Ok. Wow. I love this game. Ive played it every day for the past month.
If you ever played bubble hockey, this is going to take you back. And its an amazing recreation of the experience.
Those who gave it poor reviews were either expecting EA-style hockey, or have never seen a bubble-hockey machine at the arcade.
It takes a little bit to get used to the controls, but after several games, I was controlling my winger and center at the same time, setting up one-timers ...
The AI is pretty good, and most games are close and get the adrenaline going.
And, I must say, the best part of this game is their sound effects for hitting the post. Its perfect, and makes this the best hockey game ive ever played, (and i played EA Hockey for years)
Id give it a 5, but the controls do get a bit sticky, and it looks like they threw in the Tournament option at the last minute, but overall, I just cant seem to put it down.
Sound track is great, although Ive played so much, Im kinda sick of it by now .. and, I do request for the controls to be a bit more responsive .. otherwise, highly recommended