NHL 15

 PlayStation 4
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3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 317 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 187 out of 317
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  1. Hughish
    Sep 25, 2014
    4
    Boy did EA screw this one up. The positive takeaways are that the graphics are very nice however the player models are exactly the same as last gen and the lack of customization is a joke (no one has abeard. IN HOCKEY!) For as much as they thumped their chest over the graphic overhaul I would say player design is just a paint job. Crowds do look better but what good is 9000 characterBoy did EA screw this one up. The positive takeaways are that the graphics are very nice however the player models are exactly the same as last gen and the lack of customization is a joke (no one has abeard. IN HOCKEY!) For as much as they thumped their chest over the graphic overhaul I would say player design is just a paint job. Crowds do look better but what good is 9000 character models doing a handful of animations? So overall the graphics "overhaul" is a bit of a misnomer. Now the lack of modes is just unacceptable, I'm not an online guy so EASHL wasn't that big of a crime to me (though I do understand the rage) but no Fantasy Draft is just disappointing. I won't bother with next year I'll wait until 17 when (hopefully) they get it right.… Expand
  2. DragonKingSoup
    Sep 9, 2014
    4
    No OTP at launch and no time table for co-op game play at all. This is a major disappoint after the years of normally well designed online experiences. Do not buy this game until EA brings back the features that made this game franchise better than all the other sport **** that EA markets.
  3. FuriousFatality
    Feb 11, 2015
    4
    Electronic Arts should be ashamed of themselves for releasing an unfinished video game like NHL 15. The game has quite a few of bugs and glitches which may ruin the experience for many . Sometimes the game is just laughable. Goalies are absolutely horrible in this game. Not to mention that there are so many features missing in the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game. ThereElectronic Arts should be ashamed of themselves for releasing an unfinished video game like NHL 15. The game has quite a few of bugs and glitches which may ruin the experience for many . Sometimes the game is just laughable. Goalies are absolutely horrible in this game. Not to mention that there are so many features missing in the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game. There isn't even a feature to play with a friend online against another player. One thing I must say is that the game does have good graphics, but that is just about it. Very disappointed, I really did expect better.… Expand
  4. Feenspear
    Sep 10, 2014
    4
    Honestly, they need 2 companies working on this game at once as bad as i hate to say it, like Call of Duty does.

    They don't have enough time to produce good things anymore. They lost their edge and i haven't got a hockey game since NHL 2010 because its the same **** recycled every year.. like seriously.. if Developer A released NHL 15, 17,19 and Developer B released NHL 16, 18, 20 and    Honestly, they need 2 companies working on this game at once as bad as i hate to say it, like Call of Duty does.

    They don't have enough time to produce good things anymore. They lost their edge and i haven't got a hockey game since NHL 2010 because its the same **** recycled every year.. like seriously.. if Developer A released NHL 15, 17,19 and Developer B released NHL 16, 18, 20 and so on they would be in much better position. because this is just retarded    … Expand
  5. DeanKim
    Sep 10, 2014
    4
    Cancelled pre-order. but EA said they will patch it soon. that's why I bought it again...

    Graphic : 7 / 10. not 1080p. what the...

    Single Game Play : 1 / 10. new gene NHL. they maid it. but EA DELETED ALL MODES!
    Where is league? where is mode of life????

    Multiplay : 5 / 10. no connection problem in there anymore. but where is MODES??
    ONLY one and one???
  6. BadLarryBird
    Sep 10, 2014
    4
    I have been playing the EA NHL games for over a decade. I purchase it every year and most of the time that is on launch day. I was so excited to pick this game up but I had no idea about how they stripped the game to it's underpants.

    Look, the game looks and feels great. I really like the gameplay and I am a fan of online 1 vs 1 so I can luckily get some enjoyment from that, but not    I have been playing the EA NHL games for over a decade. I purchase it every year and most of the time that is on launch day. I was so excited to pick this game up but I had no idea about how they stripped the game to it's underpants.

    Look, the game looks and feels great. I really like the gameplay and I am a fan of online 1 vs 1 so I can luckily get some enjoyment from that, but not everyone is me. There are some people who ONLY play EASHL. There are some who like to just turn it on to play some quick online shootouts. There are some people who like to keep it old school and play season mode. The fact that these modes are excluded is a freaking joke. I myself play about 80% EASHL and 20% 1 vs 1. That means that 80% of my NHL gaming experience has been taken away from me.

