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(From Technews.com)
ESPN NHL HOCKEY 2K4,
Sega Sports/Visual
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In this follow-up to Sega's first season on the ice, Sega integrates an ESPN telecast into the NHL action -- which means the sport's best announcing team, Bill Clement and Gary Thorne, brings things to life. The 2004 game also plays much smoother, with a better balance of offense and defense; the checks have been toned down to open up the ice for skating and scoring. But the artificial intelligence keeps things challenging and realistic. Graphics also get a tuneup, rendering every toothless mug in vivid detail, and if you get bored with this year's teams the game includes more than 30 classic teams, including those '70s Broad Street Bullies. This is also the only hockey game to support online gameplay on both the Xbox and the PS2; its franchise mode isn't as …