But as good as the action looks, you’ll still have to contend with some quirks. The players respond very smoothly and show off some cool moves of their own whether you’re charging toward the goal and winding up for a slap-shot or issuing a body check, it’s all pretty convincing stuff.
These are especially evident the first time you take a shot on goal and watch the defending goalie perform moves like glove-saves and stick-blocks. While it eliminates the sideline extras of spectators and penalty boxes, the graphics make up for it by serving up some amazing player animations.
There’s a huge view of the rink with a great perspective over your players. While the sim extras are disappointing, you’ll at least be rewarded with a challenging bit of on-ice action depicted with terrific graphics and animation. Soon, you’ll begin to avoid your favorite teams and choose from the few strong teams exclusively.Įditing the team lineup is a little more effective and very easy to use, but without the ability to import new players or adjust player strengths, you’ll probably only end up hurting yourself by making changes to the default lineups. And in truth, even if you raise your offense or defense to their highest values, you won’t notice any improvement.
That’s fine if you choose from last year’s Cup contenders, but if you want to pick a team that’s weak in nearly every area in hopes of turning them around, you’ll find it’s nearly impossible to adjust their values to a winning advantage. Unfortunately, to increase one attribute, you’ll have to steal points from another one. When using the coaching option, you won’t call plays or set defenses instead, you’ll adjust a limited range of variables like puck-handling or shooting strength. Brett Hull presents gamers with limited coaching and line-editing options before each game - but they don’t seem to affect the outcome one bit. For sim fans, the biggest disappointment will be the lack of trading options and the inability to edit individual player strengths to create Stanley Cup contenders from the ground up. Sure, Brett Hull provides a good dose of arcade-style action, but it fails to deliver the kind of statistical depth you’d expect from a true simulation. And even though Brett Hull contains many of the same premium ingredients that made NHL a hit (like play-by-play voice-overs and complete player stats), it’s far from a recipe for success. Publisher Accolade’s answer to EA’s NHL series is Brett Hull Hockey 95.
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