    There was a game released on PSN a few weeks ago called THE GOLF CLUB. It is a barebones, stripped down version of Tiger Woods golf, in a sense. There are no PGA players, no real courses, no career mode, etc. But the thing is... THEY ONLY CHARGED $35! Half price for half a game. That's realistic. NHL 15 should be half price for this same reason.

    I give a 4 because of the graphics and gameplay. It loses 5 or even 6 points for having removed most of the game modes.    … Expand
  7. maxtheduke99
    Sep 19, 2014
    4
    This is a big let down to the fan from EA. There's a BIG absence of mode in this. No more EASHL, no live the life, no online shootout and I didn't name it all. Not only the almost nothing to do, the majority of mode really suck. Like in GM mode, they take a step back from the 14 version and it's also the same with the Be a Pro mode. But, at least, the gameplay was pretty good and the newThis is a big let down to the fan from EA. There's a BIG absence of mode in this. No more EASHL, no live the life, no online shootout and I didn't name it all. Not only the almost nothing to do, the majority of mode really suck. Like in GM mode, they take a step back from the 14 version and it's also the same with the Be a Pro mode. But, at least, the gameplay was pretty good and the new deke are so sick.… Expand
  8. xbeefsupreme27x
    Mar 16, 2015
    4
    A very bare bones iteration of a great sports title. I can't in good conscience recommend spending more than $20 on this game. Go for the last gen version if you absolutely need a hockey fix.
  9. kirov13
    May 31, 2015
    3
    I bought this game before reading other reviews, should have know better. I have played this Franchise since NHL 09, and saw, for the most part, improvements made each year that made it worth the purchase.

    My review is about Be A Pro, not on-line play. This game is a couple of steps back. Many of the features we enjoyed in previous versions were not implemented. The announcers    I bought this game before reading other reviews, should have know better. I have played this Franchise since NHL 09, and saw, for the most part, improvements made each year that made it worth the purchase.

    My review is about Be A Pro, not on-line play.

    This game is a couple of steps back. Many of the features we enjoyed in previous versions were not implemented. The announcers might as well just be on a loop, as most of the time they repeat the exact same thing and usually at times when it makes no sense.

    There are a number of bugs, such as:
    1. If you get a minor penalty, but the AI opponent scores within a few seconds after, you may end up sitting in the penalty box for the remainder of the game. When looking at the box score, it will say you are a minor for xxxx (2 minute penalty), but the game will not show the power play clock and you will be stuck. (this is purely an error, as I am not referring to a game misconduct).

    2. Sometimes an AI player will be making the skating motion, but will not move. This usually goes away once the whistle is blown.

    3. If you are in the penalty box, and the opponent AI has the puck in their end, they may just stop moving, as your team's AI has offset their movement. Will start back up once your penalty is over and you move in.

    There are many other issues, some of which were also in the previous versions, so will not go into them here..

    This is a max a $10 title going for $60 still....    … Expand
  10. Foreverinmotion
    Sep 9, 2014
    3
    EA you are pathetic, lots of game modes missing... Graphics are nice and all, but that doesn't make up for all that's missing. I can NOT recommend this game.
  11. Vaxkang
    Sep 9, 2014
    3
    Believe me when I say that you will get bored of NHL 15 very quickly. Why? Because there is no features left, they are all gone! No season mode?? Wow. Save yourself the money, the game is the worst I have ever seen it in the past 8 years. A terrible next-gen release, EA should be ashamed of themselves. So many issues with this game, the main thing is there is nothing left to doBelieve me when I say that you will get bored of NHL 15 very quickly. Why? Because there is no features left, they are all gone! No season mode?? Wow. Save yourself the money, the game is the worst I have ever seen it in the past 8 years. A terrible next-gen release, EA should be ashamed of themselves. So many issues with this game, the main thing is there is nothing left to do since 70% of features have been removed. Go buy Destiny instead and save your money, this years hockey game is a disgrace and an insult to all sports gamers. Do not buy.… Expand
  12. gamerfan
    Sep 9, 2014
    3
    As a HUGE fan of the NHL series, this game has taken a step back to NHL 08 in terms of modes, whether it is offline or online. It is a horrible step into the next gen world for the NHL series and one that has not come without anger from the NHL gaming community. EA left many of the fans out in the dark in terms of what would be included and what would not be included. The backlash fromAs a HUGE fan of the NHL series, this game has taken a step back to NHL 08 in terms of modes, whether it is offline or online. It is a horrible step into the next gen world for the NHL series and one that has not come without anger from the NHL gaming community. EA left many of the fans out in the dark in terms of what would be included and what would not be included. The backlash from fans has caused an uproar that has not been present in a EA sports game in quite some time. The same quality and detail that was put into previous games has not been applied to this one and it is a huge let down. With an updated gameplay and physics that has once again been promised, the game has taken the right direction in terms of gameplay and presentation. A new overhaul for the commentators has been something that has been asked about for years and EA delivered. The gameplay on the next gen feels smoother and more realistic. If you are a fan of the game and play offline only, and you wont miss the many other offline modes or lack of detail, this game is for you.

