NHL 09 (Xbox 360)

NHL 09 Xbox 360 brings Be A Pro to the ice, which allows gamers to step on the ice as themselves through a dynamic camera angle in two compelling modes. In the single player offline Be A Pro Mode you will earn your own hockey card as you progress from the AHL to the NHL. NHL 09 Xbox 360 will also be the first true console sports massively multiplayer online game allowing you to assemble a team online featuring your created player and five friends in the new EA SPORTS Hockey League.

The Skill Stick system from the past two NHL games evolves yet again in NHL 09 Xbox 360 to bring precision control to the defensive side of the puck. The all new defensive skill stick gives you 360 control over your stick`s movement. Block passing lanes, poke check more effectively and for the first time ever, lift an opponent`s stick to prevent a shot.


Take a proven formula, sprinkle on some innovation, throw in a whole new way to play and see for yourself why every EA SPORTS gamer will love NHL 09 Xbox 360.

Key Features

* Defensive Skill Stick- NHL 09 Xbox 360 gave you true offensive prowess with the Skill Stick, and this year we`re giving you the power to stop it. Block passing lanes with 360 control of your stick or kill an opponent`s one timer game by lifting their stick just before they receive a pass.

* Be A Pro-NHL 09 Xbox 360 will put you on the ice with a dynamic new 3rd person camera as you play the role of one player on a team. Our Performance Tracker will rate your play in over 60 (confirm) categories, both online and offline, to make sure you know what parts of your game need to improve.

Offline, Be A Pro starts your career off in the ranks of the AHL and challenges you to become one of the best in the NHL. Your very own hockey card will mark your progress, from your rookie beginnings to a potentially legendary ending.

* EA SPORTS Hockey League-Jump into the EA SPORTS Hockey League and become part of the first console sports MMO. Take your created player online and join a team with fri