<s>
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
has	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
highlighted	O
by	O
the	O
brand	O
new	O
NHL	O
Threes	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
mimics	O
NHL	O
overtime	O
rules	O
with	O
3-on-3	O
hockey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
Defensive	O
Skill	O
Stick	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
more	O
freedom	O
in	O
how	O
they	O
play	O
defense	O
by	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
manually	O
target	O
their	O
stick	O
to	O
poke	O
check	O
the	O
puck	O
away	O
from	O
opponents	O
or	O
block	O
passes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
further	O
promote	O
3-on-3	O
gameplay	O
,	O
EASHL	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
's	O
online	O
competitive	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
now	O
features	O
a	O
native	O
3-on-3	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
NHL	B-Application
2005	I-Application
,	O
Canada	O
and	O
Germany	O
are	O
given	O
fully	O
licensed	O
IIHF	O
jerseys	O
,	O
with	O
Canada	O
being	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Hockey	O
Canada	O
as	O
it	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
training	O
camp	O
sponsored	O
by	O
said	O
governing	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
update	O
brought	O
the	O
Spengler	O
Cup	O
into	O
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
also	O
revamped	O
their	O
ratings	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
bringing	O
more	O
parity	O
between	O
players	O
of	O
different	O
skill	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
Training	O
Camp	O
mode	O
,	O
sponsored	O
by	O
Hockey	O
Canada	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
rules	O
of	O
hockey	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
video	O
tutorials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Training	O
Camp	O
videos	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
website	O
,	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
7/10	O
review	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
still	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
love	O
about	O
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
,	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
core	O
on-ice	O
experience	O
has	O
only	O
seen	O
minor	O
tweaks	O
...	O
New	O
players	O
are	O
sure	O
to	O
feel	O
welcome	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
any	O
series	O
veterans	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
still	O
has	O
some	O
room	O
to	O
improve.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Game	O
Network	O
gave	O
it	O
75%	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Not	O
all	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
18	I-Application
's	O
additions	O
are	O
equally	O
successful	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
expanded	O
depth	O
of	O
Franchise	O
Mode	O
overshadowing	O
the	O
flashy	O
but	O
unrewarding	O
NHL	O
Threes	O
.	O
</s>
