NHL 15

 Xbox 360
User Score
3.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 51
  3. Negative: 34 out of 51
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  1. BradD94
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    Exact same menus and gameplay from NHL 14 on 360. Literally a copy and paste but with added commentary, which is new but rather dull. The excitement of Doc Emrick and Ed Olcyzk is nowhere to be found, complete opposites from their real-life counterparts. Ray Ferraro shines, but the lack of NBC presentation (scoreboard, arenas, footage from cities) like the next-gen versions make thisExact same menus and gameplay from NHL 14 on 360. Literally a copy and paste but with added commentary, which is new but rather dull. The excitement of Doc Emrick and Ed Olcyzk is nowhere to be found, complete opposites from their real-life counterparts. Ray Ferraro shines, but the lack of NBC presentation (scoreboard, arenas, footage from cities) like the next-gen versions make this little more than a roster patch.… Expand
  2. AuubzMafia
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    ABSOLUTE GARBAGE. DO NOT PURCHASE. huge waste of money. it is literally an exact copy of nhl 14. The only difference between the two games is the commentary and the rosters. They could have literally released a DLC for nhl14 that would have amounted to me not spending 80$ on a new game.
  3. HerrDrFunk
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    EA has really outdid themselves this time. I can't even begin to imagine what giant balls it takes to take the same product you released a year before, change nothing about it except for the most superficial things, and then re-release it at full price.

    EA: I've put up with a ton of crap from you in the past but this is really going too far. You're nothing more than a bunch of crooks!
  4. quam19
    Sep 12, 2014
    0
    DO NOT BUY!! Complete copy of NHL 14 aside from Doc Emricks creepy commentary and new soundtrack. EA should be ashamed of themselves for releasing this product. This will be the last time I buy an NHL game.
  5. dwayner
    Sep 29, 2014
    0
    This game just makes me wanna punch walls..... pisses me off when i outshoot every team 30-5 and lose every game 4-1... the only shots the computer gets are garbage goals from spin-rama fluttering shots from blue lines which always finds the way in the net, or basically every wrap around, back hand the computer takes they score (even when your goalie is a 99 rating). Amazing 9 out of 10This game just makes me wanna punch walls..... pisses me off when i outshoot every team 30-5 and lose every game 4-1... the only shots the computer gets are garbage goals from spin-rama fluttering shots from blue lines which always finds the way in the net, or basically every wrap around, back hand the computer takes they score (even when your goalie is a 99 rating). Amazing 9 out of 10 shots i take are blocked from my OWN players, brutal.... ive never seen a computer take a shot that hit their own player yet. every big body check i throw or when i whack the puck off their stick just goes to their next player. Once again within the 1st minute of the game you can tell when the computer wants you to lose because you wont touch the puck anyways. This game isnt even fun anymore and ive bought every nhl since sega genisis nhl 92. in gm mode you should be able to over-ride trades (its extremely boring when no matter who u try to trade, every roster is full), the scouting is stupid as well, far from realistic and top 3 draft picks overall should be 80ish (nhl ready) not a 62 rating with a 2.5 start potential which takes the player on the game 7 seasons to boost his rating close to 80ish. Almost every hit on this game is a real life suspension anyways (espally when a player shoots the puck and gets laid out everytime) , and its the typical build the offence fast up front with big crushing defence on the back like always. The sliders either make this game way too easy or just impossible and half of the sliders dont do anything espally human shot-blocking. I thought EA said it was fixing the dump-in bounces, they are still garbage, computer just skates in on will and picks up every bounce with ease as always. i dont care about the graphics or what has been added, all i care about is a realistic hockey game, to me anyways the pre-game is just a waiste of effort on EA. sure its fun to watch for a game but after you see it once u just skip the intro's....… Expand
  6. MiniFierCe
    Sep 11, 2014
    1
    Do NOT buy this game if you have NHL 14! This is exactly same as the 14! Only the commentators are new. Waste of money! This game is so bad! I payed for this about 60€, and today I got this. I was happy, but when i played this....... Sooooooooooo Baaaaaaaaaaad!
  7. gamingbuff
    Oct 9, 2014
    0
    This game is the biggest waste of money of all time. EA Sports dupes us again, promising all these new features and yet providing us the same recycled crap as every other year. I hope EA Sports goes bankrupt in the next year so we never have to see this fraud again. Bring back NHL 2K! TERRIBLE GAME! Keep NHL 14, its the same game... Hell, keep NHL 13, thats pretty much the same as wellThis game is the biggest waste of money of all time. EA Sports dupes us again, promising all these new features and yet providing us the same recycled crap as every other year. I hope EA Sports goes bankrupt in the next year so we never have to see this fraud again. Bring back NHL 2K! TERRIBLE GAME! Keep NHL 14, its the same game... Hell, keep NHL 13, thats pretty much the same as well without terrible unrealistic fighting that EA marketed as "ALL NEW AND IMPROVED". DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.… Expand
  8. bruinsfan92
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    This is utter trash, and luckily I only paid $30 with a gift card -- it isn't even worth $15 or $20. It's literally NHL 14, but they reintroduced 'puck physics' from every game before '14 where the puck doesn't bounce like a tennis ball. Good job EA. Where it ISN'T in the game. I'll wait on the next gen version as well for NHL 16, if they manage to fix it that is. EA needs to invest moreThis is utter trash, and luckily I only paid $30 with a gift card -- it isn't even worth $15 or $20. It's literally NHL 14, but they reintroduced 'puck physics' from every game before '14 where the puck doesn't bounce like a tennis ball. Good job EA. Where it ISN'T in the game. I'll wait on the next gen version as well for NHL 16, if they manage to fix it that is. EA needs to invest more money and personnel into NHL based on this shoddy effort, and fire "Rammer" for incompetency.… Expand
  9. acollierr17
    Sep 11, 2014
    0
    This is EXACTLY like NHL 14 except the new commentators. At least I had a $20 gift card, so I didn't waste that much money. This is the biggest joke of releasing this game on Xbox 360 and probably PS3. So fed up with EA Sports and their games.
  10. moogel7
    Sep 27, 2014
    0
    This game is a complete rip-off, this is evidence that EA doesn't care about what they ship out. This is NHL 14. They didn't change anything except that they put Patrice Burgeron on it, even when you change the teams it doesn't change the player, it's always Bergeron. It is so bad, that even the NHL 15 logo looks out of place, extremely out of place, like it was copy pasted crudely tracedThis game is a complete rip-off, this is evidence that EA doesn't care about what they ship out. This is NHL 14. They didn't change anything except that they put Patrice Burgeron on it, even when you change the teams it doesn't change the player, it's always Bergeron. It is so bad, that even the NHL 15 logo looks out of place, extremely out of place, like it was copy pasted crudely traced out and pasted. They didn't even have time to put in the trailer/demo video when you wait for more than 10 seconds. This is ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC. Ooookay, they changed rosters, big deal. They didn't even do a good job at it, they didn't change the legends at all. It even seems like there are less "retro" legends this year. The commentators are done terribly, They got 2 commentators, that didn't commentate a hockey game, they just said sentences like they were everyday things. I believe that Joe Bowen would've been more enjoyable, with the "HOLY MACKINAW" would've been more enjoyable to listen. Here's the deal, with this game. If you want a good nhl game, buy NHL 14, or buy a pre-owned NHL 15, because they go to the people who own the game store, I would not pay 1 penny to EA, for this game, because of how disappointing it is. I feel that the team was too overwhelmed, and they didn't have time to update anything. But it was a greedy choice by EA, and do NOT support these-these...idk I just don't know what I can say here...… Expand
  11. deltago
    Sep 24, 2014
    3
    From year to year, there is little that changes from EAs NHL franchise, and NHL 15 is no different. In fact, besides roster changes (which could have been released as a DLC) very little has changed from it's predecessor.