    Unfortunately as the new consoles have so much more ability to carry the online experience to new levels, EA took that out of the equation. Online team play which is heavily used on the NHL game is missing and will be patched in some time in October. EASHL which for those who missed it was so talked about it had a 200+ page thread and over 200,000 views getting EA to give answers was left out of the game with no intention of putting it in. This mode is one of the main reasons a casual gamer plays the game. The ability to create your own team, own player, customize the team and player as well as play with friends whether it is 2V2 or all the way to 6V6 is now gone. Online games, especially sports games bring fans together and allow for games like NHL to flourish in an ever growing online gaming world.

    Without two of the biggest online modes in the game, along with a ton of other missing modes and features, this game comes out to a 3 out of 10. I urge you to go to the forums for NHL and read so many other passionate fans of this game and how they feel. I cannot express fully how disappointed I am as well as let down that EA botched a game, especially with the fact that the NHL is continuing to grow. This is a big step back in the series and will have fans, consumers and even EA shareholders alike all wondering what really happened over the course of a year and how this outcome actually happened.    … Expand
  13. eldumloido
    Sep 22, 2014
    3
    They are selling a tech demo. Buy lastgen and wait for 3-4 years for them to add the missing content. If it was 15€/10$ it would be worth it. 3 points from graphics and physics.
  14. UrsusArctos
    Sep 11, 2014
    3
    The gameplay of the game itself is good, the graphics are nice.

    But the game is still in a beta state: there are many many bugs, the menus are slow, the servers are not working properly and many many modes and features are missing. Another unfinished product by EA... hope they fix it.
  15. robfire
    Oct 11, 2014
    3
    So sad about this game... I excepted a lot and I'm very disapointed.
    I can't play online sometimes.
    The gameplay is cool but the other stuffs are poor.
  16. cady
    Feb 18, 2015
    3
    This game makes me want to RIPP MY HAIR OUT!!! I have played the franchise since NHL1994 on my Super Nintendo... and this is the worst copy I have played.
    -Poke checks do nothing.
    -Body checks are lame. -Ice is too slippery. Players and puck go **** everywhere. -Ultimate Team is the only thing to play. And it **** sucks so bad. I have never seen such a horrible excuse for an offered    This game makes me want to RIPP MY HAIR OUT!!! I have played the franchise since NHL1994 on my Super Nintendo... and this is the worst copy I have played.
    -Poke checks do nothing.
    -Body checks are lame.
    -Ice is too slippery. Players and puck go **** everywhere.
    -Ultimate Team is the only thing to play. And it **** sucks so bad. I have never seen such a horrible excuse for an offered game mode. Pretty much they give you WHL/AHL players, and make you play against people with full all-star rosters. Then these douche bags are laughing their asses off when they beat you 1-0 just because their ultimate team is **** over powered.

    I have never been so **** angry at a game in my life. No game has ever pissed me off this much from something so **** small.    … Expand
  17. tvmonster19
    Aug 13, 2015
    3
    Every time I put NHL 15 into my PS4 I try to tell myself that I'm going to have a good time. Being a Canadian and a big fan of hockey, I just want a little fun a relaxation playing a NHL game. NHL 15 is rage fuel, you can be the biggest guy on the ice with the puck and as soon as he gets touched he falls over. when the AI gets it, the puck is glued to their sticks. The hitting makes noEvery time I put NHL 15 into my PS4 I try to tell myself that I'm going to have a good time. Being a Canadian and a big fan of hockey, I just want a little fun a relaxation playing a NHL game. NHL 15 is rage fuel, you can be the biggest guy on the ice with the puck and as soon as he gets touched he falls over. when the AI gets it, the puck is glued to their sticks. The hitting makes no sense, and the way the computer can score whenever they touch the puck makes me rage quit the game just about every time I play it. Other than the amazing graphics, NHL 15 is lacking about every feature from previous games. I have played NHL 16 already, it feels good, but I don't want to get my hopes up after EA's last mess.… Expand
  18. TCK498
    Jan 23, 2022
    3
    Has the the worst or one of the worst NHL games, the game has no music soundtrack, bland menu's, lack of content, no tutorial just a free skate mode and a bland career mode which just takes you to each game without any rpg elements or story.

