"The battle for hockey supremacy has never been any hotter than in 2006. Two solid hockey games were released for the Xbox 360 (as well as the older consoles and handhelds) this year and, with the PlayStation 3 just around the corner, it's probably fair to say that we haven't seen the end of quality hockey in 2006. Today, we got a chance to see and play one of those new PS3 puck games for the first time: NHL 2K7.

As has been the case with previous next-generation 2K Sports games, NHL 2K7 isn't skimping at all when it comes to content. Everything that's playable in the Xbox 360 version of the game will be found in the PS3 game as well, including a full franchise and online modes. Those who cry foul that NHL 2K7 is merely a straight port, however, haven't played the game. The developers behind NHL 2K7 have made a couple of important additions to the game's controls that help keep things fresh, and both center around the so-called Sixaxis controller.

First of all, checking can now be performed by jutting the controller forward when in the vicinity of an opposing player. The kind of hit you put on your opponent is dependent on the positioning of both players and, thankfully, it doesn't replace the tried-and-true checking controls. Whether it was due to the implementation or the fact that we needed some more practice with it, the tilt-control checking never really got under our fingers; as a result, we found ourselves resorting to more tried-and-true defensive methods such as screening the goalie and intercepting passes in order to keep ourselves in the game."

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