    Loading up the game will feel like deja vu as the only thing that has changed is the 15 instead of the 14 beside the logo. The poor GUI remains the same as you still    From year to year, there is little that changes from EAs NHL franchise, and NHL 15 is no different. In fact, besides roster changes (which could have been released as a DLC) very little has changed from it's predecessor.

    Loading up the game will feel like deja vu as the only thing that has changed is the 15 instead of the 14 beside the logo. The poor GUI remains the same as you still need to constantly click to load up a GM Career or even a single game.

    This could be seen as a good thing as many of the game modes are still present unlike in the next gen console versions. There is still NHL Moments, quick little game modes that allow you to recreate history for bonus HUT pucks that potentially update throughout the year, the Winter Classic and surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) 94 Anniversary mode. Staples like Be a Player and Be a GM remain untouched as well.

    HUT, the new bread and butter for the franchise, is buggy with outdated content such as the Single Player Tournaments. One of the tournaments only allows a player to join if he or she has 5 players from each of the Stanley Cup finalist teams of 2012 and nothing after. There is also a bug, as writing this review, that prevents users from opening the bonus packs they receive for completing a team.

    One of the things they updated for return users was the rosters, but that also is lacking. Many players who were signed months ago such as Danny Heatley and Daniel Winnik are sitting in the Free Agency Pile. There are also missing players from rosters such as Alex Guptill one of the prospects sent to Ottawa from Dallas in the Jason Spezza trade.

    Game play is exactly the same as last year with some minor differences. It seems running the goalie is a theme for 15 as every game has the goalie barreled over which results in a fight that can take its time to get started. Every other player stops playing (even if they have the puck on their stick with a gaping empty net) even though no whistle has sounded and there is an awkward and frustrating pause as a skater attempts to reach the culprit. The AI on higher modes tend to score on 25-50% of their shots, which is extremely unrealistic even with the goalie stats turned way up. This maybe to counteract users being able to do the game thing, but once again, unrealistic and it takes away from the game play.

    If you own NHL 14 or even NHL 13, you can easily steer clear of this game. If you don't, go buy one of those used and you'll get the same gaming experience as you do here. Only pick this game up if you are interested in the HUT online mode.    … Expand
  12. goursie19
    Sep 16, 2014
    0
    other than the rosters and commentary, nothing was done to this game. if you're not gonna change the game, don't bother releasing it. At least i still have 14