NHL 16

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  1. clanky9
    May 14, 2021
    8
    This was my first nhl game that i fell in love with. Career mode was great but ive never played ultimate team because everybody knows EA and their "ultimate team".
  2. SportsPhan8
    Mar 13, 2019
    0
    This game is god awful, I recommend not buying it, save your money. The passing is atrocious. I go to pass it to the guy in front of me & it ices the puck, it randomly pulled my goalie, despite having a lead early in the third period and the overall gameplay is horrible.
  3. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    5
    What sport is it?

    Its a hockey game. Was it fun? I am a huge hockey fan so I enjoy hockey video games but this game was a bit of a disappointment. I bought the PS4 so I could specifically play this game but then I slowly started to realize that its not a great game. Are there any similar games? Eventually I am going to talk about all the hockey games that I owned over the    What sport is it?

    Its a hockey game.

    Was it fun?

    I am a huge hockey fan so I enjoy hockey video games but this game was a bit of a disappointment. I bought the PS4 so I could specifically play this game but then I slowly started to realize that its not a great game.

    Are there any similar games?

    Eventually I am going to talk about all the hockey games that I owned over the years. Sadly this game was the first game that I owned on PS4 and its a huge let down.

    Would you play it again?

    Offline maybe but my friends have no interest in hockey so probably not.

    Any complaints?

    I hate the momentum in this game. The momentum is too strong, there are times where you are unbeatable, you can fight off hits and the puck can not be taken from you. Other times, every pass you make misses, every shot you take misses and your players will not go and retrieve the puck. Oh and all of this is in the span of 5 minutes, its a game that punishes you or rewards you for doing the same thing.    … Expand
  4. bdu754
    Aug 10, 2018
    6
    This game did improve a lot upon NHL 15, but it had many problems.

    1: Continues to have terrible AI 2: Icetilt is a thing. For those who don't know, Icetilt is where the game is balanced favorably upon one team. Icetilt gives that team better calls, more powerplay opportunities, and less penalties. 3: Referees are abysmal. Too many penalties 4: The new goalie controls they introduced    This game did improve a lot upon NHL 15, but it had many problems.

    1: Continues to have terrible AI
    2: Icetilt is a thing. For those who don't know, Icetilt is where the game is balanced favorably upon one team. Icetilt gives that team better calls, more powerplay opportunities, and less penalties.
    3: Referees are abysmal. Too many penalties
    4: The new goalie controls they introduced are highly overrated. Terrible controlling of the goalie's skating, completely wild and insane, and it's impossible to make a safe. Plus, the AI teammates suck at defence.
    5: Be a Pro's new leveling system felt too annoying. It does give you the opportunity to improve your player beyond playing in games, but it does make leveling up your player more difficult and slower.

    But the game did add back some more features, and then some.
    1: Online Shootout Mode
    2: Sim to Next Shift in Be a Pro, plus the CHL and the NHL entry draft
    3: A more complete feeling GM Mode
    4: On Ice Trainer

