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Was NHL 09 the best sports game of 2008? I hope not.

This story was originally written in July of 2009 for a video game blog idea that has not become a reality at this point in time.  Rather than leave it in limbo, I thought it would be a decent first post on my personal blog.  Stay tuned for another NHL story talking about how NHL10 met or didn’t meet my expectations.

Ever since the release of NHL 09 I have had a confusing opinion of it. On the one hand I have played countless hours of the game, but at some points I don’t know that I’ve hated a game more. Normally this wouldn’t be that significant, but the fact that the game won 12 Sports Game of the Year awards leads me to believe that some publications are letting some things slide that I simply cannot stand. So I decided that I finally have to write this down before NHL 10 hits the shelves and hopefully corrects all the points that have been driving me crazy. Read the rest of this entry »