NHL 2004
by EA Sports
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Video Game Reviews of NHL 2004
Customer Review: Good...but not the best
Summary: 4 Stars
NHL 2004 turned out to be a bit less than what I expected but it is still a fun game to play. The graphics are extremely good in this year's version. The crowd is in 3D and the players seem much more realistic than in my old NHL 2002. Some faces look a bit screwy but it is noting really bad. Gameplay is much more difficult this year. NHL 2002 was a breeze for me even on hard but NHL 2004 presents much more of a challenge. The game does feel a bit more realistic though. One con is that hitting another player is made very difficult. I have not gotten off nearly as many hits as I wanted to and the Bruise Control system is hard to work with. It will take a while to get used to everything and the numerous controls. I play it on a keyboard and it is a bit too much for it. A gamepad will help but the amount of controls available can be a bit overwhelming. Advanced maneuvers will be challenging to pull off until you can get used to everything.
The interface seems fairly streamlined but in-game menus seem clunky as if it was still in early beta testing. EA could have done a much better job in making that look more streamlined. Sound is pretty much as good as it gets. Commentary sounds less cheesy and more professional. There are a few jokes thrown in but nothing as bad as the ones in NHL 2002.
Overall, its a pretty decent game once you get the hang of it. I am still training myself to work with the game on Easy right now and hope to advance up to higher levels one day. The only major con I see is the difficulty to control players with so many commands available at your fingertips. Most of you should enjoy NHL 2004.
Customer Review: Better than all the others and it's for the ps2
Summary: 5 Stars
When I got Nhl for Christmas, I was so excited. This game is so cool. The create-a-team is so cool but I wish they had more logos to choose from. Here are the pros and here are the consCons:
-Can't play as any retired legends
- It's hard to control the goalie
-When you deke you usually lose the puck
- No practice or shootout mode or anything like that
Pros:
- Great graphics
- Big realistic bodychecks
- Easy to score on easy levels
- your choice about fighting or not
- ability to download current rosters off the internet
- dynasty mode where you control just about everything
- so many camera modes to choose from
- you can put created teams for all modes
- you can assign created players to any team including the all-star
Many more good things about it but this is all I can think of at the time. I recommend this game all NHL gamers.
Customer Review: THE BEST!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have purshased every EA sports NHL series since NHL 99 (with the exception of 2000) And I have to say EA has come VERY LONG WAY and it doesn't appear to be stopping. NHL 2004 is the best ever. All the players are very realistic and, for once, they actually do realistic things. You can see the snow spray from their skates from stopping. It took me a while to get used to the new controls, but once you get it, it's great. (you may want to get a logitech dual action controller, so you can use the Bruise Control).The music is very cool. The only problem I have is the fighting. I think that it is a great idea and very realistic, but I can never seem to win a fight, but mabye that's just me. A great game all around. I encourage all to buy this game for only 15 dollars. Oh yeah, and 1 more thing. EA finally got smart and dropped Don Taylor and replaced him with Craig Simpson. WAY TO GO EA!!!!!!!!! P.S. GO COLORADO!!!!!Customer Review: Very VERY good
Summary: 4 Stars
Wow, this edition of EA's NHL line is vast improvement upon all others. It's realistic to the point annoyance in many aspects. Players missing the net, and making bad passes on great opportunities has caused me a great deal of frustration a number of times. A players skills fluctuate from game to game depending on a number of factors such as morale, quality of travel, practice rink, equipment, gym, and locker room. Player progression is dependent on the quality of your coach and not just his stats or potential. I've yet to see a goalie let in a shot from the blue line as well. Skating has become much more realisitic as well, you can no longer reach top speed in just a couple strides or continue at high speed after making a sharp turn. What I don't like about 04 is that for dynasty mode you have to play the long season, that means you play 82 games every season plus play-offs. When a team proposes a trade all you see is the overall stat and how much they get paid, you don't see their potential, age, or anything else. It's become nearly impossible to make any trades because there is no way of knowing what other teams want or determining how likely a team is to accept. All trades offered end up with the user holding the short end of the stick. Also there are no longer box scores for previous games.Customer Review: Same old story with EA. We need a challenger on the pc!!!!
Summary: 2 Stars
Alright, you won't be winning the high number of 10 to 2 games this year and the offensive play isn't as simplistic as in years past, but the same occurrences that made you want to punch through your monitor are still commonplace. It's still amazes me that when playing on any difficulty level with the exception of beginner, the computer teams will go on incredible scoring spurts. They never score just one, it always seems to be three or four within a very short time span. The centering passes they make always hit the mark and your worthless AI defenseman are content to lie down or just do nothing (just like every other EA NHL). My only defensive assignment is to try and account for this, otherwise I will have absolutely no chance at winning the game. Again, the familiar miracle goals by the computer will come into play whenever you manage to get yourself a one or two goal lead late in the game. This includes blue line wristers and shots from angles that hardly ever result in goals in actual NHL hockey. The passing system is a disaster, as you've probably already read or heard from other disappointed pc gamers. The graphics might actually be taking a few steps backwards, with the utterly laughable cartoonish faces, but I wouldn't even care if EA could somehow give me the impression that the computer isn't a GOD who scores at will and only toys with me for two and a half periods before unleashing a flurry of goals during the last few minutes of the game. Oh wait, they improved the fighting engine. BFD, that stupid system should've been overhauled at least three years ago. I'm glad I have a PS2 so I can play Sega's NHL version, but there must be a revolution to counter the tyranny of the lazy, repetitive EA Sports dictatorship.