    The game improved upon the features in NHL 15, but it still didn't fix the most critical issues.    … Expand
  5. Iggyshow4351
    Nov 24, 2017
    5
    Thumbs down. The game was much better on theThumbs down. The game was much better on the ps3.555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555… Expand
  6. sglas
    Jan 28, 2017
    1
    Good Luck with this game. Deleted it after a couple days defense is non existent. Offense was okay but the horrible defense made it so I could barely even make it through a game without wanting to rip my hair out.
  7. Nel
    Nov 28, 2016
    4
    NHL game is sadly yet another year far lacking in the be a pro section, not a possibility to get trader after you join NHL, and no national team. FIFA another EA game does this mode a lot better, strange how they can NAIL it in FIFA, but just be such a disappointment in the NHL games
  8. VapnoM85
    Sep 13, 2016
    3
    NHL 16 is quite bad in my point of view. AI inteligence is horrible, especially in defence, which makes almost impossible to defend more skilled online players. Defenders are doing stupid and totally illogical moves. Goalkeepers are moving in extremes. They can catch impossible shots on one side but do not catch easy shots and even passes on the other side. Attackers are very slow inNHL 16 is quite bad in my point of view. AI inteligence is horrible, especially in defence, which makes almost impossible to defend more skilled online players. Defenders are doing stupid and totally illogical moves. Goalkeepers are moving in extremes. They can catch impossible shots on one side but do not catch easy shots and even passes on the other side. Attackers are very slow in changing from defence to offence and back which makes very hard both to establish a fast counter-attack or make pressure on opponents defence. Also, attackers are quite chaotic and slow in movement in offensive zone. The overall experience is very poor and I hope that NHL 17 will be much better.… Expand
  9. GamerGuy88
    Jun 29, 2016
    1
    DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS FRANCHISE!!!! There are so many serious flaws in this game, they haven't made a good game since NHL 11. I just finished an online ultimate team game that was so laggy it was unplayable, I had only two options though continue suffering through even though it wasn't even registering half of my button inputs or quit and lose the game adding a blemish on myDO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS FRANCHISE!!!! There are so many serious flaws in this game, they haven't made a good game since NHL 11. I just finished an online ultimate team game that was so laggy it was unplayable, I had only two options though continue suffering through even though it wasn't even registering half of my button inputs or quit and lose the game adding a blemish on my record when the games count. The game play is just awful, the AI is very unintelligent, your own plays get in your way and stay in your way contently, passes don't make any sense most of the time, there is no defense mechanic so don't think you can tie someone up in front of the net or be physical at all because you can only try and block the path of the puck... there are so many flaws its hard to say them all. The difficulty on single player is a joke, pro is ridiculously easy, every game is like 15 - 1 but if I move up then its stupid, not because I play bad but because their way of turning up the difficulty is by cheating, things like the opposition have perfect passes every time through numerous players creating traffic and pucks defy physics and change directions to lock on their stick, I still usually win these games but it is just annoying. Trades are a joke and you can basically create an all-star team from nothing. I am going to do a hard stop there because I think I made my point but there are many more flaws with this terrible game.… Expand
  10. wfaler
    Jun 19, 2016
    2
    This game is actually worse than the horrid NHL15.
    Tackling has almost been entirely removed, players seem to mostly glide around each others tackles as if the other player wasn't even there. The same thing goes for breaking up play and intercepting passes: whether a pass can be intercepted or not seems to be based on a coin-toss, as the puck seems to glide through sticks at times, and    This game is actually worse than the horrid NHL15.
    Tackling has almost been entirely removed, players seem to mostly glide around each others tackles as if the other player wasn't even there. The same thing goes for breaking up play and intercepting passes: whether a pass can be intercepted or not seems to be based on a coin-toss, as the puck seems to glide through sticks at times, and stick to the defending stick as if glued at others.
    Goalkeepers now make more saves than in '15, but the balance is shocking: they'll mix wonder saves with letting in goals that should be standard saves.