    The only pro of this game is the graphics and animations and a lot of my matches throughout the game my team players either in career mode or quick    Has the the worst or one of the worst NHL games, the game has no music soundtrack, bland menu's, lack of content, no tutorial just a free skate mode and a bland career mode which just takes you to each game without any rpg elements or story.

    The only pro of this game is the graphics and animations and a lot of my matches throughout the game my team players either in career mode or quick play are in a fight nearly every single match which ruins the excitement of a hockey fight.

    I got it for $4.00 at my local game store, at the time I was playing something in time for the release of NHL 22 which is a superior hockey game.    … Expand
  19. aspentitan
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    Wow. Ok I want to start off positive because there is some good stuff. The graphics and the new arenas and commentating are outstanding. Unfortunately it ends there. I bought this game just for HUT and so I am biased upwards in my review since I am not really affected by the content that was not included from previous years. That said I expected HUT to be fixed....and it is the same olWow. Ok I want to start off positive because there is some good stuff. The graphics and the new arenas and commentating are outstanding. Unfortunately it ends there. I bought this game just for HUT and so I am biased upwards in my review since I am not really affected by the content that was not included from previous years. That said I expected HUT to be fixed....and it is the same ol garbage. How do you build a game from the ground up and then just cut and paste last years software again. How is that building from the ground up. What a lie. Here is the scoop, the HUT mode is still fixed to make players feel confused about their players (Tilt is players not playing according to their expected stats) so they change them up and buy more. What is this? Yes momentum and Tilt are built into this game from the ground up. Just played the typical HUT cheesers and yes they can still get away with spamming pokechecks and doing the fairy moves all day long. Want to score a goal you can be anywhere on the ice as long as you move your stick quickly left-right-shoot its a goal. Tilt by far is the worse feature again as it ruins the legit nature of trying to make a team based on stats....throw it out the window if tilt exists the stats mean zero which is the foundation of HUT. If you build a game on stats then add tilt you break every aspect of the game that was intended and thus a score of 2 is fair....ok, on top of that menus for players and adding contracts are not intuitive and a nightmare and tedious. I was also dashboarded in one of my six online games. By my tenth game lost connection to the EA servers. Strategy menus are also terrible to toggle mid game...they are so inaccessible while game play is on...and also you would think after a game it would save the strategies you did change during the last game but no...do it again, every game start....on top of this i could not call a time out when normally id be able to. Again there is added momentum in the dying moments of periods to punish you for dramatic effect only. Again if someone owns a Datsyk your defense will part and make room all by itself. My personal favorite is trying to play the game with the score display in your face. Goal mouth scrambles you have to play through the scoreboard because it doesn't ghost out very well. No wait I change my mind. My favorite is the game disconnects you and when you log back in you find out it was so that they could update you with your daily reward. LOL sweet. Ruin my current online season every day with a randomized disconnection loss. Another favorite of mine is how I already played people with better teams than at the end of last year so the 20000 people playing are pretty much all scammers thats all that is left HUT addicts no normal people to play. Ok so my call is this game looks awesome and the players physics do seem a lot better however the rest of the implemenation negates all these improvements. The game is a huge joke and is only good for an evening to confirm how broken it is. Every untidy feature from previous years has been included-from the ground up. I really enjoy that saying because they remove stuff and put it back and call it ground up. Its comical. Well, to conclude HUT Is still fun on occasion but it is garbage without question all because of tilt and that fake exageration derived from it. One bonus though is they did manage to hinder puck farming by giving reward packs out instead. At least they got one thing correct in time for launch. Its too bad EA cannot build a game anywhere past mostly acceptable I guess having money on the brain does that....and to think I'm biased upward in my review because I never played the other modes not incuded this year… Expand
  20. BuriedBetween
    Sep 30, 2014
    2
    Oh my, oh my, where to begin, where to begin. This might be a long one, but bare with me (yes let’s get naked).

    First things first, I bought this game for only 10 bucks, and I still feel that I didn’t get my money’s worth. I bought this for the PlayStation 4 (so excitingly waiting NEXT GEN HOCKEY!!), but soon found out the only upside is that the base of the game is a good starting    Oh my, oh my, where to begin, where to begin. This might be a long one, but bare with me (yes let’s get naked).

