My 6 year old son is outgrowing his gameboy and for Christmas wants one of the new hockey games (either NHL2k8 or NHL2008) and a system.
I used to play the old EA NHL series on Sega Genesis and Playstation but haven't really even looked at a console game in probably 10 years so I dont have a clue what to get him.
His main interest will be sports and car racing games (thank godness) and none of the shoot-em up type games. It looks like I can get him a PS2 with NHL2K8 for under $200. Going with one of the other systems would be at least twice the price. I don't have a problem paying the extra money if it will make a huge difference but with the way things evolve am I further ahead just getting him a PS2 now and buying him the latest machine in 3 or 4 years when he is a little older?
Also, any idea if NHL2K8 is as good or better than NHL2008 from EA Sports. I can find plenty of comparisions with the new generation machines but little talk or screenshots about the PS2 versions.
thanks for any feedback.