NHL

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NHL is a single player sport game. It received neutral reviews from players.

NHL is a single-player sports game that aims to be "Your Home for Hockey," offering an immersive hockey experience. However, the gameplay is hindered by numerous bugs, excessive advertisements, and missing optimization, which impact overall enjoyment. Fans of hockey may find the concept appealing but might struggle with its technical issues.

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Sport

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 10,000 reviews

humor3 positive mentions

monetization284 negative mentions

The app provides quick access to scores, stats, and news for favorite teams.
Users appreciate the ability to listen to live radio broadcasts of games.
The app allows for easy tracking of game highlights and player statistics.

The latest update has made the app difficult to navigate and less user-friendly.
Many users experience constant buffering and streaming issues, especially when using Chromecast.
Blackout restrictions prevent users from watching local games, leading to frustration and dissatisfaction.

monetization
291 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of the app has drawn significant criticism from users, who express frustration over the overwhelming presence of ads, including long, unskippable advertisements before video highlights, despite paying for a premium subscription. Many users feel that the excessive advertising detracts from the overall experience, making navigation difficult and often rendering the app unusable. The integration of gambling ads has also raised concerns, particularly regarding its appropriateness for a sports app used by younger audiences.
- “And there are no ads, which is great.”
- “Great app, latest scores, no ads.”
- “Plus no ads.”
- “Very disappointing, after paying over $200 for premium NHL service there are still ads at the beginning of every video.”
- “You'd think paying over $200 for this service you'd be able to at least watch highlights without the same ad playing every single video... the ads themselves are longer than some of the highlights... a huge money grab.”
- “I pay for a full season and they still shove ads down my throat before the game loads.”
stability
192 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The stability of the app is widely criticized, with users reporting frequent crashes, constant freezing, and numerous glitches that severely hinder functionality. Many have experienced issues with video playback, particularly during commercial breaks, and the app's performance varies significantly across devices, often rendering it nearly unusable. Overall, the app appears to have regressed in stability following recent updates, leading to a frustrating user experience.
- “It works and isn't buggy.”
- “This is the most functional and bug-free year yet, in my opinion.”
- “The NHL app used to be excellent, simple, effective, clean, and not buggy.”
- “It's buggy, crashes constantly, notifications don't work.”
- “The app is buggy, fast forward errors out all the time, and you need fast forward a lot because they don't have commercials but they don't edit out the commercial break!”
- “Every time a game goes to commercial now the app freezes with a spinning blue circle... sounds like an update issue... please fix.”
optimization
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The optimization of the app is widely criticized, with users reporting consistent issues such as stuttering, buffering, and lag, particularly when using Chromecast. Many express frustration over the app's performance, stating it detracts significantly from their viewing experience, despite the content being enjoyable. While some users note slight improvements over time, the overall sentiment indicates that substantial optimization work is still needed.
- “The app and content are great, but the performance is awful.”
- “Needs lots of work and optimization.”
- “Video performance seems to be improving.”
- “Video performance is inconsistent.”
- “Constantly stuttering and loading during live streaming.”
- “Well good for you, this app will make your game viewing experience miserable with all the playback stuttering, if it will load the game at all (but it will play you plenty of commercials no problem).”
story
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express frustration with the story navigation and accessibility, noting issues such as difficulty in finding specific stories, scrolling through multiple top stories, and problems with notifications not linking directly to the intended articles. Despite these challenges, some appreciate the speed of the platform and the introduction of a story-like feature. Overall, the experience is marred by technical glitches and cumbersome navigation.
- “Now everything is so much quicker and the story-like feature is awesome.”
- “Tap the notification and you'll be brought to the full story, right?”
- “Sometimes difficult to find lead story that triggers the notification.”
- “When you go to the latest news and hit a story, you have to scroll through all the top stories again to the bottom to read that one story you chose.”
- “Notifications never take me to the story I click to read.”
- “The only thing I don't like is how when I click on a story notification, it doesn't take me to that story sometimes.”
graphics
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics have received mixed reviews, with some users finding the aesthetic changes unpleasant and feeling that the update sacrifices important information for visual appeal. Many express frustration over technical issues, such as freezing and missing features like stadium shots and commercials, indicating that the overall graphical experience needs significant improvement. While some appreciate certain aspects, like closed captions, the consensus is that the graphics require further refinement to meet user expectations.
- “Great aesthetics too.”
- “The graphics are good in case you can't hear.”
- “The latest update is yet another overhaul with new graphics and everything in a different place.”
- “Changed my 5 star to 1 since the 'upgrade' sacrifices info for graphics.”
- “The graphics have decreased by the second; please fix it.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and frustrating, particularly when navigating through previous games, scores, schedules, and stats, which requires multiple selections instead of a more streamlined scrolling option. This has been perceived as a significant step backward compared to the previous year's interface.
- “Trying to look at previous games is tedious and takes multiple selections rather than being able to scroll through.”
- “Checking scores, schedules, stats, etc. is tedious and a major step backwards from the previous year.”
- “The current SAP views are tedious and frustrating to navigate.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is characterized by its absurdity and irony, with players finding amusement in the seemingly pointless features, such as hiding scores during replays and the disconnect between notifications and actual news content. This blend of nostalgia and frustration adds a layer of comedic value to the overall experience.
- “Need a work still hiding scores if you're about to watch a replay is hilariously useless.”
- “It's funny what we remember from 48 years ago.”
- “To make matters hilariously worse, I've manually browsed to the news tab before and never once found an article that seemed to correspond to whatever the notification was probably talking about.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express a desire for engaging music content during commercial breaks, highlighting the frustration of silence during viewing parties. The mention of various musical references suggests a diverse appreciation for different genres and artists, indicating that music plays a significant role in enhancing their entertainment experience.
- “Please give us content during the commercial break, music or something... so annoying having a viewing party and it goes dead silent in the TV.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is characterized by a sense of frustration and annoyance, as players express a desire for less interference or disruption in their experience. This sentiment suggests that the game may evoke strong reactions, highlighting the impact of player agency on emotional engagement.
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players appreciate the gameplay for its significant updates and engaging highlight reels, which enhance the overall experience.
- “Great gameplay updates and highlight reels!”