Next Shift: Hockey Rivalry

Next Shift puts you on the ice as a centre, in first person. Skate with your left thumb and handle the stick with your right: pull back, then flick at a corner to shoot. Win faceoffs, call for the puck, one-time a pass, finish your checks, and get off the ice before your legs are gone. The coach yells when your shift runs long, your linemates call "Man on!", and the arena announcer reads out the three stars when the horn goes. Every goal comes back as a replay from the broadcast angle. DROP THE GLOVES Fight mode is a two-minute bout through your own eyes, with one fist under each thumb: flick to jab, hold to block, wind up for a haymaker, lean to slip a punch. Put them on the ice three times, or be ahead at the horn. Fight the computer, a friend in the same room, or anyone online, and build a record. And in a game, land a big hit and the player you hit may want to go. BUILD YOUR PLAYER…