NHL 10 Hits Hard!

From Marc Andre Fleury to Martin Broduer, NHL 10 has them rated perfectly. From the best in the NHL to the worst, NHL 10 has them all.

The graphics in NHL 10 are almost realistic on the Xbox 360. When you play, you feel like you are watching a real hockey game, but you are controlling the players. Everything in the game is realistic like the goal celebrations. The celebrations range between a fist pump to jumping up against the boards. They all depend on the goal that was scored; if it is a blow out, a small celebration happens, but if it's in overtime in the playoffs, the celebrations are much more elaborate. The announcers are also very realistic. They vary depending on where you are playing. Sometimes they are biased and sometimes they sound the same for both teams.

And the players. What can I say? All that comes to mind is perfect. The best, play the best in games, and the worst well they just suck in some games. The attributes that the players have, really show unlike previous NHL games. Also when you are a player, the "Skill Stick" portion of the game has been enhanced to be much more realistic. Sidney Crosby can dangle through any player in his path, but a player such as Alexander Steen who is not an NHL super star, will get stopped dead in his tracks. And lastly the goalies. The goalies are much more realistic as well. They make the saves that most people would say they should make, but sometimes they slip up like in real life and let a softy in. And if they let a few quickies in at the beginning of the game, they could end up not playing very well in the game which is an old feature that has been made more realistic.

There are several game types including Be a GM mode, where you are the general manager of a team and you have to make the appropriate decisions to better your team. This game mode was called Dynasty mode up until this year.

Another great game mode is Be a Pro. In Be a Pro, you make a player up and you start his career. You start by playing the Prospects game and then you get drafted. Once you are drafted, you are usually assigned to the teams farm team, where you work your way up to the NHL. You can play as a goalie, defence, or forward. All three are extremely fun and realistic. The one downside to it is if you don't play in all the games, you don't get as much playing time.

All in all I would rate this game 9.9 out of 10. It is the best sports game out right now in my opinion. EA Sports has revolutionized the NHL gaming world forever with this smash hit.