Tag: sports gaming

NHL 18 Review

Slick On The Ice, But Stuck In A Rut

HIGH  Franchise mode remains the primary reason to hit the ice

LOW  Be a Pro is awkward, paling in comparison to career modes from other EA titles

WTF  Did videogame hockey really peak in 1994?


The Golf Club 2 Review

A Diamond In Some Deep Rough

HIGH A limitless amount of user-generated content, a very reasonable price point.

LOW Extremely steep learning curve for those accustomed to EA’s golf titles.

WTF Unforgivable graphical stutter on backswings that turns drives into crashes.


FIFA 17 Review

The Empire Has Fallen

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HIGH The Journey is the story mode this series has needed for years.

LOW Realizing that PES is starting to pull ahead in the race for soccer supremacy.

WTF Overdone player animations decrease response time (and increase how often I threw things at my cat.)


NBA 2K17 Review

Jordans, Jordans everywhere …

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HIGH:  MyCareer is now 100% Spike Lee-free, and MUCH better for it…

LOW: …Although that’s not to say it doesn’t get silly at times.

WTF: Purple-faced created players that appear due to poor rendering.


Madden NFL 17 Review

A Modest Two-Yard Gain

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HIGH:  Finally, a kicking system that isn’t always a sure thing.

LOW: Ultimate Team seems to be a bigger cash-grab than before.

WTF: Two hours in and still in training mode?