NHL 10

“The hopes of a franchise and its fans rest on your shoulders as you skate onto the ice to a deafening roar from towel-waving fans in an arena alive with the dreams of thousands. Heres your chance to prove you are tough enough to battle the most skilled and determined athletes in the world in pursuit of the ultimate prize?the Stanley Cup Championship. Prove your resolve inspire your teammates and write your own history with NHL 10 from EA SPORTS.

Winning one-on-one battles for possession of the puck along the boards is now a test of will and skill. Utilizing an all-new board physics engine players can use their body to shield the puck on the boards and kick-pass it to teammates. Watch bigger stronger players pin opponents to the boards while fanatical fans bang the glass just like real life. Dump the puck fore-check defenders and finish checks to intimidate your opponent into mistakes. Players fatigue bobble passes and avoid collisions under threat of constant physical pressure. Inspire teammates send a message and change the momentum of a game by instigating scrums drawing penalties and mixing it up?all after the referee blows the whistle! A new first-person fighting engine enables players to trade punches with an NHL tough guy. Feel what its like to be on the ice in the skates of an NHL player to throw and dodge punches. Grab and tug an opponents jersey to land the punch that ignites the fans and sparks your team to victory.

NHL 10 features more than 200 gameplay refinements that replicate the skill and finesse of hockey spectacular new ways to score and improved goaltender intelligence. A new 360? precision passing mechanic delivers control over the speed and direction of passes so players can bank passes off the boards or play the puck into space for teammates to skate on to it. Experience all-new interactive crowds with towel-waving fans glass bangers and crowds that react to the action. Prove you are tough enough to quiet the crowd silence the opposition and survive a playoff run to lift the Stanley Cup in NHL 10.

Additional new modes and innovations to major features like Be A Pro EA SPORTS Hockey League and Dynasty Mode will be revealed in the coming months.

• Battle on the Boards? A new board play physics engine lets you shield the puck with your body along the boards kick-pass it to teammates or pin an opponent adding a new level of realism to cycling the puck and the dump and chase. AI teammates will support the puck and help you win the battle as fans bang on the glass.
• Intimidation Tactics? Fore-check defenders pressure the puck and finish checks to force your opponent into mistakes. Players fatigue bobble passes and avoid collisions under threat of physical pressure. Face wash a superstar to provoke the opposition instigate a scrum and ignite the crowd.
• Post-Whistle Action?Now the game never stops! Antagonize opposing players finish checks retaliate for late shots on goal draw penalties and pick fights?all after the referee blows the whistle!
• New 1st Person Fighting Engine ? Change the momentum of a game by trading blows with an NHL enforcer with all-new first-person fighting. Grab and tug an opponents jersey to land a big punch. Face wash an opponent to start a fight even after the whistle.
• New Precision Passing? A new 360? precision passing mechanic delivers control over the speed and direction of passes so players can bank passes off the boards or play the puck into space for teammates to skate on to it. Players take poor passes off their skates and kick the puck to their sticks.
• Spectacular Goals?Introducing spectacular new ways to score like players one-timing loose pucks stick-handling and shooting from their knees batting pucks out of the air and lifting a leg to fake a shot on goal.
• Improved Goalie Intelligence ?Goaltenders position themselves more intelligently react to shots more quickly and recover from saves faster. Plus 250 new goalie animations including swatting pucks out of the air second and third saves and desperation lunges.
• Interactive Atmosphere? Playoff atmosphere pops to life with towel-waving fans deafening noise and crowds that react and respond to the action on the ice. Fanatical fans bang glass during board play spring to their feet after big hits and boo opposing stars when they handle the puck.
• Next-Level authenticity? Over 200 gameplay refinements including new offensive and defensive AI for more intelligent positioning and new in-game facial animations that show player emotion when delivering bone-crunching checks or celebrating game-winning goals.

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