Slow down your rival in NHL 10

So you are the slickest Xbox 360 and PS3 NHL 10 player, and you've been putting all your rivals on ice. You're a hardcore player who likes the thrill of sports video game battles. You know how to brawl with the best of them, and now you're ready to show the video game world that when it comes to Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 NHL 10, you skate to victory every time. In a hockey game, the other team is always going to be voicing their superiority and trying to say you don't have what it takes. But you'll show them they're wrong, of course, by winning game after game online in Xbox and PS3 video game tournaments. Still, it takes a lot to be victorious against the very best of the online gaming world, so you'll need to learn to fight back. Not literally, of course, but with your Xbox 360 or PS3 gaming controller, to send your rivals home empty.

 

That sort of strategy may be your tried-and-true approach for picking up women at a bar on a Saturday night, but this is serious stuff - the video game world is far less forgiving. So make sure you know all the moves, offense and defense, body checks and dekes. If you don't, and your rival does, well, there's nothing colder than a humiliating defeat.

 

Because we're helpful, here are some clues for playing defense in NHL 10 game for both the Playstation 3 console and the Xbox 360 console. You might initially want to go after the opposing player when they have taken control of the puck, but there are likely better options available. Like we said earlier, any wrong moves could turn out very differently than planned. In this case, chasing too hard after the puck-carrier could often lead to a great goal-scoring chance for your rival, with nobody left to defend the crease. You need to stay calm on defense and always have a backup plan.

 

Blocking the lanes may be unadvisable while driving on the freeway, but as a defensive measure while playing PS3 and Xbox NHL 10, it's the right idea. Just position yourself in between the player in control of the puck and your goal, and your opponent will be in a lousy position. Blocking the lanes will really botch up your opponent's plans to score a goal. And at the same time, you've made it a lot easier on yourself to achieve your own goal: deflecting your opponent's shots. Yes, PS3 and Xbox NHL 10 has done a solid job raising the bar of EA's popular series. And once you master some basic defense skills, you'll raise the bar of your rep in the video game world. Gaming can be intense, but we know you can handle it, so get out there and find sports video game tournaments for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 and battle opponents from across the globe.