NHL 2004: Российская Хоккейная Лига

NHL 2004: Российская Хоккейная Лига is a build based on the official game, converted for the Russian championship. It features the Premier League with top division clubs, licensed teams, arenas, full rosters and statistics of hockey players - including their photographs. For fans of the early 2000s, this was a chance to play for their home team in the usual format. The source code itself is also remarkable: compared to the previous part, the developers moved away from arcade style towards simulation. The game has become slower and tighter, fighting for the puck on the boards has become a separate skill, and goals are now scored after intelligent combinations, rather than after a blind shot. Goalkeepers act more prudently, and this significantly changes the results of matches. Career and Dynasty allows you to guide a club through seasons, understanding the roster, injuries and mood of players. In addition to championships, there are friendly matches and tournaments, and the controls become addictive after the first minutes: you have to get used to the new pace and unlearn old patterns. We should also praise the work with the presentation: screensavers, music and comments are made in such a way as to create the feeling of a real match. In addition to the championship, there are cups and friendlies, as well as the opportunity to play for the national team. For domestic hockey at that time, such an assembly was a rare success, and it took a long time to reinstall it from disk to disk. Such modifications lived for a long time precisely because of the attention to detail. For those who miss Russian hockey from that era, this build is a pleasant memory in playable form.