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NHL 2005 - PC

Platform : Windows XP, Windows NT, Windows 2000 |
Rated: Everyone
3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
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  • Hockey sports game
  • Open Ice Control makes it easy to switch between positions and direct teammates
  • Includes the World Cup of Hockey, with teams from Europe, Russia, Canada, and the USA
  • All-new skating engine with refined backwards skating
  • Up to 4 players in The Drill
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Dominate the open ice with NHL 2005, the most authentic and complete experience for hockey fans around the world.

With new five-man motion capture technology, utilize the entire ice surface by simultaneously controlling players without the puck.

Features:

  • Open Ice Control--Seamlessly switch between players with or without the puck, call for passes, tell a teammate to shoot, set up a vicious one-timer, or call for a defensive double team on the fly with the push of a button.
  • Total Player Awareness--With more player awareness than ever before, make saucer passes just before the blueline, call in a second defender to break up a 2-on-1, or fire off wrist shots at the perfect angle on net.
  • Face-Off Playbook--New playcalling system allows you to choose offensive and defensive face-off strategies every time the whistle blows. Plan an attack in your opponent's zone or protect the net right before the puck drops.
  • The World Cup of Hockey--Take part in the excitement of this year's World Cup of Hockey event featuring teams from USA, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Russia, Czech Republic, and Slovakia playing in authentic European and North American venues.
  • All-New Skating Engine--Glide then use explosive speed to get to the open ice-now you have more puckhandling and turning control. A refined backwards skating system also allows for unprecedented defensive precision and control.
  • The Drill--The intensity explodes off the ice with The Drill: One net, one goalie, and every man for himself. Up to four can play and the one who scores the most goals wins.

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Zacharia
4.0 out of 5 stars I'm settling on this one as my NHL PC Windows 8.1 game
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
I'm on a quest to get an NHL game that runs well on Windows 8.1, has good gameplay, doesn't have any annoying features, and is graphically appealing.

I seem to be settling on this one. The announcers are good, the gameplay is good. You can score and they can score on you, so it's competitive in both directions. Graphics are quite good.
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Martin S. Smith
3.0 out of 5 stars Oh well.....at least it's pretty
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2004
Platform For Display: PC
NHL2005

With the NHL shutdown for who knows how long, hockey fans have had to get their fix with college and minor league hockey. For those who need more there's NHL 2005 from EA Sports. EA, the undisputed king of sports sims, has been seriously challenged over the last few years by the ESPN/SEGA franchise with games like NHL 2K 3, 4 and 5. This franchise took a foothold in the Hockey sim market when EA's horrible NHL2002 and 2003 installments left the door wide open. These entries proved that cute bells and whistles are a poor substitute for actual game play. NHL 2004 took a step back towards its roots. The result was a fairly satisfying albeit imperfect version of the venerable franchise. As always there were a few bugs with 2004. The stats engine was seriously flawed. Leading scorers frequently topped 200 points in a single 82 game season. Game play also could be frustrating, for example the pass assist function often resulted in passes made to recipients that the game engine felt were more suitable that the intended target. All in all however, NHL 2004 put the franchise back in the lead in the hockey sim market.

So what about NHL 2005? Certainly 2005 would maintain the improvements of 2004 and work out the quirks for 2005. Well....not exactly. First the good news: EA actually managed to improve the graphics engine from last year's version. This was no small feat. NHL2004 was definitely the best looking game on the market. Somehow the designers have managed to make the players look even more realistic. The rink looks so real you can almost feel the ice shavings. The game play has also improved....in some areas. The AI is much more aggressive than last year's version. Entering the attack zone will definitely land you on your keister as the defense closes in on the puck carriers as soon as they get within striking distance. The goalies seem more acrobatic, diving across the crease to make spectacular saves. There is also more action in the goal crease than before. Scrums in front of the net are more realistic. The pretty goals and fancy moves you tried in 2004 probably won't work as much however you're chances of banging home a rebound during the battle in front of the net are much more likely. You could say they're more essential since defensemen are more difficult to maneuver around. The passing game has also improved. Cross ice passes no longer become back passes and vice versa. The puck actually goes where you intended it.

Now for the bad news: As usual the leap in difficulty between easy and medium levels is astronomical. Most Hockey sims increase the level of difficulty by simple means: the AI speeds up while your guys slow down. It's no different in 2005. Breakaways are virtually non-existent. You can be 20 yards ahead of the opposing defender when suddenly a miraculous burst of speed enables him to catch you and knock you off the puck. The controls have become more difficult to use particularly for pc users using a Sidewinder or Logitech game pad. Unlike previous versions, configuration of the game pad is much more limited. This becomes particularly troublesome with line changes. Sidewinder/Rumblepad users are required to hold down the left trigger while working the directional pad. At the same time you are trying to control player movement so as not to get scored on. If you are like most players who use one hand to control player movement and the other to pass shoot and check you will find yourself using the automatic line-change feature exclusively. This is a serious drawback for players who rely on situational substitution (scoring lines in the offensive zones and checking lines in the defensive zones). The play-calling system is also a clumsy ordeal utilizing the directional pad.

As far as features are concerned NHL 2005 is a step backwards. Gone is the ability to put yourself in the action by creating your own player. The new menus are, again for lack of a better word, "clumsy". The stats engine is a major disappointment. Players still score at an alarming high rate. The only difference is that you can no longer track them since there are no league leader stats (what the hell were they thinking?). As usual there is no legends roster so forget about putting Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux together on a dream line. The only explanation I can fathom is NHLPA restrictions. Either that or the development team is comprised of people who are very new to the game.

