Sadly NHL 07 is the only game in town for NHL hockey on any handheld system. There has never been a non-backyard hockey game for the DS and the only other options for the PSP are the even longer in the tooth Gretzky series.
So while NHL 07 is getting pretty old, it is still the best way to play a game of hockey on a plane.
The game is pretty simple if you've played older versions of the NHL series. Pass, shoot, hit, poke check and speed burst are pretty much all you need to know for the entire game. The game moves briskly, if at a more arcade than simulation speed. The graphics are nice enough and feature nice touches such as "popping the water bottle" on some goals.
Some of the complaints in other reviews are valid. I've gotten maybe 3 shutouts in 30 games, even when limiting opposing teams to 4 and 5 shots. On the other side, goals seems to be easily scored, but almost random. 2-0 breakaway one timer is met by a diving save. Seconds later a wrist shot from the blue line lights the lamp. Hmmmmm.
But all problems aside, it is hockey and it plays well. It isn't the best game you will ever play, but it is the best portable hockey game out there, and for fanatics like me, that is good enough.Get more detail about NHL 07.
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