Here’s another CPU-vs-CPU gameplay video, this time at the Winter Classic. I tried changing the sliders up a little:

- Acceleration was turned up… players move quicker as soon as they get the puck
- Speed burst effect is up, but length and recovery are way down… this results in short bursts of speed and it takes a long time for players to recharge (”catch their breath”) before they can go all-out again; this appears to give players an extra step sometimes, while a tired defender is not recharged enough to speed burst to catch up, for better or worse
- Creativity and hitting were turned up a bit

You can see the benefits and some side effects of changing these sliders. Enjoy!

NHL 2K10 Gameplay Video (CPU vs CPU)

Hope you enjoyed the teaser video, because here’s almost 2 full periods of CPU-vs-CPU gameplay footage. I tweaked the All-Star sliders as follows:

- Lower acceleration
- Slightly longer speed burst length & recovery
- Hitting frequency and effectiveness way down
- Shot tendency up a little, pass tendency down
- Lower shot and pass accuracy, and a few other tweaks
- All presentation elements (puck shadow, puck carrier info, etc) off

It looked pretty decent so I went ahead and recorded. These settings could still use some work, but this should give you a rough idea of the AI and “flow” of NHL 2K10 with just a little slider adjustment.

NHL 2K10 Gameplay Video (CPU vs CPU)

While running some NHL 2K10 CPU-vs-CPU games in the background as I tested my video capture setup, I happened to see this little nugget recorded. It’s only a minute or so long, but shows off the AI on a last-minute power play attack before the end of the period. It’s not much, but I just thought it was a cool looking sequence and figured I’d post the footage for you.

NHL 2K10 Gameplay Video (CPU vs CPU Powerplay Teaser)