CNET Editors' review
Step into the shoes of a General Manager of an ice hockey team with GM Hockey 2009. You can manage your own fantasy hockey team with it. You can pick players and coaches, conduct public relations, and more.
You have to create a username and password to use this program, but it's easy to do, and you can start playing as soon as you're logged on. The interface is dynamic and easy to read. This program has a lot of features and information, all well organized. The Help file covers how to play the game and details like how to manage players and set game options. Fans will enjoy the kitschy player photos. You can send your players to Rookie Camp and see how they fare. GM Hockey's media feature is fun to use. The interface includes a newspaper that keeps track of the team and its statistics, while the GM Desk tab in the menu allows you to manage your team's finances, sponsorships, and records. The Archives tab logs team awards as well as Draft History and Hall of Fame inductees.
This trial version of the software is limited to 25 uses. It installs and uninstalls with no problems. There are so many facets to GM Hockey 2009 that hockey fans will really feel like they're at the helm of their own team when they play it. This game would also be a good way to learn more about hockey and what it's like to manage a sports team.
Publisher's Description
From Logique Eclectic:
Do you ever thought of becoming a General Manager for your favorite NHL team? Well, here's your chance. With GM Hockey 2009, you can do everything that comes with the job: trade players, put them on waivers, blame your coach for the long losing streak (and even fire him), blame your superstar for not performing enough, and so on. You can even get sponsorship and put the games on TV, for your fans!Before winning the Stanley Cup, you have alot of stairs to climb, from signing your prospects, to make your lineup, to watch the games, to answer questions at the press conference, to trade players at the trade deadline, and finally, making the playoffs. And then, will you still be up to the task, and claim the Stanley Cup? All choices are yours, and yours only. You manage your team the way you want it, and the players react to all your moves. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
What's new in this version: This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
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"An underated title from an underated company"
Version: GM Hockey 2009 2.02
Pros
Many many features, some unique in their own ways
Accurate results
Strong community that provide users with rosters updates, images and soundtrack packs.
Set itself apart from other sims games, putting the accent on the general manager tasksCons
Overall look not on par with major licensed games
Can only sim one game at the timeSummary
You have to admire a company such as Logique Eclectic. They work without any budget and had deliver this time around a very complete and unique game. When you compare this title to their previous effort, you clearly see the evolution.
Too bad Logique Eclectic has no budget to get some visibility, because their sim is clearly on par with the best simulation titles on the market -
"Maybe the most realistic artificial intelligence"
Version: GM Hockey 2009 2.02
Pros
Intelligence artificial
Replayability
Amount of unique features
In-depth hockey scienceCons
The game going slow between turns
The game mostly structured for the north american hockeySummary
Well, at first when i got to see what was the game, i was thinking about NHL Eastside Hockey Manager that was several years ago a great sim. But as i can see GM Hockey 2009 is more based about the real hockey science. Now, we finally got a game that the simulator doesn't looking like a soccer game. The first one, that the solo mode has a CPU that have an artificial intelligence almost the same caliber than in real life.
