NHL 18 Review

NHL 18 reviewed by Glenn Wigmore on Xbox One. Also available on PlayStation 4.

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[TheCinemaTributePageGeek]

And this is what happens when you have no competition. Complete and utter laziness from EA year after year cause there is no other game on the market to challenge EA. Wish 2K would come back and make a great hockey game, similar to the NBA 2K games. EA is running out of ideas and just took stuff from NHL 2K10, which already had a mini rink mode very similar to the NHL Threes Mode and the defensive skill stick is the exact same. EA really needs to upgrade to the frostbite engine because the series is getting really stale.

[Greedo]

Can we PLEASE get another Dev to make a hockey game!?!

[RickyJSports]

Same old Same old I gave up on this franchise. I used to buy the game since 93 for the Genesis now I am done!

[Bushmonster]

The series died when it went to PS4, Xbox one gen.

Old gen was soo much better

[wolf]

EA don't give a damn about the single player stuff these games like FIFA have become a platform to sell you online cards that is where they put all there effort every year

[JFreitas]

Could've just said same old same old and been done with it

[BlueMountainLax]

I don't think the lack of new content is EA being lazy, I think it's because nhl doesn't get nearly the same amount of funding as madden or fifa

[KakashiKyle]

They are literally using the same engine since NHL 13

[shakenbacon]

The gameplay doesn't feel like hockey... Skating in the game is a joke. I feel like playing the NHL series, it's more of a boat simulator than controling a hockey player... Considering it's easier to skate in real life than as NHL quality players is kind of weird... Like, why is a video game toned down compared to real life? Wouldn't you want it to be better than real life or even be a simulation?

I used to be a big fan of this series in the NHL09-11 years. It's really lost its way.

[hryciuk]

NHL 17 was horrible. Actually, this gen of NHL games is terrible. The deking and skating is so broken compared to last gens it doesn't feel you're in control of your player whatsoever. I'll stick with NHL 15 on PS3 again.

[CruzIsYouTube]

Franchise mode got a bit of an update with a new cup winner animation, in season contract renewals, plus the expansion stuff. Make an NHL version of Longshot please EA

[Metalpug]

If it was coming to the Switch I definitely would have bought it. I haven't played a hockey game in quite awhile now. The whole thing about not being that much of an update to last year's wouldn't be a problem for me. I wish they'd realize a lot of us Nintendo fans want our sports games too.

[busywl]

no reason to even review sports games. people seem to love $60 roster updates

[anonymousdan]

How did anyone at EA think it was a good idea to make it so we can’t see what team the other person chose

[mostdope]

I got it and actually really enjoy it! My major gripes are the poke checks are so op and they players can feel a little slow. But overall I find it really fun

[chivasd]

I'M A HOCKEY FAN BUT I FEEL LIKE GLASS SHOULD BREAK ON BIG HITS BLOOD WOULD BE COOL
HUGE BOARD HITS GOALIE FIGHTS
AND INTENSE SCRUBS INFRONT OF THE GOALS IT WOULD BE COOL AND INCREASING THE SPEED

[atroeds]

Every year I check back on this franchise to see if the game has had any development since 2008 when I last played it. But every year I'm more or less disappointed. It looks exactly the same apart from the graphics being a little bit better each year. The player animations are the same, the skating looks overall terrible, especially when changing directions, interactions between players are insignificant, goalies and their animations look the same as they did back in 2008. I mean, why not just raise the money to remake the franchise into something better? New engine, new motion capture for animations, maybe even some new innovative controls. A great example of this was EA Skate which put the Tony Hawk-franchise in the dirt.

[WilliamStewart]

How much money does EA make off the micro transactions of this one game alone? EA reminds me of governments, gobble up endless amounts of money and spit out a tad here and there to keep everything barely running and nothing else all the while lining thier pockets. Monopoly at it's finest.

[priceG]

How the hell is this a 7.4? The gameplay (specially passing) it's still garbage, every player feels the same and the only things new in the game are 3-on-3 EASHL, NHL THREES, the Golden Knights and the new Adidas jerseys. $60 for that? No thanks.
I give this a 4, 3/10, because EA did absolutely nothing and they still demand $60 for this crap.

[josephtanzlerjr]

For NHL 19, EA should use frostbite, then for be a pro and franchise mode you can say whatever you want in a press conference, throw an illegal check or checks, be eligible for suspension for those checks and teams can retaliate on you and your team. Can you imagine the fun us fans would have, with just those ideas?