MLB The Show 22

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  • Summary: Diamond Dynasty is back. Play, collect, and build on your fantasy card collection and bring to life on the diamond*. Try the new Mini Seasons mode, where each season brings new challenges as you face off against a new set of competition. Create and use multiple Ballplayers, beyond your RoadDiamond Dynasty is back. Play, collect, and build on your fantasy card collection and bring to life on the diamond*. Try the new Mini Seasons mode, where each season brings new challenges as you face off against a new set of competition. Create and use multiple Ballplayers, beyond your Road to the Show personalized Baseball RPG experience, and customize your Ballplayers exactly how you want to aid in your progression. Face your friends with cross-platform play**. With cross progression, continue your progress and earn and use content on other console platforms. Stepping up to the plate for the first time? Tailor your experience with gameplay styles and two new difficulty settings to help you get the hang of the basics. Play March to October in your style, with updated mode tools to utilize custom uniforms, logos, and created stadiums. Live out your dream Baseball matchups with new Legends joining the diamond.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 46
  3. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. Attack of the Fanboy
    Apr 6, 2022
    90
    From the gorgeous visuals that transport you directly to the field, to the stellar controls, you won't find another sports game out there that will captivate you quite like this one. Feeling the roar of the crowd swelling up as you continue to rack up points, to the way that your players will express their emotions on the field, this is a sports title that other developers of the genre should take notes from.
  2. Atomix
    Apr 9, 2022
    82
    At the end of the day, MLB The Show 22 doesn´t bring much to the table in terms of innovation, but when it comes to gameplay and game modes, that's where it really shines. Fans of the franchise will find a lot to love over here, and newcomers won't have too much trouble learning the game thanks to all the amazing accesibility options. The newest entry in the beloved baseball franchise is basically more of the same, but better.
  3. GamesRadar+
    Apr 5, 2022
    80
    Still surprisingly swing-and-miss online, but for long-lasting and moreish solo play, NBA 2K22 is its only competitor in a two-horse championship duel.
  4. Launcher (The Washington Post)
    Apr 7, 2022
    80
    The Show remains the best baseball simulation out there … If, however, you already know, love and celebrate this game as an owner of “The Show 20” or “21," I can find no good reason you should feel compelled to purchase this year’s entry.
  5. Meristation
    Apr 28, 2022
    80
    MLB The Show 22 doesn´t need too much to become one of the best sports videogame every year, and maybe this is its biggest problem. Without any competition, this franchise is taking the risk of complacency. Despite of that, we are talking about an extremely solid game, one more season.
  6. Forbes
    Apr 6, 2022
    75
    MLB The Show 22 plays too strong of a game on the field and offers too much with Diamond Dynasty, March to October, franchise mode and a general cohesiveness to be a bad sports game. However, some of the missteps are impossible to ignore because of what other sports games offer, and because of what the Show series has offered in the past.
  7. New York Daily News
    Apr 19, 2022
    60
    Additionally, while improved trade logic was supposed to show up in this year’s game, I was still able to trade for Shohei Ohtani with just a handful of my second-tier players; trades remain a bit too easy to execute in this game (NBA 2K’s sliders are recommended as the fix here). And there are still no custom created draft classes, meaning your Franchise mode eventually winds up with a host of random players if you play it long enough. (I’d love to see historic draft classes in this game)...It all prevents an intriguing game from reaching its ultimate potential. MLB The Show 22 sets a new bar in one category, and every sports game can learn a lesson from it. And it’s fun enough. There’s just more potential to be unlocked, hopefully next year.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 38
  3. Negative: 22 out of 38
  1. ItsMeMrX
    Apr 5, 2022
    10
    This game is on my xbox game pass day one, and I downloaded it without any additional cost. Thank you
  2. jcasualmente
    Apr 14, 2022
    9
    MLB The Show 22 is enjoyable and its gameplay divinely effective and delicious. The additions to this 2022 version reinforce the simulationMLB The Show 22 is enjoyable and its gameplay divinely effective and delicious. The additions to this 2022 version reinforce the simulation aspect, without being too complicated for newbies. MLB The Show not only makes us play baseball on our console, but also makes the sport live, putting us in an incredible way in the world of pitching, running and home runs.… Expand
  4. Jt0429
    Apr 6, 2022
    8
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    There is some good changes to the AI in terms of Trades. Smart tweaks to the gameplay give you the ability to tune it to your liking.    Good-
    There is some good changes to the AI in terms of Trades. Smart tweaks to the gameplay give you the ability to tune it to your liking. Online co-op is pretty promising and has potential

    Bad-
    Graphics still are not that impressive. Sound effects are average. The RTTS still feels hollow and thin

    Thoughts-
    MLB The Show 22 is arguably the most notable leap the series has taken in recent memory. Perhaps a result of the influx of new blood from going multiplatform last year, it seems like Sony San Diego is really trying to make the most out of this era of the franchise’s history where more eyes are on them than ever before. Outside of a few small gripes I do have with the somewhat clunky career mode, a mediocre soundtrack, and awkward character expressions that can subtract from the fantasy at times, this is yet another damn fine baseball game from Sony San Diego that isn’t quite a home run, but still manages to fly deep enough into left field to put some more points on the board.    … Expand
  5. hcliffed
    Apr 6, 2022
    3
    Somehow, someway... the game has gotten worse. It's still not optimized for XBOX, works poorly on Switch, and the only version to buy is theSomehow, someway... the game has gotten worse. It's still not optimized for XBOX, works poorly on Switch, and the only version to buy is the PS4 version, unless you like to listen to godawful music while playing. The new "commentary" repeats itself far more often than the previous group, and it makes you miss Vasgersian almost immediately. Not that I liked DeRosa much, but Singleton is about as dry and boring as they come. No visual improvements whatsoever, and now the game is far too easy. It's time for a MASSIVE facelift. We actually LOST a game in RBI, which was steadily getting far better, to be monopolized with THIS!? Unacceptable.… Expand
  6. Goeebob
    Apr 18, 2022
    1
    The game is garbage. It’s nearly impossible to load into a game without the servers crashing. You can square up a ball perfectly and hit theThe game is garbage. It’s nearly impossible to load into a game without the servers crashing. You can square up a ball perfectly and hit the weakest ground ball ever. MLB the show more like MLB Groundout Simulator is a better title. The constant sever errors are just a head ache to deal with, why put co-op in the game if you can’t even play it. MLB the show is so out of touch with their own community that many people who have been the show fans since 2014 have stopped playing entirely because of how annoying and worse the game gets each year.… Expand
  7. dg80cruz
    Apr 10, 2022
    0
    i play only offline. garbage trash and more garbage. same exact game as five years ago with the same exact glitches, lack of depth, and eveni play only offline. garbage trash and more garbage. same exact game as five years ago with the same exact glitches, lack of depth, and even worse commentary with the new crew as they say literally the exact same things EVERY SINGLE GAME. the usual lazy bull we’ve come to expect over the last half decade. sim stats are way off, making franchise and road to the show incredibly frustrating with how unrealistic half the stats are for players. just an awful experience and once again we see why SDS starts pandering for pre-orders before they’ve shown a single detail of their recycled nonsense.… Expand
  8. Differenzo
    Apr 8, 2022
    0
    Same game as last year like almost all other sports games since 2015.Save your money on ps5.If you have xbox with game pass its free.HopefullySame game as last year like almost all other sports games since 2015.Save your money on ps5.If you have xbox with game pass its free.Hopefully devs will start to think new when nobody is buying their ,5 games anymore.… Expand

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