Nhl 2005 xbox. Nhl 2005 is also the first ea sports nhl title to be online enabled for the xbox system. While designed to maintain the winning mix of playability and accuracy for which the series is known nhl 2005 also adds a few notable features. Jun 23 2004 149pm ea and rhino records announce.
Description capture all the speed finesse and action of professional hockey with nhl 2005. The games new ea sports open ice control lets you execute offensive plays such as a give and go and a. The user was now allowed to import digitized home arenas for the scratchbuilt teams the 30 nhl arenas plus nuremberg arena koelnarena stockholm globe arena helsinki hartwall areena and prague sazka arena.
The game was refreshingly fun to play although i must say that the espn 2k5 game was the better game all around the fact that the nhl 2005 game shows promise not to freeze up gives me hope that i can somewhat enjoy a hockey game for a console. Vancouver canucks captain markus naslund is featured on the cover except in finland where olli jokinen is on the cover. Dominate the open ice with nhl 2005 the most authentic and complete experience for hockey fans around the world.
Nhl 2005 is also the only eas nhl pc game that lacks the ability to view league wide statistics when playing in season mode. Naslund for nhl 2005 cover ea announces that markus naslund of the vancouver canucks will be the cover athlete and spokesman for nhl 2005. Nhl 2005 features open ice control including moving players without the puck and also a complete world cup mode where each team can be created from scratch.
I received an xbox for christmas and purchased nhl 2005 with a gift card. Capture all the speed finesse and action of professional hockey with nhl 2005. Nhl 2005 challenges gamers of all skill levels to lace up their skates and create open ice.
Ea sports returns to the ice for another season with its 13th annual edition of the popular nhl series.