NHL 2K6 for Xbox

2K Sports has been busy during hockey's hiatus, and they're primed to roll out the latest and greatest installment of NHL 2K series as the NHL returns to action. When the puck drops, the revolutionary ProControl icon-based passing system lets you run the most intricate pro-style plays on the ice while Maximum Goaltending provides intuitive control of your netminder. Coach the game according to your preferred style, unleash enforcers, and marvel at highlight-reel animations, all experienced through broadcast-quality presentation accompanied by all-new commentary. Put your off-ice skills to the test with the enhanced Franchise Mode that now factors in Practice and Team Chemistry.

Critic Reviews

IGN Review (8.7 out of 10)

Take 2's hockey title has made easy work of the competition over the past few seasons, and last year's price drop to $19.99 made NHL 2K5 perhaps the greatest sports value in history. Since last year, a lot has happened between Take 2/2K Sports and software juggernaut EA Sports, their bitter rival....more

User Reviews

Average Member Rating: 6.7 out of 10

Fun Mini-Games, But un-realistic. (5 out of 10)

posted by TrevorKidd (SPOKANE, WA) on Jun 23, 2006
Member since Jun 2006
2 out of 3 gamers (67%) found this review helpful

We still have all those fun mini-games now with three didfferent ways to play them. We have the old rosters big no no we need the updated rosters gosh! not bad gameplay but the commentators were not very interesting. The hitting was un-realistic as you can knock them down every hit. Okay franchis...more

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