All in all NHL 2005 is a bit of a disappointment but at least it looks good while it's letting us down.
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Paul D. Smith
2.0 out of 5 stars Releasing games to fast.
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2004
Platform For Display: PC
NHL 2005 is anouther classic example of companies wanting to cash in on their reputation, not by putting out quality games.

Lets look at the possitives of the game first,

the graphics are a major improvement over the other games. The players, im most cases, look like the real person. Also the realizum has increased. No longer does a goalie stop a puck that is at the other side of the net, the goalies accually make the stops. Also bodychecking is better, in 2004 when you pushed the bodycheck button your player would put his arms out as if he was frankenstine, and if there was a player around him he would jump in to that player. In 2005 the players accually check into the boards and the biggest thing is IT LOOKS REAL!

Now lets go with the cons of this game.

Well the first negitive is when you open the instruction manual.

Like most people I read the instruction manuals to games while the game is installing, first off its a massive 16pages long. Also it is written as if you were putting together a peice of funiture! Button1 does this, but you gotta look up what button 1 is and it gets very confusing since there is 10 buttons just for player actions and they do different things depending on if you have the puck or if you dont. Lets move to player control now. I dont know about the rest of the world, but I would like to know what button to push to gain control of my defence men when the other team is attacking! I have read the joke of an instruction manual 10 times and it doesnt tell you what button to push. In nhl04 you push a button and you gain control of the player closest to the puck. Now because of open ice control you push the button to switch players and you get a forward thats on the other side of the ice! Also the button for slap shot (with the puck) is the same button for your player to lay down on the ice (with out the puck) no wonder the other team gets so many break aways, my players are all playing dead on the ice! Menu selection. this is anouther wonderful area. Whoever desined this menu should be FIRED! If you are selecting somthing from the menu before playing a game, there is a Trax Jukebox that tells you what song is playing in the back ground. When it opens up to tell you what the song is, it covers up the buttons that are used to select your option (ok, cancel, that kinda thing) its very annoying. Also, in the game to switch goalies, you cant quickly do it any more, you gotta go to "change lines", then cycle through all your lines to your goalies, then switch them. it takes about 2-3 minutes!!! Someone really needs to tell EA sports to list the proper requirments to play the game on the box. THIS REALLY UPSET ME!!! On the box, for NHL 2005 SYSTEM REQUIREMNTS under Input it says "Keyboard, mouse or gamepad" to me that means you should be able to play fully with either a Keyboard and mouse or with ANY gamepad. in the instruction manual it reads (and I quote) "Many of the controls for NHL 2005 can only be used with a gamepad featurning a ten-button, dual analog contoller".

The reason why this upset me so much is because I DONT HAVE A TEN BUTTON DUAL ANALOG CONTROLLER and if the box told me I needed one to properly play the game, I wouldnt of bought the game

Like anouther reviewer stated, I cant even change my lines with out a dual controller.

NHL 2005 is also missing one of the best parts of NHL2004, the create your own player option. It was really fun to see myself scoring the winning goal in the stanley cup finals. But alas that is no longer possible.

I personally agree with anouther person who wrote a review when he asked if anyone bata-tested this game, because it really seems like they didnt.

I personally think that EA sports is putting profit above quality and that this game is better left on the shelf in the store gathering dust.
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Mark Twain
1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2004
Platform For Display: PC
I vote a boycott on EA's NHL. They obviously don't care enough about hockey fans to bother much with the game, which is an insult. The game as a whole is too full of problems. They've taken out so much that was good from the old versions, but added little in return. The new play-calling system- who actually uses it? Getting fired in Dynasty Mode for not winning the Stanley Cup when you did win it the previous two years, even though you made it to the finals. Is this realistic? The menus are obnoxious. Who cares that their faces look almost lifelike? Who actually sits there and examines them? Where is create-a-player mode? Why are goalies stats always so terrible? This is the most frustrating hockey game I've ever played. And they don't seem to care at all about giving us patches, at least as I can tell. And why? Because they have no respect for hockey fans. I may be exaggerating on this some, I'm sure they put a lot of work into this game, but it makes me so darn angry to play it. Now that I'm calmed down, I will say they are making some progress as far as actual gameplay. But they need to figure out better what works and what doesn't, and stick to what works, in the overall scheme of things.
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the hobbit
1.0 out of 5 stars Sucks
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2007
Platform For Display: PC
Have not been able to play this game one time. some reason its not compatable with windows xp or my computer. it just collects dust.
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Neil Segouin
5.0 out of 5 stars NHL is the best
Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2020
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
like the old classic NHL games so much fun
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hidekipo
5.0 out of 5 stars モードが増えました。
Reviewed in Japan on October 29, 2004
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
シュート合戦のモードが増えました。このときBigheadと言う設定があってこれをONにするとなんともリアル系ではなく頭がでかい表示になってなんとも笑えます。
また、ゴーリー対自分だけやディフェンスの人数を増やせたり出来るのでオフェンスの練習にもなるのでとっても面白いです。
また、ノーマルモードですが、2004よりもさらにリアルになり顔の表現なんかもかなりリアルに再現されています。
また、AIも進化し手ごわいというよりリアルになったと思います。
ただ、AIのレベルを上げると確かに強すぎて手がつけれなくなります･･･。また、パックを持ってないplayerも動かせるようになりました。この点もかなり大きいと思います。
悪いところを強いて言えばゲームパットの設定がなぜか一部出来ないボタンがある（マイクロソフトのコントローラーなのに･･･）のが若干許せないかなと･･･。UPDATEで何とか解決してほしいのですが、既に慣れてしまったので･･･いまさら変更するのもなぁ～と言うのが現状です。
総合的にはNHL好きにはたまらないソフトになっていると思います。
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Andrew Robertshaw
5.0 out of 5 stars love it
Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2018
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
love the games works good
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