NHL 14: Improvements and Additions That Will Thrill Gamers

EA Sports will be releasing NHL 14 on Sept. 10, and the excitement surrounding this year’s installment of the award-winning franchise has hardcore and casual gamers ready to inspect the improvements and additions first hand.

All of the following upgrades and added features will make this one of the best games of the year and every hockey fan's video game dream come true.

This will be a must-buy for NHL fans, and here's why.

Improved Fighting

There may be many aspects of the gameplay and graphics that have seen vast improvements, but the biggest change will come with the addition of a new and improved Enforcer Engine.

Fighting is a huge part of hockey and an equally huge part of the video game. While brawling has been fun over the years, there was a limit on how much could be done before, during and after the scuffle.

Not anymore.

Not only has the presentation of the fights been upgraded with better camera angles and celebrations, but the addition of teammates on the ice interacting with each other, real fight damage and one-punch knockout ability will also make this game an instant classic.

Major Career Upgrades

There is a large contingent of fans who love building a star from the ground up and crafting a legacy by using the "Be a Pro" modes. While these were entertaining before, the new Live the Life mode takes fans deep into the lives of a player in the NHL.

Fans will have the chance to understand what it’s like as a player answering the media after games, and how you react to the questions will have a positive or negative impact on your player.

Add in contending with off-ice events, endorsements and the ever-present need to appease your teammates and franchise obligations, and this is the most in-depth the NHL franchise has ever delved with its career mode.

Hardcore gamers will have a great time toying with the extensive mode.

Special NHL 94 Mode

Do you remember playing NHL 94? Do you remember the long hours spent staring blankly at the blue ice that adorned the game? That childhood memory can now be relived as NHL 14 celebrates the 20-year anniversary of the legendary release.

NHL 94 Anniversary Mode is exactly what it sounds like. The fans are given the chance to play with the improved graphics and gameplay of NHL 14 with the low-budget luxuries of the original.

The organ music and lack of advertising on the boards take the fans back to a time when the Charlestown Chiefs were ruling the game, and the subtle touches to make this look as authentic as possible will be a perfect feeling of nostalgia for old-school gamers.

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