EA Sports NHL09

by JDMaker1 on Sep 11, 2008 4:26 PM EDT

Gentlemen, I bought NHL09 today for the PS3. I just wanted to post in case others have done/plan to do the same.

My PS3 gamertag is, of course, JDMaker1. Please feel free to "friend" me so that we can play. FrankD, go ahead and buy a PS3 and set up a Pensburgh team. A PS3 is a great investment in entertainment.

GO PENS! GO PENS! GO PENS! GO PENS! GO PENS! GO PENS! GO PENS! GO PENS!

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I’m hearing good things already, including “best game ever made.” When you compound statements like that with a slated October 21 release for PS2, it certainly makes the concept of buying a PS3 a bit more justified.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Sep 12, 2008 5:19 AM EDT reply actions

I think that could theoretically read “Best hockey game ever made.” Calling the best game ever made is ridiculous, and subject to debate. Every gaming nerd things some game is the best game ever made, and it all comes down to what genre they like, etc.

by JDMaker1 on Sep 12, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I also own a PS3, though I have not yet made my decision on which hockey game to partake in. You make NHL 09 seem very tempting, though. My gamertag is JDunmanHere.

I'm sorry, Mr. Hossa, but I'm afraid we can't be friends anymore. Why? Because I hate you.

by JDunman on Sep 12, 2008 10:55 AM EDT reply actions

T downloaded the 2k9 demo. IMO, it was almost childish. I thought the game play was more “arcade-ish” than NHL09. 2k9 didn’t feel like it flowed correctly or it was choppy.

That is merely my assessment of the two games, others may disagree. So JDunman, I vote NHL09.

by JDMaker1 on Sep 12, 2008 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I hear the same about 2k9. Actually any 2k9 game, regardless of sport, tends to be like that. I’m a big fan of NBA 2K9, but it’s definitely arcadeish. But I’m also not that big a fan of the sport to really care.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Sep 13, 2008 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions

My only questions.

Are there more logos for create-a-team? Last year’s only had, like, seventeen.

Also, is there a pre-set list for team names, or can you put in your own.

I would have bought ’08, were it not for those two steps backward from previous releases. And they refuse to give me the chance for 30 created teams in the PS2 versions.

Note: the things I look for in sports games? Kind of a weird list.

Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.

by Cool Hand on Sep 13, 2008 7:40 PM EDT reply actions

Wish I could answer that for ya – but my stupid system won’t have the game available until October (PS2). JDMaker said he’s buying me a PS3 soon. He’s a swell guy.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Sep 17, 2008 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions

I think I must have missed that memo.

by JDMaker1 on Sep 17, 2008 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

I shall resend…

Dear Frank STOP

I will buy you a PS3 STOP

For no reason at all STOP

JDMaker1 STOP

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Sep 17, 2008 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Man, I must have been in a drunken stupor or something. I have no recollection of sending that. But as I said before, what’s a little credit card debit between friends?

by JDMaker1 on Sep 17, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll let you know...

I’ll let you know what I think of the game when I actually get it. I’m pretty upset with EA right now. I pre-ordered (for 360) on the 3rd of September, the game was released on the 11th. It didn’t ship until the 16th. This is after I used EA’s rather inane online help section to complain about not getting my game yet.

Basically, I’m saying that if you are thinking of buying the game, don’t buy from the EA Store online. Go to your local Wal-Mart, Best Buy, whatever. Just a word of caution. I don’t think I’ll ever be buying anything online from EA again, let alone pre-ordering anything.

BTW, Xbox gamertag: PhoenixRising09

by TrueBluePSU on Sep 17, 2008 2:05 AM EDT reply actions

I never pre-order anything – I can more or less just get it from whatever store I want when I want it. There have been so many horror stories of pre-orders gone wrong that I would just lose my mind.

Not to mention, EA and NHL.com both says NHL 09 is available for PS2, but there is no mention that it won’t ship out until October 19/20 when it officially is available in stores. Hence, another reason why I never trust the pre-orders.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Sep 17, 2008 6:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Pre-order from GameStop and have it set up to ship to your local GameStop store. (It’s really more of reserving your copy than actually pre-odering, but it does ensure that you have the game the day it releases . . . that is if you don’t mind driving a couple miles.)

by JDMaker1 on Sep 17, 2008 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, I got my game today. Turns out bitching to EA seems to get things moving. Overall, lesson learned. Never pre-ordering from EA again.

by TrueBluePSU on Sep 17, 2008 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I got it too. My gamertag is StrngBrew. Although I’m addicted to a be a pro and haven’t played online yet….

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by JasonB on Sep 23, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s essentially what I’ve been doing as well. I’d like to get a Pensburgh Club. But the hinges on Frank putting a dent in his credit rating.

by JDMaker1 on Sep 23, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Eh, Jason plays on XBox and has such potentially swayed me for complete financial reasons to the darker side (anything Microsoft in my mind) of gaming. But I can assure you this will continue to wait. A $200 Xbox + external HD + game seems more doable for me, especially since I won’t need that external HD until I venture outside of NHL 09 which I can assure you will not be often.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Sep 23, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Why would you need an external hard drive? The XBox you’re looking at buying doesn’t have one?

by JDMaker1 on Sep 24, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

I was told the $200 one only comes with a small memory stick. You can get external HD for another 50 or so

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Sep 24, 2008 5:18 AM EDT up reply actions

What a hose job that is. . .

by JDMaker1 on Sep 24, 2008 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s just another option for difference price ranges. I don’t see anything wrong with that.

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by JasonB on Sep 24, 2008 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions

honestly, all I want it for is NHL 09. Then maybe I’ll consider some sort of shooting game before NHL 10 comes out.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Sep 24, 2008 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Do you think they’ll call it NHL10?

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by JasonB on Sep 25, 2008 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions

I actually wondered that just as I was typing…probably just NHL two thousand ten. 2K10 is already taken care of. Those crazy cats were thinking ahead over there…

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Sep 25, 2008 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions