Urban Warfare 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Vancouver Canucks all-star left winger Markus Naslund has signed with EA SPORTS™ to be the cover athlete and spokesman for our NHL® 2005 game. Reflecting the game’s innovation of open ice control, Naslund is the perfect fit for the cover of EA SPORTS’ NHL franchise’s 13th season of world championship hockey. “Being selected as an EA SPORTS cover athlete is one of the most prestigious distinctions in pro sports,” Naslund said. “I’ve been playing the EA SPORTS NHL series since the beginning back in the early 90s. I can’t wait to be more involved with NHL 2005, it promises to be the best yet.” EAsports.com For more info, vist http://www.easports.com/games/nhl2005/home.jsp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 "Open-Ice Control" sounds like a winning idea. My one gripe is that they could have older teams like the Madden Series used to do, like they could put in the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers, the 1980 New York Islanders, the 1984 Edmonton Oilers available for player usage. Plus, part of me wants them to put in older Olympic teams, so we can recreate the Miracle on Ice. Other than that, I love how they are doing new things with the engine, rather than before when they put out the same game with updated rosters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Vancouver Canucks all-star left winger Markus Naslund has signed with EA SPORTS™ to be the cover athlete and spokesman for our NHL® 2005 game. Reflecting the game’s innovation of open ice control, Naslund is the perfect fit for the cover of EA SPORTS’ NHL franchise’s 13th season of world championship hockey. “Being selected as an EA SPORTS cover athlete is one of the most prestigious distinctions in pro sports,” Naslund said. “I’ve been playing the EA SPORTS NHL series since the beginning back in the early 90s. I can’t wait to be more involved with NHL 2005, it promises to be the best yet.” EAsports.com For more info, vist http://www.easports.com/games/nhl2005/home.jsp I hope for Naslund's sake the EA cover jinx isn't as bad as 2004's... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2005 Ok, I know this thread is old, but I was recently playing my EA 2005 copy (which I got for like $10 Canadian) for my only gaming machine I have left my PC. So, I'm playing as the New York Rangers... yes, I love my Oilers, but hey, the Rangers have the cash and player value to allow me to build my team the way I want it. Moving along, I just was playing against the Pittsburgh Penguins and I shafted them 20-1. It was surreal as the more goals I began putting on them, the more they just let me kill them. It was kinda funny watching the team basically go "aw fuck this, just score already". It was even better when in the final 2 minutes, I scored like 6 goals and the goalie's like "oh why bother, we lost huge". I felt good to trounce one of the worst teams in the league, after blowing a game against Montreal 3-2, when they scored with 26 seconds left on the clock. So makes me mad. Oh, and can someone tell me of some other way to keep the amount of power play goals I allow down? Unless I use the Bag Practice (increases penalty kill) I get raped on powerplays. I mean, my penalty kill is 79.7% (and it was worse before I started using that Practice >_<). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2005 I got this game for Free with the buy 2 get one free promotion they had. Its not really that great. The default settings are rediculous and I really dont care to sit and fiddle with the settings for 2 hours to make it better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2005 oops.. Double post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2005 It moves too fast. I mean I love hitting and all, but when I press the hit button, I don't want my player to move halfway across the blue line and then nail him. Or the ability to not set up a play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2005 It moves too fast. I mean I love hitting and all, but when I press the hit button, I don't want my player to move halfway across the blue line and then nail him. Or the ability to not set up a play. Moves too fast? Geezus, I love the intense fast pace. Although, yeah, this hitting is still kinda silly. And you have problems setting up plays? Weird, I can set up plays all the time. Just get in toss around till you make the defense get dizzy and then let the play unleash. ...or you could just do like I do somedays, and put up 70 shots on net. I mean, some of them are bound to find the back of the net sometime. And there has to be someone who suggest something for my penalty kill dilemna I'm having. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 Heheh, I did something funny. I started a new season and I decided to trade away most of my players off of my team and sign a whole bunch of people off of waivers to make my team (Pheonix). My team is like a bunch of nobodies and yet, I've had only one loss in 7 games so far. And I've got a ton of draft picks should I need to trade make a trade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
