Customer Reviews

NHL 2K6

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

NHL 2k6 is the latest installment of the game that dethroned the EA NHL series 3 years ago. While the presentation could still use some work, gameplay is where 2k6 shines. EA has never come close to replicating the sport of hockey like the 2k series.

This years greatest new feature is on-the-fly coaching. With the press of a button your teammates will do whatever you want them to do from clearing the net to helping you attack the puck carrier. On offense they will attempt to screen the goalie, crash the net, or a few other things depending on the direction you push the d-pad. Another new feature is the defensive stick sweep and also a move where the defenseman drops down and lays his stick on the ice to block passing lanes. With sliders for everything under the sun, this game can be customized to any skill level or speed that you desire.

For those with a network adapter this game is a must. The online leagues are simply amazing. You can schedule games online and the site keeps track of all of the teams scores and statistics. This is a great feature for the hard core hockey gamer.

My biggest con for this game are the framerate stutters that happen every so often during the game. The presentation and graphics are a low point again for the series, but they are good enough to ignore them. There are many bugs (glitches) in this game, but none of them are gamebreakers. There is also a new wraparound move that scores a little too easily, but the player can simply avoid using this move. Overall this game is far from perfect, but once again it is the best hockey game available.

Without the names "ESPN" or "Sega" on the box, one might believe that this game may not be as worthwhile as the previous efforts displayed by the 2K Franchise. However, the game got a facelift, many of the desirable features from 2K5 have returned, and the end result is a better tailored game for a mere $20!

There was a lot of features that I thought were groovy about this game. I enjoy the new Pro Controls, which allow an offensive player to determine which person he's going to pass to by pressing the corresponding button. I also enjoy the goalie controls now, as they're more in depth and interesting to use. The game features new equipment from Reebok, and the custom player options are still very diverse. With the new Enforcer option for players, you can use your team's toughguy(s) to take care of business (thought you should have the fighting turned up if you want to see some fisticuffs). As always, the gameplay still reigns supreme.

Though there really isn't anything wrong with this game, you will have to spend some time getting the rosters readjusted thanks to the onslaught of movements and retirements that the lockout brang (though Claude Lemieux, who hasn't played since the 2002-2003 season in North America is still listed as an available free agent.) Also, the detail of the game isn't as meticulous as it's EA rival. I also found the soundtrack a little bland as well.

All and all, I give the game a big thumbs up and I recommend it to anyone looking for an amazing hockey game at an unbelieveable price.

There may be no ESPN or Sega logo on the front package of NHL 2K6, but make no mistake, this is still of the same quality fans have come to expect with the last installments of the NHL 2K series. First of all, there aren't many differences between 2K6 and last year's superb ESPN NHL 2K5 besides some new fixtures in the game's presentation and the new rules implemented into the NHL. The rosters, which underwent a major makeover this past summer, remain the same as they did before the lockout happened, but nevertheless, NHL 2K6 is still the best of this year's NHL video games. The new Pro Control passing system is a nice feature, even though the gameplay can be a bit chaotic at times, but despite that, the gameplay is still superb. The rest of the controls are pretty tight, and the graphics still look good. Oh yeah, the 20 dollar price tag isn't a bad touch either, compared to EA's NHL 2006. However, if you own ESPN NHL 2K5, you can still alter the rules (no two-line pass calls, changing the overtime option to a shootout) and the rosters to the current NHL status, so if you already own that game, NHL 2K6 isn't worth picking up. It's a superb game however, and if you're an NHL fan and you missed out on 2K5 and you're looking for a better (and cheaper) alternative to EA's title, look no further.

Tjhis game gets a 5 star rating for fun, but fails overall for reasons listed below.

Initially I thought NHL 2K6 was a great hockey game. Very authentic gameplay that allowed me to learn a lot about the game of hockey. I played a season with my favorite team in the Rookie setting and was doing awesome. For some reason though, at around Games 35-37 the game started glitching whenever I tried to save my season progress. I thought maybe I didn't have enough memory space, so I purchased a new memory card for $20. The glitch went away for the next few games, but then came back. Maybe it was coincidence, but if I lost the game, the Save Season mode worked fine, but if I won the game, the glitch would occur and the entire game would freeze. I would then have no choice but to restart the system and play the game again. If I then lost the game I had just won, it would save perfectly fine. I am not kidding on this. It was like it wouldn't let me win anymore.

