NHL 2005 Review
Published: September 21, 2004
Our review of EA�s latest hockey game is lockout-proof.
Team USA vs. Team Canada
Published: July 23, 2004
Team USA and Team Canada go at it in round one of the World Cup of Hockey.
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Battle of Ontario
Published: July 23, 2004
Gary Roberts puts Toronto on top early in the Battle of Ontario.
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Free 4 All
Published: July 23, 2004
Lemieux and Jagr go at it in the new Free 4 All mode.
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HSN Footage
Published: July 20, 2004
Here's some gameplay footage of NHL 2005 direct from EA's Hot Summer Night event.
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Content Sections
The decade-long obsession begun by EA's Genesis-era hockey titles continues with NHL 2005. This year's enhancements include smarter and less scripted player AI, context-sensitive control features based more on the personalities of each real player (enforcers will have the power to level players, whereas more technical pros will have use more of finesse), easier player control for skating backwards and gliding after a sprint, Open Ice Control for coordinating players into better passing positions, and improvements to the robust Dynasty mode. 
