From: cobra@chopin.udel.edu (KING COBRA)
Subject: Re: NHLPA Hockey 93 - Evaluation
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 16:36:29 GMT

In article <1992Dec29.054734.20177@netcom.com> johnwu@netcom.com (John M. Wu) writes:
>
>     On Christmas, Santa Claus decided to give me a copy of NHLPA

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>
>Implementation of NHL Rules and Regulations
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>The refs don't call penalties as much as I would like them to. 
>That's just like NHL so that's good.  I experience frustration as
>Mario Lemieux trips my Pat Falloon as he breaks for the goal with
>the puck.  NHLPA handles the minors and penalites > 2 on one side
>situations.  There is no way to instigate a fight.  Don't fights
>break out because one player wants to knock another into the
>hospital?  There are no 10 minute game misconducts.  There are no
>penalty shots.  My wishlist for NHLPA 94 includes:
>
>     1)  Penalty Shots
>     2)  Game Misconducts & Fight Instigation
>     3)  Non-Fighting Majors (eg. knocking a player out of a     
>         period due to injury -- to knock a player out of a       
>         period in real life should be something pretty massive)
>
>The Feel of Hockey
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>I like the way the puck sounds as it hits the boards.  It has
>that wierd ice rink echo.  The music is good.  The grunts that
>the player makes get annoying.  The cheering and booing is good. 
>I don't think a 5 on 4 in NHLPA is like 5 on 4 in the real NHL but a
>5 on 3 scares me to hell.  All the computer has to do is to shoot

  I am surprisd that noone has mentioned this yet. You can take a shot
  on any goalie (well most of them) from left face-off circle or right
  after crossing a blue line from a left side and it will result in a goal.
  Usually a good wrist shot will do it for you. 

>it at my goalie, grab the rebound and score as I try to find
>players close enough to the goal to take the other team's players
>out of commission.   Goalies who suck in NHLPA 93 dive a lot
>leaving an empty net shot for my opponent.  I like the siren that
>goes off when there  is a goal.  They should put in cheering when
>the home team scores.  One thing I really hate is that breakaways
>usually don't result in a goal.  Shouldn't it be a 50/50 chance,
>even for a computer playing the worst Ottawa or San Jose player? 

  Breakaways are very easy in this game. All you have to do is move puck once
  or twice and then shoot. It is very easy for the left winger to score on the 
  breakaways because as soon as he gets closer to the net, the goalie
  moves out leaving that side open.

>
>The Computer
>~~~~~~~~~~~~
>  
>I am satisfied with the computer's ability to score and defend
>with respect to the quality of the team it's playing.  I am not
>satisfied with the fact that the computer will not pull its
>goalie when there are 2:00 to 2:30 left and the computer is
>losing by a goal or two.  And IMHO, if there are less than 10
>game seconds on the clock and a faceoff is deep in the attacking
>zone, then the goalie should be pulled.  In NHLPA hockey, time
>flies by faster.  Also, I would like an option to automatically
>pull my goalie during delayed penalities.  The computer pulls its
>goalie automatically.

   THe computer does pull the goalie out when it is losing by two goals or so.
   Also if there is a delayed penalty call on the computer then it will pull
   your goalie out automatically. Most of the time you can see your goalie 
   bumping into your players.
>
>Two-Player Mode
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>This is where the game shines.  It's fun to check and hit your
>friend to hell.

  Yeah but if you play computer too much then you'll have a hell of a time 
  playing against your friend. Computer is very easy to beat and plays a totally
  diffrent styles. It is also not very good on breakaways.

>
>Conclusion
>~~~~~~~~~~
>All in all, it's a fun game.  I do have some major gripes with it
>but it sure beats the hell out of Wayne Gretzky Hockey I & II on
>the PC.  I would be interested in a comparison between WGH3 and
>NHLPA.  I believe in the entertainment value of the game over
>realism but realism is important too.
>


  Overall I think this game is the best game out there. Although in the next
  one I'd like to see a little smarter goalies on breakways. I haven't seen
  WGH3 so I can't compare it to that but it is much better the first two.




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