    There are also several glitch-goals: one-timers are ridiculously effective (as always). Shots from between the circles likewise as long as the shooting lane is clear. Goalkeepers rarely seem to save high shots on their stick-side, while the glove side saves 100% of shots.    … Expand
  11. robinzvak
    Jun 13, 2016
    6
    I want play with my friend online-coo op season vs COM., But theres no option for this, why? World Cup with national team? NO. AI still do one type of faul( tripping) .
  12. FEASGOLIE
    Apr 20, 2016
    0
    SOOOO DOES ANYBODY LIKE PLAYING GOLIE MODE??????? I DO!!!!!! WITH THE CHANGES I READ ABOUT BETWEEN 15 AND 16 I THOUGHT THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME CHANGES!!!!!!!! NOPE!!!! GODDAMN WHEN THE COMPUTER WANTS TO WIN THEY WIN!!! I'VE BEEN PLAYING NHL SINCE 2012 AND HAVE PURCHASED EVERY YEAR SINCE!!!!!! I'M NO AMATEUR BUTT **** CHRIST!!!! I AM A GOOD GOLIE BUT YOU CAN'T STOP AI AND ALGORITHMS THATSOOOO DOES ANYBODY LIKE PLAYING GOLIE MODE??????? I DO!!!!!! WITH THE CHANGES I READ ABOUT BETWEEN 15 AND 16 I THOUGHT THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME CHANGES!!!!!!!! NOPE!!!! GODDAMN WHEN THE COMPUTER WANTS TO WIN THEY WIN!!! I'VE BEEN PLAYING NHL SINCE 2012 AND HAVE PURCHASED EVERY YEAR SINCE!!!!!! I'M NO AMATEUR BUTT **** CHRIST!!!! I AM A GOOD GOLIE BUT YOU CAN'T STOP AI AND ALGORITHMS THAT DENY YOU WRIST SHOTS FROM THE POINT!!!!!!! **** YOU EA AND THE NHL GAME LEGACY I HOPE NOBODY BUYS YOUR **** 2017 VERSION!!!!!!OH AND BT DUBS BESIDES ****CAGO FANS, EVERY HOCKY FAN **** HATES JONATHAN **** FACE TOWES. WHY THE **** YOU PUT HIM ON THE COVER IS BEYOND 99% OF HOCKEY FANDS MINDS.… Expand
  13. dwayner
    Mar 27, 2016
    0
    Ive been playing every nhl franchise since the sega genesis nhl hockey back when it was fun BUT this game is complete garbage, it isnt even fun when you win and its far from hockey! these players are dummies skating around doing crap you might see in a peewee or atom hockey game! i dont know how the critics can give a 8-10 star review on a game thats complete garbage! i swear when playingIve been playing every nhl franchise since the sega genesis nhl hockey back when it was fun BUT this game is complete garbage, it isnt even fun when you win and its far from hockey! these players are dummies skating around doing crap you might see in a peewee or atom hockey game! i dont know how the critics can give a 8-10 star review on a game thats complete garbage! i swear when playing this game u have to push the button 2-3 times just so the game responds, even on the menu screen! I just dont understand why EA would make a game that forces players to miss or over skate passes, skate offside on purpose and force icings that the puck easily just ease's through all 10 guys on the ice for icing all the time! when does this ever happen in the NHL? it doesnt even happen in the beer leagues!
    The PASSING is just god awful! cant pass 5-10 feet without it mysteriously going through everyones stick on the ice for an icing as always! brutal. Down 3-2 with 10 seconds left in the game on a 3 on 1, the player passes the puck 25ft infront of the guy for an icing that will cost you the game...this becomes the frustrating! (knowing you outshot the opponent 33-9 to lose the game and out attacked them by over 10 minutes) THE PASSING IS SO BAD THAT YOU SHOULDNT EVEN BOTHER TO AIM YOUR PASS BECAUSE IT WILL JUST GO INTO THE WRONG DIRECTION %60 OF THE TIME ANYWAYS. You can make a pass to the guy and it will go through all 10 guys on the ice for icing! Unbelievable. When simply doing a d-to-d passing or a nice easy slow pass to the guy beside you or for the break, the player automatically skates forward or backwords 3-4 strides and totally wiffs on it. NOBODY can make a pass when under pressure, even when the players or sticks are no where near and it just makes you wanna smash walls! The passing is so bad it will only force you to pass to 2 guys although you do have 5 guys on the ice, they are never ready to take a pass as they will suddenly over skate the puck every time! (this is why its tougher to play a ranked game against a team that has 2-3 online players playing because they take those passing options away) when a team is all over you in your own zone, your players become stupid over skating pucks, making stupid passes, skating outta position! Dont bother passing it to your defenceman in the offensive zone unless you are %100 sure! the D-man will either skate backwords offside taking the pass, or when you do receive it, it will just hit their player with a shot for them to have a clear breakaway. How come their isnt even no give and go passing in this game? instead its give and watch them go...
    SKATING in this game is complete garbage! it basically forces the player 2 skate into 2 directions, it also forces players to skate into hits which gets old because they seem to be skating with weights across their ankles or somthing. The skating in this game doesnt allow you to skate freely, if you are skating to not where you are suppose to be skating the computer will fling you back with some kind of elastic or somthing.
    HITTING - why bother to use this button? you may have great hits lined up but for some unknown reason the player will just suddenly avoid the hit %80 of the time for a clear path.
    GOALS are garbage... now i do understand the glitch is needed for goals but when you lose to a player online rank match who scored 7 goals on just 9 shots (while i had 2 on 26 shots) on the short blocker side everytime it makes u wanna reach through the tv and punch him right in the face! what fun is this? its a joy to play those who play the game of hockey like its suppose to, but if winning meens playing stupid, it just ruins the game!
    PLAYER SENCES - MOST ANNOYING THEN EVER... THE COMPUTER TEAMMATES DO THE STUPIDEST CRAP BEHIND THE PLAYS WHERE IT ALWAYS LEAVE GUYS WIDE OPEN FOR ONE-TIMER GOALS... why the heck would my fellow defenceman chase a guy behind the net leaving his man wide open when i already had that guy covered? how about 3 on 2 on offence when you drop it to the trailer but he just mysteriously skates off for a line change? or skates to the corner to pick his nose or somthing! how many times have you watched replays and just shake your head on how bad it really was. the offsides are garbage, icings brutal and the collisions are just stupid.    … Expand
  14. NHL16Hater
    Mar 23, 2016
    0
    This is the worst video game I have ever played. It is far beyond broken. The skating , puck control, passing, and shooting rarely work as they are supposed, which makes playing online one of the most frustrating things ever. Every other sports video game has its faults but at least they function properly. EA really needs to figure their **** out if they want this franchise to continueThis is the worst video game I have ever played. It is far beyond broken. The skating , puck control, passing, and shooting rarely work as they are supposed, which makes playing online one of the most frustrating things ever. Every other sports video game has its faults but at least they function properly. EA really needs to figure their **** out if they want this franchise to continue successfully… Expand
  15. Anoir
    Mar 20, 2016
    2
    Still an unfinished piece of ****

