Recognize Future with Be A Pro in NHL 21. Impress the front office, go early on draft day, and chase greatness as you earn your spot on the first line, compete for the Stanley Cup, and become the league’s next best.
Recognize Revolutionary with Gameplay in NHL 21.Ī brand new Be A Pro experience gives you the chance to live the life of an NHL player, on and off the ice. With innovative moves and massive improvements on both sides of the puck, players have more options than ever before to take control of the game and impose their playstyle on opponents. Gameplay in NHL 21 has gotten smarter, faster and a whole lot flashier. Take it outside and play in open air environments and find different ways to win. Congratulations to EA Vancouver and NHL 21 on winning the award for Shacknews Best Sports Game of 2020.Ĭheck out the other winners from The Shacknews Awards 2020 in our Year of the Games: 2020 article.We’re going back to our roots today and celebrating retro hockey video games in HUT!Ī fast, fun new way to play HUT where style counts. In a year where we all have built-in excuses as to why something isn’t meeting expectations, EA Vancouver rolled out a stellar entry into its hockey franchise with NHL 21.
When I’m playing solo, I have my Be a Pro where I bumped Zach Hymen off the left wing and joined Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner on the top line for the Leafs. There are spreadsheets and a whiteboard to track line combinations and prospects. This year, I play Franchise Mode each weekend with a friend where we drink beer and try to build a dynasty team. My first goal was a point shot by Jamie Macoun while playing on a friend’s system. The NHL franchise has been one of my favorites since NHLPA Hockey ’93. They even peppered the title with new dekes, both functional and fancy. They worked on the core play to ensure a more fluid experience, including better save animations for goaltenders and improved AI teammates for a more immersive gameplay experience. They added a frantic trade deadline activity that is perhaps the best thing in the game today.
The truth is NHL 21 has so much to offer just about every player type it cannot be ignored this year.ĮA Vancouver overhauled the Be a Pro mode with new conversations, cinematics, perks, and more. EA Vancouver offered up what I confidently describe as the best hockey game ever released if you are looking for simulation instead of arcade, and I fought hard for NHL 21 to get its recognition during our 2020 deliberations.ĭon’t get me wrong I can and will blast out a laundry list of things “wrong” with any NHL game, but that’s as much about me being too deeply invested as it is unbiased criticism. Never did I dare dream of the day an NHL game would top Madden or NBA titles as the Shacknews Best Sports Game, but 2020 is not a typical year.
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