Think you know NHL Hitz? Think again.

NHL Hitz Pro unleashes an exclusive, proprietary blend of NHL Authenticity and adrenaline-style gameplay with real 5-on-5 NHL hockey featuring; big hits, rocket goals and ferocious ONLINE gameplay.

NHL Hitz has been reinvented, without leaving behind the edginess that has made Midway Sports the leader and only year-on-year successful publisher of extreme-style league licensed sports videogames. NHL Hitz Pro will showcase authentic 5-on-5 gameplay with realistic rules, features and online play, while still providing its proprietary blend of lightning-fast adrenaline-style hockey action.

Features:

* New Online Play – Head-to-head gameplay, online player rankings and tournaments for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system.
* New 5-on-5 Gameplay – Just the way hockey is played in the NHL, 5-on-5. Every team, every player and every position.
* New "Slider" Capabilities - Dial-in the exact level of gameplay intensity desired with the ability to change the rules of the game, the speed of the players on the ice while even the frequency of checks and fights can be increased or decreased in the game set-up menu.
* Full NHL Penalties and Violations – From offsides and two-line passing to holding and cross-checking, all NHL penalties will be enforced in NHL Hitz Pro.
* 23-Man Player Rosters –100% legitimate NHL rosters as of July 21, 2003. All players are available and all authentic team lines are ready to score on goal.
* Real Stadiums – NHL arenas are accurately diagrammed in NHL Hitz Pro.
* Real Offensive and Defensive Team Formations – Every team's offensive and defensive scheme in NHL Hitz Pro is in precise correlation with the actual team in the NHL.
* Player Fatigue System – Just as in a real hockey game, as players dish out the checks, or as the player gets checked to the ice, the more tired they become.
* "On-the-Fly" Line Changes – See your line becoming tired or spot a mismatch in the defensive team and switch up your line "on-the-fly" to have the freshest players on the ice.
* Legitimate Stick Handling – Just like the real players in the NHL, glide and move the puck back and forth like a yo-yo near the net, through the use of the right analog stick. NHL Hitz Pro offers the most realistic stick and puck handling on any hockey game to date.
* Realistic Crowd Reactions – For the first time, a sports videogame will accurately recreate a realistic crowd and player emotion based on the flow of the game. You might get a "ho-hum" reaction from the crowd and your teammates by scoring a goal to go up 8-0 against your opponent, but the crowd will flip out and your teammates will rush you when you score the game-winning goal in overtime.
* New Color Commentary – Midway is adding a second commentator to the booth, and he'll give you his take on the game as well as the lowdown on some of your favorite NHL players.
* Upgraded Franchise Mode – GM Mode option lets you build a Dynasty and manage every aspect of your team. Draft and trade players at your whim. Choose the offensive strategy and plot the perfect defensive scheme to prevent other teams from abusing your squad. After you create the perfect strategy, now determine who starts, and who gets left behind on the bench.
* Re-tooled Hockey School Mode – NHL Hitz Pro features a restructured Hockey School where the game player is taught and the skills tested. Your instructor will introduce a young NHL All-Star to tell you a little more about what is important in hockey, as well as provide an NHL Hitz Pro game tip.
* Score from Anywhere on the Ice – NHL Hitz Pro now has multiple new ways to score, new context-sensitive plays like wraparounds, deflections and flip shots from behind the net.
* Multiplayer Tournament Mode – Set up tournaments with up to 16 teams.
* Advanced Options – With different tunable settings and sliders, you can completely customize your gaming experience, from glass brittleness right down to puck friction.
* Enhanced Fantasy Draft – Choose your favorite team and begin your NHL season from the absolute beginning where all players become free game and are eligible for the draft. Feel like an NHL owner and all the pressures that come when trying to construct a team from scratch.
* Improved AI – Smarter players, realistic offensive and defensive behavior. NHL Hitz Pro delivers such realistic AI, you'll think you're playing one of your friends.
* Improved Goalie Animations – NHL Hitz Pro has gone to great lengths to ensure the best and most realistic goalie animations in the history of the franchise.. From stick saves, to stoning a knee-buckling 5-hole shot, if a goalie can make the impossible save in the NHL, he can make it in NHL Hitz Pro.
* Improved Goalie Logic and Behavior – From slapping the ice with five seconds left in a power play, to sprinting to the bench with one minute left in the game to give your team the one-man advantage. Goalies in NHL Hitz Pro behave and react like the real thing in the NHL.
* Officially Licensed Equipment – Through Franchise Mode, users will be able to gain equipment to better suit their players. There will be five levels of equipment, including many of the biggest brands in hockey: The Hockey Company, Bauer Hockey, Itech and Easton.
* New Motion Capture Animations – From new checks, slap shots and goalie animations, NHL Hitz Pro improves on more than 1,500 motion-captured animations in the game.