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Below are my Top 10 Reasons to buy this NHL game!

1 - You can adjust the settings on every aspect of the game from the friction speed of the puck, to the amount of goalie rebounds, to the sheer aggression of the players.

2 - Not only are there various difficulty settings but there are also player and goalie BOOST settings. So if you want to use Detroit but you're playing a friend who has never played, you can lower your goalie boost so it's easier to score on him. This is a great touch to help any team or player feel like they can win.

3 - The sheer controls. Each of the Xbox's 8 buttons is used. There's a lot going on and it all has a good level of importance, from the "dump in", to the poke check, to the deke move, or dive and block shot. In the blur of a game it's also easy to panic and hit the wrong button...KEEP YOUR GAME FACE ON!

4 - Coaching strategies are a nice touch which can allow you to set your offense and defense to the settings that work best for you (rush the net, behind the net offense, point, triangle, etc...). If you're down two goals you can change the offense to 100% rush the net...and it actually works...you may not get the goal but you'll have the pressure.

5 - Sound and graphics are excellent (as would be expected on the Xbox)...naturally. You can create your own player to excellent detail.

6 - Players can all go on Hot and Cold streaks during a season. And it actually means something. Don't play a tired goalie whatever you do...that boy needs rest!

7 - Officials on the ice! And yes they can get in the way.

8 - There's the Olympics in the tournament mode so you can play with the good old USA! Or give Team Belarus their day in the sun!

9 - You can unlock extra bonuses (like how your player celebrates after scoring a goal) by completing tasks throughout your games (some tasks include...score three goals in one period, get two power play goals, complete a shutout, etc...).

10 - To the best of my humble knowledge there's yet to be a flaw that allows an easy goal. If anything in the harder modes, goals are just hard to come by...and yet not impossible. It feels like you have to work hard to get a goal, and there's a real momentum to the game...if you can't clear the puck from your zone you can feel real pressure that a goal will be imminent!

The only drawback to the game is the fighting which amounts to nothing but button-mashing...but since the NHL is trying to weed out fighting I bet they're happy with it.

All in all this game is a clear BREAKAWAY SUCCESS for EA!

Awesome game! (NHL2002 Xbox users... cool tip at bottom!)
This is my favorite game for the Xbox. The graphics are top-notch and the game play is spectacular. The majority of negative things I have read about NHL 2002 can be turned off in the form of a menu option. The skill levels are appropriate, you will easily move past beginner once you learn the basics and only the experienced player should attempt the All-Star level. I'm happy on Pro most of the time. You can create seasons, playoffs, or Olympic tournaments using either NHL or International hockey teams. You can also save a roster file to keep up with the latest trades going on in the NHL and always have the latest, most accurate team rosters. Perhaps the best addition to the EA Sports NHL game as of late is the emotion meter. Win a fight or follow-through on some big hits, your emotion meter goes up and you may find it easier to score goals. Great addition as this is the case in real life hockey games. I've read mixed reviews on the color commentary and while some of it is cheesy, I find most of it very hilarious and entertaining. "I have a message for a spy in our audience... do not trust the smiling penguin, I repeat, do not trust the smiling penguin. Good luck Mr. Spy."

If you do decide to pick it up or already play NHL 2002, here is a cool trick I discovered. If you start holding the shoot button to get your shot meter up and then click either the right or left trigger button at the same time (just holding trigger makes you spin), you put a shot right on net regardless of where you are on the ice. I've had shots from behind MY blue line sail past the goalie. This is also a great trick to use when they pull their goalie at the end of the game and you want to score with a specific person. The shot never misses. I scored 66 goals, most empty netters, with Scott Parker, the enforcer for the Colorado Avs, in my season using this trick.

GREAT HOCKEY GAME
GREAT EXITING GAME THAT REALLY GETS YOUR HEARTRATE UP. I CAN'T BE BEAT WITH JAMIR JAGR AND THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS.