 However, this time he concluded that while "NHL Faceoff '97" would be more appealing to strategy-oriented gamers, most would prefer "NHL '97".Rich Leadbetter of "Sega Saturn Magazine", contrarily, stated that "although the EA effort is probably superior in terms of presentation and optionary, I have to say that I prefer the Virgin title (ever-so-slightly) when it comes down to graphics and gameplay.And in the final analysis, that's what's more important."