Cancelled-NHL 2005 Xbox

Dominate the open ice with NHL 2005. With new five-man motion capture technology, utilize the entire ice surface by simultaneously controlling players without the puck. Open Ice Control adds a new dimension of realism to the gameplay experience. With the addition of choosing play diagrams to select your face-off strategy, the World Cup of Hockey and other unique options, you can light the lamp like never before. NHL 2005 is the hockey experience that is easy to play but hard to master.

Use Open Ice Control to seamlessly switch between players with or without the puck, call for passes, tell a teammate to shoot, set up a vicious one-timer or call for a defensive double team on the fly with the push of a button With more player awareness than ever before, make saucer passes just before the blueline, call in a second defender to break up a 2-on-1 or fire off wrist shots at the perfect angle on net New play-calling system allows you to choose offensive and defensive face-off strategies every time the whistle blows Take part in the excitement of this year's World Cup of Hockey event featuring teams from USA, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Russia, Czech Republic and Slovakia Play in authentic European and North American venues Use explosive speed to get to the open ice Enjoy extreme puck handling and turning control The intensity explodes off the ice with The Drill -- one net, one goalie and every man for himself Go online with Xbox Live for one-on-one and tournament games, online rankings and buddy lists