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These added abilities are a fantastic idea to show who the stars are, but if I’m being completely honest, I barely noticed a big difference in my players. These Superstar Abilities are also given to the better players on each team, not just the X-Factor players, so you know who is going to play which key parts in your lineups. However, not every team has players with X-Factor abilities so you’re not always guaranteed them.Īs well as the gold X-Factor abilities, these top players can also have “Superstar Abilities”, which are a rung down from X-Factors there are usually multiples of them, that give players abilities like increased payback to hitters or great trick shooting. I’m a New York Rangers fan, so for the Rangers, Panarin has “Make it Snappy” which gives him a huge boost to power and accuracy when taking snapshots whilst skating, Zibanejad has “Magnetic” that gives him elite pass reception and puck pick up and Adam Fox has “Tape to Tape” that gives him elite passing within vision. The game features a total of 29 different abilities that are split between Shooting, Skating, Passing, Hockey IQ, Defense and Goaltending and gives specific players that extra boost to emphasis where they excel in hockey. One of the biggest additions to NHL 22 are the new Superstar X-Factor Abilities which are given to the league’s top players.
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These are marginally noticeable, but NHL 22 doesn’t feel like a big upgrade and at times, during gameplay it is hard to distinguish between this game and last year’s installment of NHL 21. In regards to actual gameplay improvements though, there’s the usual “the stick physics are now better” and “better movement along the boards”. These changes are very welcome and it’s a huge step in the right direction, but these are just aesthetic changes and none of them have any impact on physical gameplay. However, I could very rarely tell which hockey player I was looking at when I was staring at them from no more than 2ft away unless it was a TOP player like Matthews or Ovechkin I stood no chance in identifying them. I can spot Ronaldo, for example, playing for Man Utd from the other side of the pitch or I can tell it’s Aaron Rodgers in Madden by his throw. Player models are still poor compared to FIFA and Madden. However, in the grand scheme of things, these are just minor graphic changes.
The new AR graphics are projected directly onto surfaces mid-game to show stats and they’ve now incorporated some stunning cinematic replays where the camera zooms and follows play, slowing down time and showing your goal in all its beauty. That’s not to say that some aspects aren’t noticeable the light reflection on the rink looks outstanding, the jerseys and shorts fabrics are clearly visible now whilst whipping and creasing with every movement – they have never looked better. Now these are definitely here and it’s a step up from its predecessor but, sadly, these are surface level improvements.
With its long overdue switchover to the Frostbite engine, NHL 22 promised some bold improvements.
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