NHL 27

Shacknews: 6 / 10 by Bill Lavoy

This caps a full decade of me reviewing the NHL games, and while I believe the gameplay is better in NHL 27 than NHL 26, my position hasn’t changed. Harsh as it may sound, this is an update, not a new game.

Saving Content: 3 / 5

Once again we’re being charged full admission for the trailer, not the feature film. A Connected Franchise mode without CPU teams is a half-measure, non-NHL leagues remain an afterthought, and the online gameplay loop still invalidates real-world hockey systems. For diehards, there’s just enough here to justify lacing up the skates with the crew, but at $90 CAD, it’s hard not to feel like EA is asking us to pay for the future while delivering another year of compromise.

IGN: 6 / 10 by Marc Deschamps

The handful of changes in NHL 27 are mostly welcome – nothing is worse than last year, but very little is better either.