XBox 360 News
'NHL 10' demo skates onto Xbox Live
By Hector Cortez Aug 25, 2009, 13:02 GMT
EA SPORTS announced today that it has launched an NHL 10 demo exclusively on Xbox Live Marketplace for Gold subscribers.
EA SPORTS announced today that it has launched an NHL 10 demo exclusively on Xbox Live Marketplace for Gold subscribers.
NHL 10 will showcase two new game modes in the demo that launches today: Battle for the Cup and Be A Tough Guy. Experience the third period of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Championship between Detroit and Pittsburgh in Battle for the Cup. The new mode features playable injuries, the ability to intimidate the opposing team, and line-matching. Play as your favorite team’s enforcer in Be A Tough Guy, where it is your job to protect your superstars, fight when needed, and finish all checks. The enhanced Be a Pro mode also includes a prospects game before heading to the draft and watching your name appear on the NHL draft board.
Beginning today the NHL 10 demo on Xbox 360 will be available to Xbox Live Gold members. On August 27th it will be available to download for Xbox Live Silver members and for the PlayStation 3.
NHL 10 features a new first-person fighting engine that enables players to trade punches with an NHL tough guy. Plus, winning one-on-one battles for possession of the puck along the boards becomes a test of will and skill utilizing an all-new board physics engine. Players can use their body to shield the puck on the boards and then kick-pass it to teammates. Master the techniques of both these game-changing features with tutorials, available on the demo.
NHL 10 features more than 200 gameplay refinements and delivers the most responsive and authentic action ever for the series. Players can one-time loose pucks, score from their knees, knock pucks out of the air and lift a leg to fake a shot on goal. A new 360-degree precision passing mechanic delivers control over the speed and direction of passes so players can bank passes off the boards or play the puck into space for teammates to skate on to it.
