NHL 99

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Another season of NHL hockey has started and EA Sports is right on time with NHL99, the latest incarnation of the long-running NHL line. And for those who need fast answers because they really want to run out and buy it: tough, you'll have to wait a minute and read along. As is usual with this series, you can't run to an easy judgment. Although the graphics and major aspects of the gameplay are very well done compared to NHL98, there are some enormously annoying new gameplay problems. But wait, my dear editor wouldn't want to jump on the weakness only, I will try my best to let you have it all.

I was very impressed by my first few looks at NHL 99 -- the video intro is very well done, and the interface is strong and very easy to use. All the features we've come to expect from EA Sports are present, meaning that the game translates the NHL feeling very, very well. I played the first couple of games on rookie level with five minute periods and scored some nice goals. The skill move was particularly impressive. You don't know exactly what you're going to get, but it generally allows your star players to perform spin-o-ramas and highlight reel dekes. It only works with the upper echelon players, however, so don't expect to see the likes of Tie Domi and Donald Brashear celebrating many picture-perfect tallies.

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You have four difficulty settings -- beginner, rookie, pro, and all-star -- which can be adjusted by assigning up to three advantage points to a team for easier scoring. As is usual with EA Sports' titles, the lower levels are ridiculously easy. Pro and all-star are much more challenging (more on that later), with all-star featuring maxed-out players (everyone plays with top scores in all attributes). Once you've chosen your skill setting, you can play out exhibition games, a full blown NHL season, NHL playoffs, or an international tournament with a squad of your choice. A nice detail in tourney mode is the ability to adjust the ice surface to either the larger international size or the smaller NHL standard. You can also tinker with the strictness of the penalty calling, and how to proceed after a tie in regulation (overtime, limited overtime, or penalty shootout are the options).

Options are also prevalent in regards to your hardware. As long as you've got a reasonable system by current standards (meaning a fairly fast Pentium or equivalent), you'll be able to get NHL 99 purring. The game makes strong use of 3D hardware acceleration. My buddy and I have tested it on a K6-2 and on a P133 and the difference in speed and level of detail was marginal as long as we had our Voodoo 1 cards installed. If you want to enjoy a better screen resolution and full details, you should have something in the Voodoo 2 or Riva TNT department. While a 3D graphics accelerator is not required, it is strongly advised. You'll need an extremely powerful machine to run this game in software mode, and even then things will be jerkier than you'd prefer.

Player controls are the best in the NHL lineup thus far. That's not saying much considering the problems in years past, but I had no problems playing with both a Gravis Grip pad and the keyboard. Player responsiveness is excellent, and for the first time in the history of this series, a fast-skating player can literally put on his brakes, causing ice particles to be thrown up in the air. It's a nice visual effect, and it's much appreciated from the gamepad side of things as well.

EA Sports has done a nice job with the play-by-play since NHL 97, and I am still quite fond of it in this version. Color commentator Daryl Reaugh seems to have lost a few marbles in the past twelve months, though. After a successful penalty shot he'll often complain that the goalie was left alone by his team mates. Yeah, sure thing. Where Daryl gave you background on the teams last year, calling the players by their nicknames and so on, this time he simply makes bad jokes and ignores the actual teams. Commentary during replays is similarly unconvincing. Connect on a 2-1 situation and he says eventually: 'It starts with a pass into the offensive zone, he let a wrist-shot go and beat the goalie.'

Let's look at the gameplay

Broadly speaking, the gameplay can be divided into defense, offense, and goal scoring. Most of all, the offense has been significantly improved. Yes folks, I like what I see in terms of passing, formations, and tactics. There are teams out there that, most of the time, can interact skilfully. For example, you can actually set up a proper power-play or pass to the slot for a one-timer. Fast passing is usually the best bet in this game, and you can actually outplay a weaker opponent or the CPU pretty impressively.

After NHL 98 's disappointing coaching features, I was particularly impressed by the work in that department. The crash-the-net setting, together with 80% offensive pressure generally affords you the best, most realistic attempts on net. On the power play, it makes a big difference whether you play with the shoot formation, designed to fire from the point (not that I ever actually scored from there), or the umbrella, which is set up to allow stickhandling your way to the net. The coaching is one of the most improved areas but it still falls short compared to NHL Powerplay 98 because I still prefer coaching option like 'protect the lead' over '60% defense pressure.' Still, the best single feature in NHL 99 is the coaching clinic. There you can not only try all the different coaching options in practice, but also play 2-on-2 plus goalies or practice 2-on-1 situations, shootouts, and so on. It really helps getting newbies into the game and it helps you improve in particular situations.

Eric Lindros has a hard time scoring with a slap shot, but at least Saku Koivu's lookin' good!While playing defense in NHL 99, one has to keep in mind the fact that this game is no true simulation. Realistically, we can expect a close resemblance to real world hockey without the clutch and grab of today's lesser lights in the NHL. Sadly, the game has an unbalanced offensive bias because the defense is simply not up to the task. You still get too many rebounds, you can still enter the attacking zone without much harassment, and you can still outplay and outpass the defense pretty easily. A quality forward can carry the puck from his own net, rush up the ice, and get off a good shot much of the time.

Attacking is where the fun is in this game. Passing is simple and functionally well done, even though hockey enthusiasts miss the flip or drop pass particularly in 2-on-1 situations. The shooting is okay but like the passing it is done via one single button. A short press will lead to a wrist shot while a longer press will result in a slap shot. Naturally, you hardly ever get away a well aimed slap shot because they require too much time. Another feature which is very interesting is that you can lock a controller to a certain position. That's particularly good fun in multi-player when your two buddies play the wingers and you center a true Legion of Doom!

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And then we have the scoring department. Th

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