Tag Archives: Sports

Wild Card Football review

Testing Positive for Magic the Gathering Influences During the late 1990s, franchises like Madden, NFL Gameday, and NFL Quarterback Club were in an impassioned rivalry to become the reigning football simulation. While this struggle for ...

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Tour de France 2023 review

Cyanide’s latest entry continues to nail the simulation of energy management but falters to improve many of the franchise’s lingering blemishes. As a kid, I’d routinely watch a group of older acquaintances tackle the 1500-meter ...

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Super Mega Baseball 4 review

Major league ambitions are undermined by minor league performance.  After three seasons in the indie leagues, Super Mega Baseball 4 is now in the majors, following the acquisition of Metalhead Studio by Electronic Arts two ...

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EA Sports PGA Tour review

The champion returns, making an uneasy early showing.  From 1998 to 2013, Electronic Arts’ Tiger Woods series was the reigning champion of golf. Much of the franchise’s success was rooted in its sense of authenticity. ...

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Hyper Gunsport review

A future sport that doesn’t involve revolve around bloodshed?   Adding guns to volleyball seems like a dubious idea. But in Hyper Gunsport’s semi-utopian future, firearms prove to be an ingenious addition to the sport. ...

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Soccer Story review

Arcade-style, five-on-five soccer matches coupled with light role-playing while off the pitch seems like a foolproof concept. Much like 2017’s Golf Story, Soccer Story complements its recreation of sport with a robust role-playing component. Unfortunately, ...

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Cursed to Golf review

Deck management is just as important as a powerful drive in Cursed to Golf. The creativity and pixel art are pleasing but the execution spends a bit too much time in the rough. From a ...

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Big Bang Pro Wrestling review

Twenty-two years after its original release, Big Bang Pro Wrestling gets a Switch port. The emulation is expectedly fantastic, and the game has a remarkable heritage. But after all these years, ring rust is an ...

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Teeing Off with GolfTopia (Early Access)

First-rate simulations require little understanding of their source material. Take 1989’s SimCity, which tasked players with zoning residential, industrial, and commercial districts, as well as building streets, parks, and public service buildings. Even if you ...

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Super Mega Baseball 3 review

If you can get past the cartoonish looks and lack of licensing Super Mega Baseball 3‘s on-field performance means it’s a clincher on every platform, save for PlayStation 4.  Once a PlayStation exclusive, MLB: The ...

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