NHL FaceOff 99 (PlayStation)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 2.5 stars OK
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Ryan Donald
• Reviewed on: 10/22/1998
• Updated on: 05/02/2000
• Released on: 09/30/1998
• Originally published on GameSpot: NHL FaceOff 99 (PlayStation) Review

While Face Off 99 is clearly an improvement over the last Face Off, it still falls short of EA's NHL 99. The game has great graphics, sound, and fairly decent control, but the game's one-dimensional AI becomes so boring to play against that you'll quickly move on.

Face Off 99 has all the features you would expect from a hockey game. It has the NHL official license, so it has all of the real NHL teams and players, including the expansion teams. You can trade players, release players, create a player, and sign free agents.

The player models and animations have been totally redone this year to give them more of a realistic look. The animations are quite good, especially the new goalie animations that feature tons of different save animations. Visual effects such as multiple player shadows and lights that reflect off the ice give the game a polished look. In line with the improved visuals, the arenas have all been revamped to show details such as championship banners, flags, and lights hanging from the ceiling. The ice can be viewed from five camera angles: ice level, vertical, high vertical, diagonal, and side. While most of the camera angles appear to be too close or too far, you'll eventually get used to the default. Next year, 989 Studios should just include a user-adjustable camera.

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