Rapper reviews NHL 2K9

murph17 · Nov 21, 2008

interesting...

NHL 2K9 Review | Reviews by Twista > HipHopDX.com Blogs
http://www.hiphopdx.com/blogs/Twista/2008/10/01/nhl-2k9-review.html

What up y'all? This is your boy Twista, coming back at you with another review. Most of the time you don't have rappers messing with hockey, but this time I decided to flip the new hockey game from 2K Sports, NHL 2K9. Also, I been reading the comments some people been leaving, so I tried to make this a little more grown for those who was hating.

We hooked up with Chicago Blackhawk, Dustin Byfuglien, to review the game over at Spoon in Chi-town and definitely had ourselves an interesting night.

Right when you put in the game and start playing, you'll notice that the controls are basic and real easy to pick up. There are three different control setups, so you can pick which one you wanna use depending on your skill with the stick. There's basic, pro stick, and hybrid. Once you move up into the more complex control setups, you'll be able to flip a buncha different moves on the ice to help you get past defenders and shoot more accurately. But for all y'all picking up the game for the first time, the basic controls are easy to learn just to have fun and have a go at the game.

Graphics in the game are straight too. Even the people in the crowd be moving and have different faces, which is something I haven't been noticing in other games too much. The player's faces seem pretty real, which is tight too. But the biggest thing with a hockey game is the ice. In 2K9 the ice looks pretty real. The lights and all reflect off the ice, and you can even see the shadows of your guys as you're skating around. The animations as you're playing are tight too, and your players be doing all kinds of moves. It all seems natural. You don't see any randomly twitching players or messed up animations. The intro with the players all coming on the ice to start the game is real detailed too, which is another thing that 2K9 has over NHL 09.

Scoring goals is easier in this game than in NHL 09 and gameplay is exciting and all, but not at the level it is in NHL 09. The fighting in 2K9 is much better than in 09 though. You gotta throw multiple punches in 2K9 to bring down the other player, but in 09 two punches will take the other guy down.

2K9 has mini games as well like pond hockey and driving the Zamboni, which are fun to get at as well. Dustin has some stories of each. Dustin was telling me that growing up, pond hockey is what he and his friends did and it’s how kids play hockey on the block when the ponds freeze over. I guess pond hockey is like rapping in the basement or battles were for me. As for the Zamboni, Dustin told me about how they used to sneak on it when they needed fresh ice to practice on. You’ll see him tell his Zamboni stories in the video too.

Bottom line is that if you're looking for quick fun then hit up the 2K9. If you're looking for the more detailed hockey simulation then get the 09.

On October 5th I'm going to be reviewing NBA 2K9 and NBA Live 09 with Chicago Bull, Tyrus Thomas, at Junior's Sports Lounge. Be on the lookout for that here too.
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x S m ii R k Y · May 5, 2009

Here's an even easier to understand review:

NHL 2k9 would be good... IF it was for the SEGA Genesis

NHL 09 is obviously the best hockey game... end of discussion

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