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NHL 2K9 | 
| From: 2K Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $45.95
You Save: $4.04 (8%)
New (14) Used (2) from $40.00
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 324
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: hockey_games
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 34476
Model: 710425344763
UPC: 710425344763
EAN: 0710425344763
ASIN: B001BSOJ66
Release Date: September 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Wii Remote Shooting - Execute wrist shots with the flick of the Wii Remote or put some power into shots by holding the B button while flicking the Wii Remote to blast a slapper | | • | Wii Remote Fighting - Adding a never-before-seen layer of fun to hockey video games, NHL 2K9 features on-ice showdowns. Balance with the Nunchuk and punch with the Wii Remote to get your opponent off their feet | | • | Precision Passing / Chain Passing - Exclusive to Wii, take the guesswork out of which player is going to receive a pass by selecting players with the Wii Remote cursor. One-timers, give-and-go and tic-tac-toe passing are executed by selecting multiple players prior to pressing the pass or A button | | • | Wii Remote Goaltending - Gesture-based goaltending lets you get between the pipes and flash the leather. Even take control when it counts the most -- in shootouts | | • | Full Featured Simulation - complete with franchise mode, practice mode with a tutorial, pond hockey, and much more |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
2K Sports has brought the fun back to hockey video games with an intuitive control scheme and hard-hitting action. NHL 2K9 brings a totally rebuilt NHL experience to life with a brand-new in-game presentation system, as well as fresh player animations and controls that you will enjoy from the moment you play your first game, until well after you become a seasoned veteran. Further adding to an unmatched level of fun and celebrating the NHL's uniqueness are an all-new Zamboni mini-game, playoff beards, a new fighting engine and more. Complete with new commentary, a user-friendly franchise mode and upgraded online features, NHL 2K9 brings the fun back to game consoles. Play like the pros using the Wii Remote controller as a hockey stick and experience the sport in a new, entertaining and wholly unique manner.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Unacceptab;e glitches December 28, 2008
Save your money if you want to play a season or play a franchise mode, which lets you control team over many seasons. The game will perodically freeze on you. 2k9 has no plans to fix this according to an adminstrator on their forum board. Very disappointing!
 Nice to see NHL on the wii December 27, 2008
I played this game for about seven straight hours after I got it for Christmas.
First off the problems:
Announcers occasionlly will say the wrong players name. Example Ryan Miller is in net and they say Price made the save.
Menus are difficult to navigate and 2k9 doesn't bother to provide you with an manual. I'm still not sure how I can call players up from minors.
No instruction on faceoffs. I find if a hold A and B and throw my arms down at the right time I can win faceoffs.
What I like:
The game has a good feel to it. The graphics aren't wonderful for the Wii, but they are not terrible.
I love being able to swing my arm to take shots. (But after seven hours yesterday my arm is little sore)
The passing can be a little akward as one reviewer stated, but with practice works pretty well. My only wish is if you point the control at a skater that it wouldn't drop pass.
The puck movement looks great when you make moves by pressing the arrow buttons or shaking the nunchuck remote.
Overall you don't have any other opition for hockey on Wii so you have no choice but 2k9. The game has some problems, but overall the game play is fun. I love the fights!!!
 Free-flowing Gameplay Overshadows Minor Flaws December 21, 2008
As the first NHL hockey game for the Wii, I think NHL 2K9 stacks up pretty well. The graphics are well-balanced - enough detail for the eyes, but not too much for the Wii to handle. The big thought on my mind after seeing the commercials, however, was how well the Wiimote would simulate a hockey stick. When it comes to shooting, it does a good job - passing and stickhandling are controlled with the buttons (though you don't need to use the button to stickhandle). Skating with the nunchuck's control stick is probably the best and most realistic I've tried - with your forwards you can really carve circles around the defenders to find room for a shot. When you have the puck, you can shake the nunchuck for a 'signature' move that, at least for the Washington Capitals, is pretty accurate (just wait to use it until you are right in front of the defenseman). Another nice aspect is that you can trip/hook by swinging the Wiimote and check by swinging the nunchuck, which make fighting for the puck against the boards feel pretty real. Passing is a little complicated if it's anything more than just to the next man - the box claims you can set up string passes, but I haven't figured this out. I also have not figured out how to win faceoffs. My only other complaint is the about goalie controls - you can press the '1' button on the Wiimote to switch to the goalie with a goalie-cam view, and you have to point the remote so that the goalie is square with the attacker - it's a little sensitive and probably only useful on breakaways. In general, though, the game is not too complicated, flows well, and feels like a really interactive arcade game. You'll probably fail miserably your first couple games and then get a feel for the controls. Most important, you could play (and win!) an entire game with only pressing the A button (pass) and B button (slapshot). In this way, NHL 2k9 leverages the Wii's intuitive controls to make the game more about just playing rather than memorizing button combinations. I'm interested to see how EA's NHL 09 is for the Wii, but could not wait forever.
 BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR MY 9yr. OLD GRANDSON December 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
MY 9 YR. OLD GRANDSON WAS THRILLED WITH THIS WII GAME. THAT'S ALL HE WANTED. HE AND HIS FATHER PLAYED AND PLAYED. OF COURSE HIS FATHER LOST.
HE HAD A FEW OF HIS FRIENDS OVER FOR HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY AND THE HOCKEY GAME WAS THE HIT. I GUESS YOU'D SAY IT WAS THE BEST GIFT.
horrible November 20, 2008
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
the graphics for this game are ridiculously horrible...if i were 2K i would just not release the game then send out this embarrassment. all i can say is DONT BUY IT
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