NHL 08 (Xbox 360)

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Description

The 2008 edition of EA's ice hockey simulation includes many improvements to the Skill Stick feature that was introduced in NHL 07. Another novelty is the Goalie mode where players can manually take control of the goalie through a 3rd-person camera. Players can create and work towards custom players and a rumble feature introduces a new form of communication where the player can call for the puck by tapping the ice with the stick.

In addition to NHL teams, this edition also features international teams and the 29 AHL teams, as well as the new jerseys for the regular NHL season.

The PS3 and Xbox 360 version do not contain a fantasy draft to create a dream team to take through the Stanley Cup in the Dynasty mode, but have the Sweden's Elitserien and Finland's SM-liiga. Commentary in this version is done by Gary Thorne and Bill Clement.

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Part of the Following Groups

• EA Sports games
• EA Sports NHL series
• NHL licensees

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The Press Says

Gaming Age	Oct 04, 2007	A	100
PGNx Media	Oct 03, 2007	9.2 out of 10	92
TeamXbox	Sep 11, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Yahoo! Games	Sep 12, 2007		90
Jolt (UK)	Oct 15, 2007	8.8 out of 10	88
Game Over Online	Sep 27, 2007	88 out of 100	88
Armchair Empire, The	Oct 22, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85
Console Monster	Nov 08, 2007	85 out of 100	85
GameSpot	Sep 13, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85
GameDaily	Sep 11, 2007	8 out of 10	80

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Trivia

Online Servers

Electronic Arts closed the game's online servers for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions on 8th February 2011.

Related Web Sites

• EA Sports NHL 08 Homepage (Product page by Electronic Arts)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for NHL 08)