
Nhl 2004 rebuilt dynasty upgrade#
This adds an interesting level of strategy to the Dynasty Mode, because, with 10 stats to choose from, which stats you upgrade first will have a major impact on the strengths and weaknesses of your franchise. The more levels you upgrade your scouts, the more ratings you'll see come draft day.Įach stat affects morale, attendance, or player attributes. With no upgrades to your Scouting stat, you won't be able to view a single draftee ranking, meaning your yearly draft will be done blindly. A good Marketing stat will increase attendance and better Team Travel will benefit morale (which we'll explain in a moment).

After all, better medical facilities and staff make it easier to heal a player. Your Medical stat affects how quickly players come back from injury. The choices you make in upgrades (which last throughout the life of your Dynasty) will sometimes greatly affect your team. Each item has ten upgradeable levels and each upgrade has a specific effect on your team, which is noted on the Upgrade screen. Upgrades range from scouting to medical to coaching and include facility upgrades for the locker room, team travel, and gym (among others).
Upgrades For every 100 experience points you earn, you can purchase one upgrade for your team. Ah, but if that's all EXP was good for, this wouldn't be any kind of "groundbreaking" franchise mode. Experience points are used to trick out your GM office with new wallpaper, furniture, posters, and numerous other accoutrements - The best clearly being the large stuffed bear you can situate in the corner of the office. The experience you earn isn't just for achieving Hall of Fame status. To do this, you'll need to earn oodles of experience points by maintaining good attendance, maximizing your team's profit margin, and (of course) winning. Your goal in your 20-year single-team career is to be a good enough General Manager to be inducted into the GM Hall of Fame. The first General Manager RPG Where the new Madden allows gamers to play as the owner of a team, NHL's Dynasty Mode focuses on the life of a GM. Look out Madden, this one just may give you a run for your money. NHL 2004's Dynasty Mode is a unique, innovative, and impressive step towards the future of sports gaming. That changed at Camp EA, where beans were spilled.

The gameplay changes and presentation upgrades certainly wowed us, but EA refused to give up any details on the fully revamped Dynasty Mode.
Nhl 2004 rebuilt dynasty full#
We saw EA's NHL 2004 just a few weeks ago and gave you the full skinny on the gameplay with our detailed hands-on impressions.
