NHL 16 featured with HUT single player mode that will allow every player to practice before challenging any friend or player online with play a friend feature. This feature is incorporated with more improvement and fun. On screen signs of Ice Training: This feature is really useful when one wants to hone his playing skills. This feature will certainly sharp the skills of offense and defense in the game. When one practice in this mode signs appear on screens that helps the player to learn more and fast about passing lanes, shooting targets and many more.
Best in class arena authenticity gets even better with the inclusion of authentic arena effects and props including team specific celebrations, mascots, chants, and even signature props like the Lighthouse at the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota. Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, and Ray Ferraro are back and now call the game with even more emotion. Hear Doc’s voice rise and fall with the action on the ice and get analysis from Eddie & Ray on the peaks and valleys of a NHL season. An expanded NBC SPORTS broadcast package and new pre-game intros brings the drama to life in more ways than ever before.
When users are playing online they’re able to team up with five other players and play against a rival team of up to six players. Electronic Arts calls this Online Team Play. Online Couch Co-Op is another coming feature. In this mode, EA Sports is trying to remove all the unnecessary obstacles and menus that keep gamers from playing online with their friends. Players can drop in and out of Online Couch-Cop sessions, making it the perfect mode for users with tons of friends or just looking to wind down after a long day.
EA Sports confirmed the NHL 16 release date for September 15th. This places the game ahead of FIFA 16 and leaves room for a NHL 16 demo release date in early September. At the EA E3 2015 press conference EA Sports revealed a new NHL 16 gameplay trailer. This is not completely gameplay, as much of the trailer is cinematic, but you get an idea of what the game engine is capable of. To help newcomers who don’t know a slapshot from a wrist shot, EA has developed a new in-game tutorial system. As you play, an overhead marker will give you tips about when is the right time to pass, shoot, check, etc.
Since videogames are still a business. EA Sports wanted us to pass along that fans who pre-order the game will receive up to $15 worth of Hockey Ultimate Team? content. Gamers can also start their hockey experience with the NHL 16 Deluxe Edition that comes with up to $50 added value of Hockey Ultimate Team content. As for NHL? 15 owners, they will receive 10 HUT packs if they pre-order or purchase NHL16 through direct digital download on the Xbox Marketplace or PlayStation Store when the offers are available.
That kind of playmaking creativity has been limited in hockey video games because of the way they’ve fudged the act of pass reception. NHL 16 developer EA Canada is seeking to eliminate that problem this year with a subtle gameplay tweak that could pay major dividends on the virtual ice. Until this point, EA’s NHL games have forced skaters into a glide as they receive a pass. Players will now be able to receive a pass while accelerating or turning. New puck pickups are designed to lead to smoother transitions to the player’s next move.
Our most memorable game in NHL 16 went to a shootout, which we won. The game had been pretty even prior to that, but I’d had a lot more hits and quite a few more shots/scoring chances. The pressure fluctuated, and things got pretty crazy at times, like a playoff game between two teams who hate each other. As I sit here in my hotel room, typing away on my laptop, all I can think about is how much I’d like to be playing NHL 16 right now. Not only is that a great indicator of the game’s lasting impression on me, and its fun factor in general, but also how much of a Canadian I really am.