    After playing this for more then 3 months, I can list out over 100 issues with the game Bigger ones: - Menus freeze, in HUT, in Be a GM, and you cannot refresh them or play the game till you reboot the whole game from 0. - AI is HORRIBLE. The AI in NHL 15 was the worst AI I have ever seen in any sports videogame, ever. NHL 16 AI is better, but    Still an unfinished piece of ****

    After playing this for more then 3 months, I can list out over 100 issues with the game

    Bigger ones:

    - Menus freeze, in HUT, in Be a GM, and you cannot refresh them or play the game till you reboot the whole game from 0.

    - AI is HORRIBLE. The AI in NHL 15 was the worst AI I have ever seen in any sports videogame, ever.
    NHL 16 AI is better, but still so so far behind of any other sports game franchise

    - Be a GM, Be a Pro, etc are all so unfinished, unflavoured, no-effort put into any of them. All the attention from EA goes 100% into HUT, and it clearly shows in the game.

    I could spend more time listing what's wrong and bad about the game then actually playing it. I could sit here for 10 hours and write a list but this game is simply not worth it.

    NHL 17 will be exact same old **** with brand new HUT features and nothing else.

    79,99 PLEASE    … Expand
  16. aawdamico
    Mar 17, 2016
    1
    Frustrating. Understandable that EA hangs it hat on the if it is in the game it is the game, with this installment, there may be a little too much real game action going on. The poke check is just awful. It really takes the fun out of it. You may be able to deke around one or two poke checks but in the online game you literally have to out deke five poke checks, make that six (goalie). TheFrustrating. Understandable that EA hangs it hat on the if it is in the game it is the game, with this installment, there may be a little too much real game action going on. The poke check is just awful. It really takes the fun out of it. You may be able to deke around one or two poke checks but in the online game you literally have to out deke five poke checks, make that six (goalie). The game is just truly not fun. I found myself more angry than anything. Real Hockey plays are nearly impossible to create. 90% of the time a break out pass goes for an icing. The offside is unbelievable. I do not have countless hours to practice the glitch goals. The game shouldn't be so difficult. I am on my way right now to return my used copy that I have played non-stop for six days. It hasn't gotten any better. I want it out of my life.… Expand
  17. Acoomoo
    Feb 25, 2016
    10
    I'm a big fan of this installment. However, i haven't played a new nhl game in a few years, so i can't comment on how 16 compares to 15.

