NHL 16

NHL 16 for PS4 and XONE belongs to a series of sports games developed by Electronic Arts and initiated in 1991, when NHL Hockey came out. As usual, the game is fully licensed by the National Hockey League, thus the player assumes control over virtual representations of real hockey players from the most popular teams.

Mechanics & Game modes

The game offers several single and multiplayer modes. In the singleplayer component, the player will find the "Be a GM" mode again, but apart from having to acquire new hockey players for one's team this time, the player also has to do it in such a way that the players create a fruitful mixture, because each of them has their in-game personality here. Relations between one's hockey players affect their performance during matches, so they have to be taken under consideration. "Be a Pro" is the career mode, and in relation to the previous installments, a different system of progression was employed here. Also, the game features the Hockey Ultimate Team mode, which is another incarnation of the popular in-game activity – creating teams from the hockey player cards owned.

When it comes to the multplayer, NHL 16 for PS4 and XONE returns the EA SPORTS Hockey League mode to the series, but the mode as such was improved in many aspects – for instance, one can choose a specialty for their hockey player now. Apart from that, the players can enjoy 6 vs 6 team skirmishes, as well as an online co-op mode.

In terms of the mechanics, the game does not bring any significant differences to what NHL 15 had to offer. However, one has more control over their hockey players here. Also, new kinds of training sessions were added.

Technical aspects

NHL 16 for PS4 and XONE comes with improved visuals, more authenticity brought to the in-game matches, as well as commentary by popular figures, including Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Ray Ferraro.

Last updated on 04 September 2015