It's still a really great hockey game in its own right, though. EA's answer to ESPN is NHL 2004, and, in a few fundamental ways, the game actually does manage to beat out the opposition, though ultimately it falls a bit short of being the best overall package. ESPN NHL Hockey is the latest in Sega's series, and, for all intents and purposes, it is simply one of the best hockey games ever designed. This year, both companies have clearly worked hard at improving their respective games, each trying to get an edge over the other. EA's long-running NHL franchise has always been successful, but last year, Sega finally brought out an NHL title worthy of competing with EA's in NHL 2K3. One of the main causes for this increase in quality hockey titles is competition-or a sudden appearance thereof. Developers have been upping the ante on their hockey titles far more substantially in the last few years and are really working hard to make their NHL titles better so they can compete with the NFL, NBA, and MLB offerings.

These days, if you're a fan of the sport of hockey and video games, you're living the good life.

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