    I've played nhl games since 93, and i experience no difference with the accuracy of shooting or passing. Honestly, if this feature is game breaking enough to warrant a zero rating, i urge users to take advantage of the game sliders in the menus. That    I'm a big fan of this installment. However, i haven't played a new nhl game in a few years, so i can't comment on how 16 compares to 15.

    I've played nhl games since 93, and i experience no difference with the accuracy of shooting or passing. Honestly, if this feature is game breaking enough to warrant a zero rating, i urge users to take advantage of the game sliders in the menus. That control is available to you, so use it to create your ideal hockey experience.

    The feature that makes me enjoy this game as much as i do is the be a pro mode. This feature has been in many prior versions and this is the first time I've enjoyed more than the be a GM mode. They developed a way of progressing your character in a very gratifying manner through constant and detailed categorical improvements. I am hooked!    … Expand
  18. ChaotikCanadian
    Feb 24, 2016
    3
    Its a real shame it seems like EA does not listen to their fans. Ive came up with a list of pros/cons
    Pros- The graphics in this game are pretty amazing, from details on players, arenas, etc.
    - The on ice trainer was a pretty good idea as it helps new players adapt to the game and just generally makes the game abit easier on those harder levels. Cons -Overall the gameplay sucks! You    Its a real shame it seems like EA does not listen to their fans. Ive came up with a list of pros/cons
    Pros- The graphics in this game are pretty amazing, from details on players, arenas, etc.
    - The on ice trainer was a pretty good idea as it helps new players adapt to the game and just generally makes the game abit easier on those harder levels.
    Cons
    -Overall the gameplay sucks! You got way to many tripping and slashing penalties. Do they even have crosschecking or elbowing? Doesnt seem like it when 95% of penalties are trips! With that being said! Spamming that pokechecking button is sll this games about! Its nothing but ice of sticks waving all over the place! The Ai are complately stupid but as for the CPU they are 10x more intelligent I guess? When you play online your AI does not play posistional hockey at all! Had EA even watched a real hockey game? Its frustrating when I play and they let people go by, float in areas theyre not suppose too or cant recieve the basic pass EVER! One more thing, The skating is horrible! You have bags of sand on your feet and the realism in the skating is bad. They are trying way to hard to make it realistic but theyre actually missing the point completely! Your player will stand in one spot and not guard the puck and takes long strides when hes barely moving!
    Overall EA needs to do something! Because they are losing my respect as they cannot listen to the fans! And they should do one of those party modes like 2k had im pretty sure!    … Expand
  19. Newton
    Feb 13, 2016
    2
    EA Sports forgot how to make a fun to play hockey game. Player physics is beyond lame, difficulty setting suck. You either play as rookie and win games 21 to 2 or level up to pro (which is one step up from rookie) and get beaten 8-1. You never have a feeling of fairness in the game, your teammates are incompetent morons, the CPU cheats like mad (CPU poke checks you, it keeps the puck, youEA Sports forgot how to make a fun to play hockey game. Player physics is beyond lame, difficulty setting suck. You either play as rookie and win games 21 to 2 or level up to pro (which is one step up from rookie) and get beaten 8-1. You never have a feeling of fairness in the game, your teammates are incompetent morons, the CPU cheats like mad (CPU poke checks you, it keeps the puck, you pokecheck CPU, puck flies away to get taken by another CPU player).

    Broke my game CD in half in frustration of spending 5 hours getting a gameplay setting that works and feels fun, there is none. It just sucks.

    Note to EA: Most gamers don't want to memorize 234 different button combination just to pass a puck. Game controls are getting ridiculous.    … Expand
  20. choderman
    Jan 19, 2016
    0
    Do you like NHL16? Do you like interactive chat? Do you LOVE laggy streams?! Then hop on over to twitch.tv/lucast3. His streams will make you want you want to cry in joy because of how entertaining they are. Otherwise game was trash.
  21. tggjordan
    Jan 19, 2016
    3
    nhl 16 good game not really but if you enjoy checkout lucast3 on twitch but otherwise this game wasn't anything special just about as enjoyable as 15 e
  22. Bignastydre77
    Jan 18, 2016
    0
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  23. SirPoopsAlot
    Jan 7, 2016
    2
    This game is garbage all it is is cross-creases and some f***ing EA logic this game's graphics are ok but the game play is s***t for example: your guy will pass the puck right into his own net or the kid your playing will pass shoot the puck from their zone and score on you it's just bulls**t. DON'T BUY IT SUCKS IF YOU PLAY ON LINE. finial
  24. RedWulfr
    Dec 27, 2015
    4
    The controllers of the game is still totally incompatible with my FIFA-brain. The fast paced graphics is to fast for the PS4 and too much focus is around these incredible boring fistfights.
  25. wapakalypse
    Dec 10, 2015
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. At least do not buy it from a retailer... find it used from a private seller (kijiji). EA does not deserve any of your hard earned money for this pathetic excuse for a game. It looks great, thats about the only positive thing I have to say about this game. I have spent a good amount of time playing it so I am able to give an accurate review of NHL 16.