    First things first, I bought this game for only 10 bucks, and I still feel that I didn’t get my money’s worth. I bought this for the PlayStation 4 (so excitingly waiting NEXT GEN HOCKEY!!), but soon found out the only upside is that the base of the game is a good starting point….. that’s it. Meaning, the graphics are an improvement, the physics (while being unbelievable at times) are better, that’s it. It’s just a tech demo, with the ability to do a few things here and there (if they actually work) and change the teams. WOOHOO!!

    My goodness this is the most incomplete NHL they’ve ever pushed on us. That’s pretty bad considering NHL 07 was very similar; being that it was the first NHL game on the next gen console (Xbox to Xbox 360) that was stripped down completely for next gen purposes to show off what it can look like, so I guess I understand that’s probably what’s happening here. We now have the technology to push modes and updates to the console digitally, blah, blah, blah, is what EA keeps giving us. If you can’t give us a finished game, why release it? I know why, are ready for it?....... MONEY!!!! It’s pretty funny how one of the only modes thrown in and had time put into it is HUT, a game mode that is a micro-transaction, pay to win, money sucker. No wonder EA is voted worst company year after year in North America.

    Look, I love hockey with all my heart, and I buy every years addition (the only sports game I do so for) to play with friends via online shootouts, just standard versus, and EAHSL, but none of that is there. I stopped playing primarily offline years ago. I fell in love with only creating my player, turning him into this RPG style leveling up quest, which gave it so much more replay value to me. ANYWAY here’s a list of my opinion of PRO’s to CON’s.

    PRO’s:
    Graphics (but that should be expected on next gen)
    Solid core they can build up from (I mean there sure as heck nothing else there)
    And it’s hockey I guess….

    CON’s:
    Hardly any games modes
    Same sticks, faces, character design, equipment, goalie helmets that they’ve had for 10 years it seems. Really? Come on.
    GLITCHES, my goodness, pucks wrapping around the boards for goals, players getting stuck on bench, humping the boards, getting lagged out of online matches resulting in a loss. Created a goalie Be a Pro, and couldn’t even see the pads he was wearing because it showed him as a skater…
    Borderline retarded A.I. at least when they are on your team.
    Online is clearly connection biased. One game I can destroy the play (I’m fairly good at the game), the next the other player is un-hittable, un-pokecheckable, A.I. plays the body and puck perfectly, passing for them is amazing and the other player skates around like Forsberg in his prime on crack.

    In the end it's just an incomplete game, but hey you can see the hot-dog vender in the 140 section! WHO CARES?!    … Expand
  21. Zachhockey2
    Feb 4, 2015
    2
    Personally, I don't care that EA left out so many things, with the exception of drafting in be a GM. What really pisses me off is just how poor the movement of players and pucks are. Passing is incredibly inaccurate and players look heavily intoxicated. The menu system is slow beyond any reason. It's a next-gen game, no excuse for that.

    I regret buying this game. If you have NHL 14,    Personally, I don't care that EA left out so many things, with the exception of drafting in be a GM. What really pisses me off is just how poor the movement of players and pucks are. Passing is incredibly inaccurate and players look heavily intoxicated. The menu system is slow beyond any reason. It's a next-gen game, no excuse for that.

