If my article about playing Slapshot at PAX wasn't enough to convince you that it's a very good game, then I'll say a quick word about the single player modes. The Peewee to Pro mode starts you off in peewee hockey as you take your created character moves through his hockey career. You earn experience in 3 categories, which are offense, defense, and athleticism. In peewee mode, you put all of these points into the basic skills of offense, defense, and athleticism. However, as you move up the ranks in your career, more options in these categories are available for using your experience points in.
You can also earn "boosts" by achieving various statistical goals, such as 3 assists in a period, or a plus/minus of +60 over a season. These boosts provide bonuses to your skills (and in some cases take points away from one skill while giving big boosts to other skills).This adds a nice strategy element to the game, as you can supplement use of experience points with boosts to create your style of player.
The season mode is a typical season mode, and is fun as expected.
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