    I only play    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. At least do not buy it from a retailer... find it used from a private seller (kijiji). EA does not deserve any of your hard earned money for this pathetic excuse for a game. It looks great, thats about the only positive thing I have to say about this game. I have spent a good amount of time playing it so I am able to give an accurate review of NHL 16.

    I only play two game modes anymore, GM mode and HUT.

    GM mode is absolutely hilarious. The game literally cheats. It changes the settings on you in favor of the AI, it creates invisible force fields around opposing players making them impossible to hit (even with hit assist cranked), it has this hilarious magnetic board play glitch that allows the AI to push you into the boards from 10 feet away and it even turns your player around, so you are facing the boards and then holds you there until that player is irrelevent, then when you are trying to switch to the player closest to the puck, it gives you control of a player that is not even in the play. The AI also parks its players in front of your own, impeding you players movement, making it impossible to race for the puck. Basically you either have to play with the AI too easy or an AI that impossible to enjoy playing against. Its a huge waste of time, but one thing I have enjoyed doing is getting a good amount of games under my belt to expose the **** that this game produces so I can make a valid argument against it. Its no fun. Literally will be fun for one or two games and then it flips a switch, changes the settings and you are getting completely destroyed, to the point where there is no point even fighting it, you might as well sit back and enjoy the ride; there are a lot of time where you just know the AI is going to score no matter what you do and no matter how dusty the goal is.

    HUT mode...heres a game mode that is never consistent in terms of connection speed, despite having great internet connection. This game mode favors those who suck and those who have credit card teams. Ice tilt is for sure a real thing, this is coming from someone who has played hundreds of games. I think I am pretty good at this game too, which is ironic because I absolutely hate this game, but somebody has to give an accurate critic of this piece. The games are predetermined. 100% without a doubt. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. EA sports needs to go down and the only way this happens is if people stop buying their **** games, at least stop buying them from retailers.

    EA sports has to go. I could go into more detail but I do not want to waste anymore of my time than I already have. Play it and discover the horrendous BS for yourself. This is a broken game. Its a game that should have actually been NHL 15. It is absolutely worth a zero on this rating system, and I would consider any rating over a three to be an outlier and should not be counted. Anything positive other than the graphics that has been said about this game is a lie and most likely from a paid critic.

    Buy a pair of skates and learn how to skate and shoot a puck. Or buy Black ops 3, its pretty sweet. You will have a much better time doing that than playing this pointless game. This is a video game that actually cheats, its in the programming, it is literally programmed to be frustrating and something you will not enjoy. Sounds crazy right? Its a joke that I am sure the developers are still laughing about. Do not give them your money, they deserve to be spit on.    … Expand
  26. krafttho
    Nov 12, 2015
    10
    A critically acclaimed series returns to the days of it's glory. While last years rendition for the new systems was a mere shell of a game, this years release offers one of the most immersive and impressive games to date. Truly a joyful game to play.
  27. PlaystationRyan
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    This franchise keeps getting worse and worse.

    Sure, the game modes are mediocre at best, but the gameplay is horrid. If you want to win any games online, you have to learn how to cheat and how to exploit the already extremely buggy game system. It is extremely easy to win NHL if all you do is press R1 all the time to poke check non stop, as it knocks the puck away from the carrier with    This franchise keeps getting worse and worse.

