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- Shenmue II
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Thinking back, I reckon it was either NHL '93 or the first EA NHL game that I acquired with the borrowed Megadrive. I remember buying NHL '94 for the SNES and being mightily disappointed with it on account of how jerky it was compared to the earlier Megadrive version that I had previously played. So if you thought the Genesis/MD version of '94 was clunky, I implore you, never try the SNES one!lol icing is when the puck crosses 3 lines or so and reaches the opponent's endline (the red line, without getting touched), then gets touched by a non-goalie (if the goalie touches it, icing is waived off), which results in a face-off in your zone.
It is to deter constant dumping of the puck, in order to drain clock and keep your opponent from being in your zone.
I can't quite define it well, but I can recognise it no problem :)
On a slight side note, I still don't know why people love '94 so much; it is SLOW, clunky and literally every 16-bit NHL game that came after it, is SIGNIFICANTLY-better in every facet.
One of the many mysteries of 16-bit gaming (why it's beloved when it sucks compared to the games that came after).
And many thanks for explaining what icing is: I do get it now! (One of those things that seems almost mystifyingly esoteric, like offside in football or something, until someone properly explains it to you - cheers! )