![]() The added layers in NHL 18 expose the control scheme as imprecise, and perhaps too demanding for its own good. While it isn’t the only control setting, the two other control schemes - “hybrid” and “ NHL 94” - are unrealistic for getting good at the game, as they move shooting controls to the face buttons, muddying up the control scheme and eliminating the ability to make creative shots. Whomever you choose to control, either on offense or defense, you move with the left stick, and control your stick’s movement with the right, a.k.a. Not pulling in the same directionĮA has pared down the controls of the NHL series over the years with the implementation of the “skill stick,” which transposes almost all your controls onto the left and right analog sticks. As you’ll read in our NHL 18 review, the game takes awkward steps forward, exposing the series’ longstanding issues. Despite delivering a feature-rich hockey sim, the game often devolves into inconsistent and bland gameplay, despite its best efforts. It lacks the narrative elements of other sports games that make these sims feel alive and, at times, feels mechanically frustrating. Glimpses of that authenticity can be found in NHL 18, EA Sports newest hockey game, but the game falters in reaching for that ambitious accomplishment on many levels. ![]() ![]() NHL legend Wayne Gretzky once said, “Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.” Admirably, replicating the unique nature of hockey remains the working goal of EA Sports over the years. ![]()
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