The nhl 11 league video game is the 19th release in EA Sports NHL series of simulated professional ice hockey video games. The cover athlete for NHL 11 sold in North America is the 2010 Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Toews, captain of the Stanley Cup winning Chicago Blackhawks and a leader of the Canadian Olympic gold medal winning hockey team. Jonathan Toews is now a part of the video game he enjoyed playing growing up.
As has become a hallmark of EA Sports, NHL 11 marks an evolutionary step forward for the series. The changes generally allow for a more realistic and creative game play, mode changes and adding the Canadian Hockey League. This title can be played on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
All the modes of NHL 10 are retained in this new release. The Ultimate Team mode is the new addition. It is an online mode in which players build a team using cards. The choice of about 4,000 players from the different leagues offers a good variety. The team that is assembled will play other assembled teams. All the assembled teams will be part of the EA Ultimate Hockey League. A virtual season of 30 days will test players and their teams. Teams will be ranked for playoff brackets and births through single matches and tournament play.
Game users will discover that chemistry plays a key role in this mode. Teams that do well in post season are rewarded with arena banners and field logos in the next season. Each assembled can be revitalized by using the Free Agent and Draft packs given out after the post season play. The biggest game play addition is the new real-time physics engine, which makes every match feel different and more realistic. This replaces the animation based system. The unpredictability of game play now better matches the unpredictability of real-life hockey. Realism is further enhanced by the new faceoff system. There are more than 200 game play enhancements that make the new game, the most authentic hockey video game experience so far.
This title brings the addition of the Canadian Hockey League in play. The 3 subgroups are the Quebec Major Junior Hockey, the Ontario Hockey and the Western Hockey leagues. These young players constitute members of an elite level of junior hockey. Their addition increases the number of playable teams by 60. Players can now play for the Memorial Cup. Teams are using their appearance in the game as a promotional tool to raise popular awareness of junior hockey. The inclusion of junior player names in the game will help bring greater understanding of the role junior hockey plays in the professional game.
NHL 11 title in the hockey series is another example why the series is an audience pleaser. The inclusion of amateur players from the Canadian league will introduce fans to young players with the potential to be drafted into the professional rank. The presence of teams from Europe, the NHL, the AHL and the Canadian amateurs displays the depth and global scope of this game. The different modes, gameplay enhancements, leagues and the teams give sports video game enthusiasts many reasons to replay this game.
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