NHL 12 Review

  POSTED September 28, 2011

Little things mean a lot in NHL 12, which subtly refines the best arcade hockey game ever made.Click on Read More to check out The Good, The Bad and the critic scores.

• Accurate simulation of real NHL hockey  
• Subtly improved defensive zone coverage and anticipatory AI  
• Expanded CHL play lets you really get into your Major Junior career  
• New Be A Legend mode taps into a limited slice of NHL history.

• Very few major differences from NHL 11  
• Some of the new defensive AI exposes problems with the offense  
• Inelegant incorporation of the new Winnipeg Jets.

8.0

8.5

9.2