The top rated NHL franchise returns with an entirely NEW NHL EXPERIENCE featuring revolutionary gameplay controls, all-new goaltending, and stunning next-gen visuals highlighting redesigned player models and animations.

The top rated NHL franchise returns with an entirely NEW NHL EXPERIENCE. NHL 2K8 features revolutionary gameplay controls, all-new goaltending, and stunning next-gen visuals highlighting redesigned NHL player models and animations.

NHL 2K8 Features:

• ProStick: Completely free 360° range of motion can now be easily performed in ALL areas of NHL 2K8, including puckhandling, dekeing, passing, shooting, poke checks, clogging passing lanes, laying the stick to ice, and even in a new face-off system! With hundreds of new animations, NHL 2K8's ProStick gives gamers the ultimate look, feel, and control over their favorite NHL players.
• All-NEW NHL 2K8 Face-Off System: Under the supervision of '06 MVP Joe Thornton, a whole new approach to hockey game face-offs places NHL 2K8's emphasis on timing and strategy. Using the ProStick™, properly position your NHL 2K8 player's stick to swipe at the puck and win critical late game face-offs. With tie-ups, warns, and toss outs, this is the most in depth face-off system ever.
• All-NEW Goaltending: Goaltending in NHL 2K8 has been completely overhauled with instinctive AI, entirely new animations, and situation specific behaviors. Goaltenders will now come out and challenge, guard the post, perform spectacular butterfly saves, and much more!
• NHL Signature Style: NHL 2K8's redesigned player models with accurate equipment brands and updated player faces bring you the most realistic hockey game to date. Coupled with an entirely revamped Edit-a-Player mode, NHL 2K8 allows you to modify every facet of your hockey players' appearance including stick and leg tape patterns!
• Deeper Franchise: THE DEEPEST franchise mode in the business, NHL 2K8 comes complete with realistic CBA features such as waivers, two-way contracts, restricted and unrestricted free agents, and salary cap management. NHL 2K8 also includes a revamped off-season that boasts a brand new negotiation system, an improved draft, refurbished free agent signing, and an All-NEW player progression system with dynamic player types!
• 2K Sports Online: Now with over 1 MILLION online gamers in the 2K community, go head-to-head against the best NHL 2K8 players on the planet and enter for your chance to win an ALL NEW Dodge vehicle in the NHL 2K8 Dodge Tourney!