Maybe it was the inadequate season mode, which failed to track and save player and team statistics. Here we are over four years later, and it's happened all over again. There's no doubting the amazing audio and visual advancements that NHL 2K so eagerly showcases. This game gets back to the basics, whereas the most recent hockey games on PlayStation and Nintendo 64 have been following an ugly trend of overly complicated gameplay. NHL 2K is the most fun I've had playing hockey since EA Sports' glory days on the Sega Genesis.
More serious problems arise when it's time to shoot the puck.
It's also difficult to get the puck high on a goalie. I have yet to experience such a satisfying goal because my shots routinely glide along the ice surface. There are many other areas in NHL 2K that could have been rectified with a few more months of development. There's no auto-save feature. The season mode lacks any kind of real customization or variety.