It's appalling how fast it's fallen, and how much dust its now collecting on my shelf. Hell, you could continue playing NHL 2016 and you probably wouldn't notice many changes, save for the players on the rosters.I give this game a 1, and that's with a heavy heart because it used to be my favorite franchise. You can hold on to your NHL 20 copy and continue to play that, you will absolutely not notice a difference. I'm frankly ashamed at how bad this game is, considering EA has heaquarters in my home country. Be a GM Mode is still the same as it's always been, there have been a few tepid changes to MyPro, and most of the attention is being focused on trying to pump as much money from 13 year olds as possible through the online format.

It's clear there is very little attention to detail or, quite frankly, any care at all when it comes to the off-line product. You are encouraged to use the 'poke check' tool, only to have a penalty called everytime you press the button. the worst offender is the AI Breakout passes that your defenseman watches as it glides under his stick, breakouts that die in the middle of the ice because your wingers don't know what an 'offside' rule is. Problems that have plagued the franchise since day one have still not been fixed twenty years later.

The EA NHL series is perhaps one of the most embarrassingly inept, apathetic video game series currently available on the market. Unfortunately, in the year 2021, you only have one option, and it's clear the publishing company is aware they have no competition.

Unfortunately, in the year 2021, you only have one option, and it's clear theIt's not easy being an NHL fan in the world of video games. It's not easy being an NHL fan in the world of video games.

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