SynopsisNew hockey thrills are waiting for you in the next exciting season of NHL action. NHL 09 features the all-new Be A Pro mode, which lets you take the ice and play an entire career as yourself. A dynamic camera angle displays your performance in two exhilarating modes. In single-player gameplay, you'll earn your hockey card as you progress from AHL to NHL. You can also participate in a massive multiplayer online game and assemble a team with up to 50 friends in the new EA SPORTS Hockey League. Show off your skills and dominate the competition as you ascend to the top of the hockey world.All eyes are on you in Be A Pro mode, and you can earn trophies and your very own hockey card as your coach rates you in 60 categories. The all-new physics-based checking and fighting engine instills a new level of intensity as you smash into players with their heads down and lay them out with monstrous hits. When it's time to play defense, block passing lanes with 360-degree control of your stick, or foil an opponent's one-timer by lifting their stick just before they receive a pass. Then go on the offensive and use a one-handed deke move to fool the opposition. Novice players can get in on the action as well by utilizing a simplified two-button control system from the glory days of NHL 94.
