This applies to my own breakouts and teammates as well, and was especially noticeable in Be A Pro games where I was only controlling one player and had to rely more on my AI teammates to feed me the puck in stride. I can usually see clear organization here as the AI tries to create proper passing lanes and outlets to sustain an attack. There are not as many instances where the CPU will fail while attacking you and just idle around the red line, creating odd stalemates that kill the flow of action and just look unrealistic. Now, I will say that the rush – the strength of the series on offense – is even better this year. NHL hockey is a fast sport – and really only getting faster – but there’s an organization to that speed that doesn’t really exist in NHL 21 in most ways. As a fan of hockey, I understand there is more to the sport than the rush, but in NHL 21 it still feels mostly like I’m playing end-to-end hockey while taking turns with my opponent busting into the offensive zone. This starts with the general flow of most every game in NHL 21. NHL 21 is available to download now through EA Play and Xbox Game Pass.But the bigger problems here are still the ones we’ve been complaining about since the series transitioned to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with NHL 15. Still, that 4.11 user rating suggests that it's the most well-received game in the series to date, so it sounds like there's a good time to be had as long as you know what you're getting yourself into with this one. Unlike EA's bigger sports games, there's no upgraded Xbox Series X|S version here (so no second achievement stack, sadly), and the list itself looks to be a lot more work than, say, Madden 21 - NHL 21 has a site estimate of 150-200 hours for the completion, and a mere 29 of the 9,000+ tracked players on TA have managed it so far. Recognize Greatness.Īs is typically the case, NHL 21 is joining the EA Play library almost exactly six months after release, with FIFA 21 set to follow suit some time next month. Recognize Creativity, Recognize Revolutionary, Recognize Future. Carve your path to superstardom in an expanded Be a Pro mode and go down as one of the league’s greatest. Description: In EA Sports NHL 21, it’s the most creative, inventive, and fearless players that are worth celebrating.

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