Abstract: NHL Slapshot, EA's debut hockey title on Wii, looks to be an extremely casual title at the outset, and the game's packaging echoes that. It comes with a plastic peripheral, and there's an old Wayne Gretzky on the cover of the box. However, once you div...
Abstract: The NHL series from Electronic Arts has prided itself on bringing the authentic hockey experience to your living room. NHL 11 proved to be a hardcore hockey-sim fans wet dream, but left the average sports gamer and the younger crowd in the dark. EA re...
Abstract: Sometimes it is actually about the journey and not the destination. For gaming that is probably true in general – it isn't just about the final cutscene where the bad guy falls, it's about getting your character to that point – but it is perhaps more ...
Abstract: At first blush, EA's NHL Slapshot for Wii has all the earmarks of an arcade sports game for the kiddies. And while it is just that, by and large, it's also genuinely fun for "kiddies of all ages," mainly because it's the only hockey game out there to c...
Abstract: Over the years I haven’t picked up many sports games because the controls were too complicated or the rules were strict enough that I didn’t care to learn them. With many newer games on the Wii, however, I have started to play them again because most o...
Abstract: EA's NHL series has established itself as one of the best sports franchises on the market, but it's been conspicuously absent on Wii. Their maiden effort on the console, NHL Slapshot, follows in the footsteps of the Madden Wii games, eschewing traditio...
NHL Slapshot is a fantastic example of how arcade style hockey can be played. The controls are simple, the game is fast paced, and I was pleasantly surprised to see just how well the peripheral stick actually worked. When it all boils down, NHL Slapsh...
Abstract: EA knows NHL action and has proven their success time and time again on the 360 and PS3. Gamers on the family friendly Wii console ask the question, where's the love for us? Well EA has graciously submitted a title that not only brings a great playing ...
Abstract: Hey, you hardcore gamers out there you can stop reading right now. Unless you have kids, in which case you should continue. Even before you start NHL Slapshot for the first time, you're confronted by EA's hockey stick add-on. It's pretty ea...
Abstract: The most fun you can have wagging your stick.Much like any other gamer out there when NHL Slapshot arrived at the office for review I had to roll my eyes. Yet another plastic peripheral to simulate the experience of hockey, only to be something else to...
