EA has released a brand new trailer for NHL 22, offering a lengthy look at some of the new gameplay features fans can expect.
This October, we’ll be heading back to the ice with NHL 22, but before then, you can get a good look at the gameplay in action and how it’s improved from last year’s entry:
Superstar X-Factors – The NHL 22 Official Gameplay Trailer showcases the X-Factor abilities, both what they do and how they influence the game. This unique ability system elevates the most elite players in the league making their presence on ice more influential than ever.To view and learn more about all of the Superstar X-Factor abilities in NHL 22, you can visit the website here.
Frostbite Engine – Frostbite has visually upgraded the entire on-ice experience by improving the fidelity of environments, player details and lighting effects across the board. The Frostbite engine is allowing the development team to make EA SPORTS NHL 22 the first true next-generation hockey experience.
Featured Gameplay Improvements Including:
Augmented Reality Broadcast: All new augmented reality-like visual design seamlessly integrates game stats directly into the action through overlays on environment surfaces.
Player Facial Expressions: players are more lifelike than ever with detailed eye movement and tracking and facial expressions that react to the changing environment and events around them.
Stick Physics: new physically-true stick interactions mean more realistic movement along the boards without sticks poking through geometry, more accurate penalty calls from stick-on-body contact and battles for the puck that are fair and based on skill.
Skill Moves & Environments: new moves and environments will shine with amazing detail thanks to Frostbite.
NHL 22 hits PlayStation 4|5 and Xbox consoles on October 15, 2021.
