HIGH The courses, player animations, and commentary are all stunning.
LOW The analog swing stick mechanic is laggy and imprecise.
WTF The create-a-player suite would have to strive just to achieve “basic.”
Author: Brad Bortone
WWE 2K23 Review
HIGH Wrestling controls haven’t felt this tight since Nintendo 64.
LOW Matches with more than four wrestlers can get chaotic.
WTF Wrestling will never lose collision detection glitches near the ropes, will it?
PGA Tour 2K23 Review
HIGH The refined three-click-and-stick swing controls are wonderful.
LOW The graphics are fairly flat, even on new hardware.
WTF Are we the only residents of “Golf Island?”
FIFA 23 Review
HIGH Defensive controls are an unexpected highlight.
LOW Offensive controls are alarmingly familiar.
WTF The coaches in Career Mode are impossible to impress.
NHL 23 Review
HIGH The visuals finally feel worthy of new console horsepower…
LOW …until the replays are seen up close.
WTF SNES hockey strategy shouldn’t work in 2022.
NBA 2K23 Review
HIGH The on-court gameplay is nearly flawless
LOW The grinding is nearly endless
WTF Fake social media stardom is just exhausting
Madden NFL 23 Review
HIGH FieldSense passing is a precision QB’s dream.
LOW Learning the advanced controls is beyond difficult.
WTF The graphical glitches are simply unforgivable in 2022.
PREVIEW: Madden NFL 23 Closed Beta
The friendly folks at EA Sports were kind enough to invite GameCritics to a closed beta of the hotly anticipated Madden NFL 23. Obviously, I jumped at the chance to spend a few hours with it, as this latest Madden is expected to represent actual forward progress into the current generation of consoles, and not just a cross-generation juke step.
NHL 22 Review
A Sign Of Silliness To Come?
HIGH Next-gen polish brings new life to a tried-and-true formula.
LOW X-Factors feel meaningless in the heat of gameplay.
WTF The single-Be a Pro mode has become a complete afterthought
NBA 2K22 Review
Welcome To The Next level
HIGH The on-court presentation is stunning
LOW MyCareer mode is boring. The City is an interminable grind.
WTF Slowdown, clipping and crashing? On the Series X?
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