<s>
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
featuring	O
Philadelphia	O
Flyers	O
forward	O
Claude	O
Giroux	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
–	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
exclusive	O
"	O
Stanley	O
Cup	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
"	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
actual	O
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
GamesIndustry.biz	O
reported	O
that	O
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
had	O
posted	O
the	O
best	O
first	O
week	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giroux	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
Philadelphia	O
Flyer	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
an	O
EA	O
Sports	O
NHL	O
video	O
game	O
cover	O
since	O
Eric	O
Lindros	O
in	O
NHL	B-Device
99	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Philadelphia	O
Flyer	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
any	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
video	O
game	O
cover	O
since	O
Jeremy	O
Roenick	O
on	O
ESPN	B-Application
NHL	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
modes	O
and	O
features	O
from	O
NHL	B-Application
12	I-Application
remain	O
in	O
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
Sports	O
Hockey	O
IQ	O
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
:	O
Makes	O
CPU-controlled	O
players	O
and	O
teammates	O
smarter	O
by	O
reacting	O
to	O
everything	O
on	O
the	O
ice	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
what	O
they	O
see	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Hockey	O
IQ	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
over	O
five	O
times	O
as	O
many	O
strategy	O
options	O
in	O
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
NHL	O
series	O
to	O
replicate	O
the	O
real-life	O
plays	O
in	O
the	O
National	O
Hockey	O
League	O
(	O
NHL	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
now	O
develop	O
their	O
own	O
plays	O
and	O
implement	O
them	O
for	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
AI	I-Application
in	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Dean	O
Richards	O
,	O
general	O
manager	O
of	O
the	O
NHL	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
spent	O
more	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
development	O
in	O
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
than	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
three	O
years	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	O
Performance	O
Skating	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
skating	O
engine	O
based	O
on	O
physics	O
,	O
makes	O
the	O
player	O
skating	O
more	O
dynamic	O
and	O
realistic	O
with	O
over	O
1,000	O
new	O
animations	O
created	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
rating	O
system	O
:	O
In	O
NHL	B-Application
12	I-Application
,	O
each	O
player	O
's	O
overall	O
rating	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
player	O
's	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
team	O
(	O
playmaker	O
,	O
enforcer	O
,	O
defensive	O
defenceman	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
overall	O
rating	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
player	O
's	O
skill	O
in	O
their	O
position	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
NHL	B-Application
12	I-Application
,	O
George	O
Parros	O
(	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
playing	O
for	O
the	O
Anaheim	O
Ducks	O
)	O
was	O
rated	O
81	O
overall	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
99	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
an	O
enforcer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
,	O
Parros	O
 '	O
overall	O
rating	O
has	O
been	O
lowered	O
down	O
to	O
69	O
as	O
determined	O
by	O
his	O
skill	O
as	O
a	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
what	O
's	O
happening	O
in	O
their	O
league	O
with	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
new	O
GM	O
Brain	O
:	O
Revamped	O
Trade	O
logic	O
between	O
AI	B-Application
GMs	O
and	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
the	O
right	O
stick	O
is	O
now	O
used	O
to	O
anticipate	B-General_Concept
a	O
save	O
instead	O
of	O
actually	O
attempting	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
save	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
leagues	O
in	O
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
do	O
not	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
national	O
teams	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
includes	O
three	O
HUT	O
Item	O
Packs	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
earn	O
and	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
by	O
winning	O
the	O
demo	O
moment	O
in	O
NHL	O
Moments	O
Live	O
;	O
another	O
one	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
HUT	O
mode	O
by	O
defeating	O
Team	O
USA	O
and	O
winning	O
the	O
playoff	O
tournament	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
one	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
inviting	O
a	O
friend	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
features	O
songs	O
from	O
various	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
Shinedown	O
,	O
Classified	O
,	O
Anti-Flag	O
,	O
The	O
Offspring	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Hives	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
,	O
like	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
season	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
playoffs	O
,	O
practice	O
,	O
GM	O
Connected	O
,	O
Be	O
a	O
Pro	O
,	O
Hockey	O
Ultimate	O
Team	O
,	O
NHL	O
Moments	O
Live	O
,	O
and	O
EASports	O
Hockey	O
League	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
playing	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
may	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
access	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
13	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
