Product DescriptionMODEL- 37220 VENDOR- TAKE-TWO
FEATURES- NHL 2K8 PS2
The top rated NHL franchise returns with an entirely NEW NHL
EXPERIENCE featuring revolutionary right stick controls, all-new
goaltending, a ground breaking face-off system, and stunning, next-
gen visuals highlighting redesigned player models and animations.
ProStick
Puck handle, deke, make spectacular defensive plays and battle for face-
offs like never before with FULL 360 degree analog control of your
stick! With hundreds of new animations, ProStick gives gamers the
ultimate look, feel, and control over their favorite NHL players.
Superstar Combo Moves
Exploit your opponent's defensive weak spots by executing breathtaking
combo moves. Superstar dekes performed by actual NHL players have
captured exactly as seen in real life to allow for more exciting
breakaways and shootouts!
All-NEW Face-Off System
Under the supervision of 06 MVP Joe Thornton, a whole new approach to
hockey game face-offs places emphasis on timing and strategy. Using the
ProStick, properly position your player's stick to swipe at the puck and
win critical late game face-offs. With tie-ups, warns, and toss outs,
this is the most in depth face-off system ever.
All-NEW Goaltending
Goaltending has been completely overhauled with instinctive AI, entirely
new animations, and situation specific behaviors. Goaltenders will now
come out and challenge, guard the post, perform spectacular butterfly
saves, and much more!
NHL Signature Style
Totally redesigned player models with accurate equipment brands and
updated player faces bring you the most realistic hockey game to date.
Coupled with an entirely revamped Edit-a-Player mode that allows you to
modify every facet of your hockey players' appearance including stick
and leg tape patterns!
Deeper Franchise
THE DEEPEST franchise mode in the business, now complete with realistic
CBA features such as waivers, two-way contracts, restricted and
unrestricted free agents, and salary cap management. Also including a
revamped off-season that boasts a brand new negotiation system, an
improved draft, refurbished free agent signing, and an All-NEW player
progression system with dynamic player types!
NHL 2K8 Soundtrack
Featuring Bloc Party, Korn, Quiet Riot, Priestess, Stellastarr, Early
Man, Tokyo Police Club, Les Savy Fav and more.
2K Sports Online
Now with over 1 MILLION online gamers in the 2K community, go head-to-
head against the best players on the planet and enter for your chance to
win an ALL NEW Dodge vehicle in the NHL 2K8 Dodge Tourney!
-- SPECIFICATIONs -----------------------------------
ESRB Rating : E10+ for Very Young Teens
Genre/Category: Sports/Hockey
System : Playstation 2
Customer ReviewsReviewed on 2008-05-24 
It's amazing
2k8 always topps ea sports edition
the graphics are way better than ea sports
smoother gameplay
if u own a ps2, u need this game |  | Reviewed on 2008-04-01 
good game for the money
even though its not the best hockey game out there, it is worth it because of the cheap price. i owned 2k5 and that game was fun but the only problem with the 2k hockey games is that they would freeze alot during season mode and that became annoying. when i played 2k8 it didnt freeze when i played a season. the only problem with the game to me is the goalies poke check way to much and in real hockey they dont do that too much. but its worth buying if you like hockey games. this one is the best buy for the money | | Reviewed on 2008-03-09
Same old
I previously owned NHL 2k5 and except for the change in roosters, this game is pretty much the same. The graphics are equally as good as can be expected since 2K5 with little changes here and there. | | Reviewed on 2008-02-27
Surprised
I bought both this and NHL 2008 by EA and I liked EA a lot more. I used to play EA's but heard all the positive reviews I thought I'd give it a try. I didn't really like it at all though. The graphics weren't very good, and it wasn't a whole lot of fun. I liked EA's a lot more mostly cause it had a kind of realness to it verse the arcade style of this one. | | Reviewed on 2008-02-13
Full of features, yet ultimately disappointing
I purchased this game a month ago, around the time I got my PS2. I had always been an EA Sports NHL loyalist, from '94 to about 2004. I had previously played those editions on numerous platforms, from Genesis (yay!) to PS1, then PC.
After suffering through numerous crashes with the PC version of EA's NHL 2004, I figured the time was right to change. I avoided the 2005/06/07 editions of EA because 1) I didn't have a dedicated, STABLE platform like a PS2 at the time, 2) the software glitches of EA's 2004 turned me off from them big time, and 3) many reviewers and buyers complained that the quality of EA Sports, and in particular, the NHL franchise, had gone downhill...or so I had thought, but more on that later.
I read the Gamespot reviews and studied the features of the 2K line and was "wowed" by all the bells and whistles: the super deep franchise mode, supposedly realistic gameplay, yada yada yada. Being a hockey geek, I decided to take the plunge and pay my $20.
During my first few times playing the game, I couldn't get over the rather steep learning curve. Ironically, the gameplay features were in fact TOO deep - I takes two finger motions, not one, to take a slap shot, for instance. Having to change defensive pairs whilst simultaneously changing lines was a chore (and with the line change option set to semi-automatic, my 3rd and 4th lines hardly saw action. Grrrrr!). The dynasty mode had some curious quirks, with numerous players of mine getting claimed off some invisible waiver list (I later learned that due to a design flaw, said list was available on the PC and PS3 versions of the game, but not PS2. Yet, the CPU would still steal your players at whim. WHAAAAT?!?!?!).
Also, dynasty mode was a drag, full of file corrupting glitches and a tough-to-follow interface. The fact that you had to MANUALLY practice your team everyday was time consuming, and the various menu options were unwieldy. The all-important "fun factor" dissipated quickly.
While walking through my old neighborhood, I found a pawnshop selling used PS2 games for about $5 a pop. One of them happened to a copy of EA's NHL '06. After purchasing it ("what the hell," I thought), I took it home to give it a test spin.
Low and behold, it was a much more ENJOYABLE game. An easy to follow interface, INTUITIVE controls (one button shots! Yay!), and, surprisingly, a much better presentation. AND IT'S STABLE, with NO APPARENT GLITCHES!!! Folks, this is important; you can have all the features in the world, but it don't mean jack unless it WORKS. Also included is a fully playable version of the old Genesis era NHL '94!!!!
So folks, the moral of the story is to not get wowed by all sorts of esoteric "wow" features designed to distract you from what really matters in a hockey game. Of course, your mileage may vary, and yes, the newer games have updated rosters. But as far as enjoyment, 2k8 fell waaaaaay short.
Caveat emptor. | |
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