MLB The Show 22

Critic reviews

• WorthPlaying

  Redmond Carolipio · May 30, 2022

  7.8

  MLB The Show 22 is still among the highest forms of video game baseball available … right along with the game that came before it. It still plays exquisitely, and it's still definitely worth your time if you've never really experienced the series before. For veterans, however, this could be the moment where the game just feels … sort of "there," and the only big difference you'll notice is that this year's cover guy probably should have been last year's cover guy.

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• GamesCreed

  Junior Onunkwo · Apr 21, 2022

  6.8

  Ultimately, MLB The Show 22 delivers almost everything you could want in a baseball game. San Diego Studio has done a fantastic job giving us one of the most authentic experiences you could endure in a sports title, especially regarding current generation gaming.

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• PS Lifestyle

  Blake Grundman · Apr 19, 2022

  7.0

  This release feels devoid of any marque justification for purchase, aside from continued refinement on existing mechanics. It’s really hard to shake the feeling that this was supposed to be a grand slam and ended up being a dribbler off the end of the bat.

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• Game Skinny

  Joseph Rowe · Apr 19, 2022

  8.0

  Ultimately, MLB The Show 22 is a powerhouse like most entries in the series, but it falls victim to the sports-game pitfall of yearly editions: it just doesn't add enough new features. Most long-time fans may not mind that, though ff you're looking for an upgrade, this is just another season, albeit a good one.

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• Sirus Gaming

  Adrian Morales · Apr 19, 2022

  7.5

  MLB The Show 22 is one of the best baseball games on the market, if not the only one players should consider. However, as the MLB The Show series has cracked the code for crafting a baseball game that looks authentic and plays fantastically, development studio Sony San Diego may have painted themselves into a corner.

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• Gaming Trend

  Rob Berg · Apr 18, 2022

  7.0

  Despite these new changes there are old facets of MLB The Show that are still glaringly obvious that have not been changed, that effectively Sony San Diego slapped a new sticker on the box that says 22 this year. The two major hang ups are the lack of graphics being updated, and the lack of improvement on using a new engine for the game. Graphics are one of the most glaring changes that the game needs to make if it aims to have any sort of longevity going forward.

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