2001 off ebay. I love all EA Sports games so for me to be writing a review like this, it has to be pretty ugly. Where to begin? First, the play control. The players are impossible to control. Even after you stop, the player seems to continue to slide down he rink. For some reason, players also do 360 spins from one side to side for no apparent reason. Editing lines is also awkward. It's hard to explain, but if the game edits a team for you, you might wind up with a player on more than one line (example: Rob Blake playing left wing and D). If you go to scratch the player from just one line, the game will scratch him from both lines, so it can become tedious to put your player exactly where you want him. Imagine what it feels like to finally set your lines only for your memory card to decide not to save anything... Just stay away from NHL 2001 if you're thinking about getting it.