    I regret buying this game. If you have NHL 14, please, stick with that.    … Expand
  22. wellspokenman
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    A great tech demo with loads of promise and fabulous gameplay. Unfortunately that's all that's there. You can't sim your BAP shifts. You can't draft in GM mode. No access to your AHL team in GM mode either. Online is 1v1 only, no online team play and no clubs. HUT mode is of course largely intact - so you still have the option of paying EA to play the game you already paid for. So unlessA great tech demo with loads of promise and fabulous gameplay. Unfortunately that's all that's there. You can't sim your BAP shifts. You can't draft in GM mode. No access to your AHL team in GM mode either. Online is 1v1 only, no online team play and no clubs. HUT mode is of course largely intact - so you still have the option of paying EA to play the game you already paid for. So unless all you like to do with a sports sim is play exhibition or 1v1 online this thing is a pretty tech demo. I had more game modes in my 1993 hockey sims.… Expand
  23. ravenclaw77
    Sep 17, 2014
    2
    Nothing to see here apart from the admittedly great graphics. Same glitchy auto goals, none of the best modes, those that survived are watered down. Disgusting state to release a game in.
  24. kpower
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I buy this game every year, and I really wanted to love this game, but EA has sold me a shell of a game. I would be bummed if this was 2004.
    Gameplay and graphics are good, but just as everyone has said there are no decent game modes. Oh, and I just love having to sit on the bench between shifts with no option to sim to next shift. It would have been nice if they took a page from the 2k    I buy this game every year, and I really wanted to love this game, but EA has sold me a shell of a game. I would be bummed if this was 2004.
    Gameplay and graphics are good, but just as everyone has said there are no decent game modes. Oh, and I just love having to sit on the bench between shifts with no option to sim to next shift. It would have been nice if they took a page from the 2k book and made a career mode with a little personality.
    Gamefly worthy but thats it. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Paying full price for a tech demo is insane.    … Expand
  25. MF36
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Saying that NHL15 takes a step back from NHL14 is a major understatement. Sure the presentation is definitely improved, but let's face it; every gamer is going to start skipping the intros with Emrick and Olczyk after a while. As for the gameplay, the AI being fixed is great, and the change in physics is good too (no over exaggerated puck bounces), but the modes that would've helped usSaying that NHL15 takes a step back from NHL14 is a major understatement. Sure the presentation is definitely improved, but let's face it; every gamer is going to start skipping the intros with Emrick and Olczyk after a while. As for the gameplay, the AI being fixed is great, and the change in physics is good too (no over exaggerated puck bounces), but the modes that would've helped us enjoy that is gone. Be A Pro is an absolute joke, Be A GM doesn't actually let you be a GM; with the simmed draft (what's the point in scouting?) and the fact that players in the minors don't accumulate stats (how do we know how players are developing?). The running joke with the NHL franchise is that it's a yearly $70 roster update. Well now its worse. It's a $70 downgrade.… Expand
  26. sinisterrevenge
    Sep 14, 2014
    2
    No season mode... 1/2 of last year features missing. Sadly there are no other choices on the market for a NHL game.

    Actual game play is decent, not great, or groundbreaking... but decent.
  27. SoulsSurgeon
    Sep 22, 2014
    2
    It's a huge-huge fail from EA.
    This game have a great grafics and awesome gameplay,but don't have 70% of its content. I even can't play a season mode. It's feeling like i buy a pre-beta version and paid a full game price...
  28. KukistajA
    Nov 11, 2015
    2
    This is one of the games which is pretty much only playable while having a beer or ten with your friends, which brings us straight to the main point: you can't do it. Yep, no co-op at all, thanks EA. I've played this maybe twice. I wanted to play this with my friends maybe hundred times.
  29. FTProtocal
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    Point in case about this game, I'm upset at myself for being so ignorant as to not read about the game in its entirety before purchasing. But on the flip side, I just assumed that the core gameplay and modes would remain intact, silly me.

    This is going to be short, sweet and blunt. Don't waste your money on this title, it's unfinished! 1) The game is beautiful, and feels and plays    Point in case about this game, I'm upset at myself for being so ignorant as to not read about the game in its entirety before purchasing. But on the flip side, I just assumed that the core gameplay and modes would remain intact, silly me.

    This is going to be short, sweet and blunt. Don't waste your money on this title, it's unfinished!

    1) The game is beautiful, and feels and plays better than any other hockey release, but that was to be expected.

    2) http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10163004.page

    That sums it up perfectly. I'm blown away that people are giving this game anything above a 5, which is why I'm balancing it by giving it a 1.

    I've been playing, and purchasing NHL games since 1994! Never have been this disappointed in an NHL release. It's shameful, it's robbery, it's unethical, it's a total scam. Full price for a game that's maybe 20% content complete.

    Also, why in the HELL should I have to be a Playstatin Plus member to customize my online matchmaking? That's beyond my grasp of reason.

    http://help.ea.com/ca/refund/ ... Everyone should be using this. Horrible, EA, absolutely horrible. Shame on you.    … Expand
  30. Masamune91
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    A shell of a game, missing key game modes like EASHL, Winter Classic, and Online Team Play. If you want a complete game, you might have to wait until NHL 16...or forever. In addition, do you like getting NBC logos punched into into your face every 30 seconds? I hope so, because that's how it feels playing this game. NHL15 is a joke. Don't buy it.
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  3. Negative: 2 out of 28
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2014
    70
    New engine’s impact on game’s quality is noticeable, but still rather small. [Dec 2014, p.73]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Nov 28, 2014
    55
    Gameplay-wise, marginally better and prettier than the last. Content-wise, the worst example in recent memory of the tight-fisted annual sports game model. [Christmas 2014, p79]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 16, 2014
    50
    A game that screams 'contractual agreement' rather than 'passionate creative endeavor.' [Dec 2014, p.83]
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