I have not allowed myself NHL 11 and therefore can indeed talk about the step between 10 and 12 this is my opinion, however, enormous. Winter Classic, many new goalie animations, blow shots look more realistic and one-timers and valves not as automatic as in its predecessors. to splintering panes a grandiose check engine, goalie fights, additional legends like Gretzky, Howe, Roy etc and a greatly improved Be A Pro mode, by finally can also start times in the CHL or OHL.
otherwise have been the things that NHL could already properly maintained: good design, great ice engine, very decent graphics, great fight mode, moves create exact adjustment and setting possibilities to the game as well as possible adapt to their own needs, many leagues + National teams, nice alternatively tinged east, good dekekontrolle, more control options to choose from, very good crowd.
I think I'm one of the lucky ones who have gotten no play, which constantly freezed. Although I already had a few, but comparatively it did not bother me so far. Soon is supposed to come out a patch that solves these problems. what a little bothers me is that offered me quite a lot goalie fights and the "real" "coming up short a bit 'bat, but that's only a nuance.
I think anyone who wants a really good hockey game, this should buy here. Unfortunately, it may happen that only the patch brings the game to really run, that's a shame and EA should be ashamed actually, but the game itself is an experience!