    Sure, the game modes are mediocre at best, but the gameplay is horrid. If you want to win any games online, you have to learn how to cheat and how to exploit the already extremely buggy game system. It is extremely easy to win NHL if all you do is press R1 all the time to poke check non stop, as it knocks the puck away from the carrier with 100% efficiency. There are very few ways to actually score in this game, as regular shots will be stopped 100% of the time. In order to score you need to learn the glitch goals, which are also extremely easy to score with and will get you a shooting percentage of around 80%. Definitely not worth the buy, game play is as awful and glitchy as it's ever been. EA, fix your game.    … Expand
  28. LandenWolf
    Nov 9, 2015
    5
    Another down-step installment for the NHL series. Don't get me wrong, the game is beautiful, the crowd is still fantastically detailed, the ice, skaters, particles, are all still eye candy, but the game-play is still god-awful.... Something bad happened with the physics. Tiny players can check like semi trucks, and big players check like 4 year old children. the puck - floppy and feelsAnother down-step installment for the NHL series. Don't get me wrong, the game is beautiful, the crowd is still fantastically detailed, the ice, skaters, particles, are all still eye candy, but the game-play is still god-awful.... Something bad happened with the physics. Tiny players can check like semi trucks, and big players check like 4 year old children. the puck - floppy and feels like a pancake. and the collision.... its awful. EA still effs up player balancing, turning great goalies (Semyon Varlamov) into pee-wee level players. And holy crap. The M*****F*****G poke check is sooooo overused and exploited, it makes the game unfair in online modes, And I cant stand how much people use it. All is terrible.... excuse me, "well"
    now that a FEW of the old game-modes are back, but its not enough to make me fell better. The only reason i give NHL 16 a 5/10 is because it still looks great. everything else is horrible.    … Expand
  29. Grighead
    Nov 3, 2015
    2
    Sad, Sad, and Sad! 1 step forwards and 3 steps back. The game play in NHL 16 is absolutely terrible. Did the designers remove the players skates and replace them with running shoes! NHL 15 finally started to figuring out the dynamics of skating; balance, speed control, gliding etc. Now it is back to ball hockey. There is no flow anymore, the players seem to be able to turn on a dime at anySad, Sad, and Sad! 1 step forwards and 3 steps back. The game play in NHL 16 is absolutely terrible. Did the designers remove the players skates and replace them with running shoes! NHL 15 finally started to figuring out the dynamics of skating; balance, speed control, gliding etc. Now it is back to ball hockey. There is no flow anymore, the players seem to be able to turn on a dime at any speed and switch direction in a weird unnatural motion. This was semi entertaining before when you could hit, but now it is just a stick waving jungle in mid ice! Often not even worth passing to the lead man anymore with risk of losing the puck. It doesn't matter how many new or returned features you add, if the game play sucks the game sucks! I have traded in my NHL 16 game in utter disappointment.… Expand
  30. neprania
    Oct 19, 2015
    4
    I liked PS3 NHL games very much, but this is not anything like those, this is frustrate to play, there is lots of bugs, lots of menu logic and things like that are step back from old gen games and about anything is not real upgrade to old ones. Even Graphics do not make that big difference because you do not have time to count all those extra polygons other than slowmos and those areI liked PS3 NHL games very much, but this is not anything like those, this is frustrate to play, there is lots of bugs, lots of menu logic and things like that are step back from old gen games and about anything is not real upgrade to old ones. Even Graphics do not make that big difference because you do not have time to count all those extra polygons other than slowmos and those are things you want to skip most of the time (atleast i want) anyway.

    So if you all ready have NHl14/15/Legacy for PS3/X360 there is no really need to buy this.    … Expand
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#71 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#58 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#42 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 16, 2015
    80
    A very enjoyable game rich with well-designed modes, none of which feels forced or redundant. [12/2015, p.55]
  2. PlaySense
    Nov 23, 2015
    80
    A fun and elaborate hockey game that manages to be both accessible to newcomers and challenging to veterans. Online you'll definitely encounter a couple of hick-ups, but none of them are bad enough to ruin the experience.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 22, 2015
    60
    New and better attempt – NHL 16 is NHL 15 how it should have been. Is this praise or a curse? That's for you to decide - depends what NHL game you purchased last time. [Issue#257]
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