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Average Overall Score Given: 8.00000 / 10
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NHL Rivals 2004
Overall: This is a pretty good game, especially for Microsoft's first hockey game. Definitely as good as its competitors. The best part of the game is playing it on XBOX Live. It is the only hockey game out that is compatible with the new XSN Sports site.Gameplay: The gameplay is as good as any I've seen. There are some interesting new features that NHL Rivals 2004 has introduced. One is using the right thumbstick to pass rather than the A button. This allows you to pass in any direction, regardless of what direction you are skating. Another is that each player can be one of four types of player: sniper, agitator, enforcer, and balanced. Each player type is especially strong in some areas, and weak in others. The fighting, although very hard, is very good in this game. There are a few bad parts about the gameplay. The two-line pass rule gets pretty annoying. A lot of the goals are scored on rebounds or even by poke-checking the puck off the goalie's stick and into the goal.
Graphics: The visual part of NHL Rivals is one of the game's weaker points. The players are shaped pretty weird. The way the players skate is also strange. One very good visual part of the game is the fans. They are the best I have seen in a sports game.
Audio: I don't really pay too much to sound in the games I play but it sounds pretty accurate. I play hockey in real life and it sounds good enough to me. I also like the commentators.
Suggestions: Keep making and improving this game.
Overall Score: 8.0 / 10