I've even had trouble trying to access two player mode and still haven't gotten that to work. Plus, this game takes up a huge amount of memory when you play it in season mode. I was forced to delete old data and then purchase a new memory card just to keep playing the season. I got so frustrated with this game that I finally took it out of the PS2 and broke the disk in half, smashed the box and tossed 'er in the old garbage can. I wasted a lot of time and a sizeable chunk of money (including the memory card) on this game. It started out so promising, but ended up a disaster. Maybe I bought a defective game - who knows? But why would it work fine for countless hours and then just freeze up? I even cleaned the lens on my PS2, but still encountered the problem. Hopefully you have better luck if you decide to purchase this game.

This game is great! Lots of fun, awesome graphics, very realistic sound and commentary, etc. The only problems with this game are the minorly sloppy instant replay transitions, and they don't show the names of the opponents on other teams. I would, maybe, give this game a 4, but the good things rule out the bad, for the most part. Still, highly recommended.

Everyone should have NHL 2k7 or 8 by now, but whatever. I picked this game up at the used game shop, and maybe you will too since it's like $10 now.

Fun? Yes. Game play is excellent - way better than the EA crapfest. Hits are good, I think the scoring is fine, even the commentary isn't terrible -though I would prefer Gary Thorne and Bill Clement.

The problem is the menus. Especially in franchise mode which suuuuucks. There are 800 different menus for looking at stats making it impossible for you to review a trade by looking at stats and attributes at the same time. But who would want to play as a GM and coach and know how much a player makes, time remaining on his contract, current injuries, base attributes and how he's performing in the current season at the same time? And the playoff interface? Craptacular.

Good players never get bad and they never seem to want to retire; you've got Roenick and Mogilny scoring 40 goals apiece in the 2010 season.

The scouting/draft system is ok, but usually you end up with a bunch of clowns who suck it up on your minor league team (not far from reality, I know) and never get better. It's supposed to be a development system and basically your prospects go there to be ignored until they die.

EA solved both of these problems with the Potential attribute, something you'd think NHL 2K could have poached. But no.

My game has glitches. After some games in Season mode, it freezes and I have to play the game(s) over again.

Lots of the extras are cool, but some of them are just lame. Do I really want to play against Drury's super special unicorn dream team with my team of all the brothers in the NHL? (No.) How about you take the time it took to do that and funnel it into making it so I can see more than 2 of my players at a time on the trades screen.

And seriously, if you can't find better music just don't put any on. I hate having to go to the little jukebox and uncheck every song because I can't stand any of your friends' crappy garage bands.

The last NHL game I bought for my Playstation was NHL 2000. NHL 2K6 is a big, big upgrade since then. I love the graphics and the ease of play. The game is so realistic that I find it better than some of the games I see televised on TV.

there are glitches on this game, but it is a very good game for the price you pay for it.

This year I decided to buy ESPN NHL 2k6 because it was cheaper than NHL 06, but what I found is it is also really bad. The gameplay just flat out sucks and the graphics are not that good as well. The commentators, Bob Cole and Harry Neale make the game boring. Here are the problems with the gameplay of ESPN NHL 2k6:
1. the so called hit-stick sucks because every time you use it, the referee calls a penalty and within 5 seconds you could be on a 3-5 penalty kill.
2. it is way to easy to score against the computer even on the most dificult level of play. I put the skill level on hard and by the end of the game I had scored 9 goals, thats not fun when it is not a challenge.
3. on the roster it tells you if each player is a fighter or not, but when it comes to game time there are almost no fights, I don't know about you, but I am a huge hockey fan and absolutly love to see fights in a game.
4. Almost every time you do a wrap around or hit a one timer it is a goal. WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE GREAT GOALTENDER SAVES IN HOCKEY?
Last but not least, the thing that throws you off from the beginning about this game is the player detale. The players are not to scaleand their body shapes look very wierd.

this game is way better than 06.the graphics are better and the rosters are also more accurate.it is also more realstic.i liked the franchise mode, and the fact that you can control all 30 teams in season mode.