MLB The Show 22

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.

MLB The Show 22 is much more a series of adjustments and small evolutions compared to its predecessor than a completely new title, which, despite looking like a mere roster update, allows it to keep delivering one of the best sports simulators on the market.

MLB The Show 22 remains the sport's one true constant, and some fresh tweaks to existing modes, along with a much-welcomed gameplay addition, prove the game can only get better year after year, even with some features being mysteriously omitted at launch.

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.

As other big sport sims, MLB The Show 22 offers a solid proposal, rich on gameplay modes and options that make it approachable by anyone, regardless its age or skill, although the "pay to win" component and expensive pack and card prices affect the final impression.

MLB The Show 22 is a fantastic baseball simulator that fans of the sport will enjoy. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough notable changes to the game that make it a must-have. There are some little tweaks here and there that dedicated players will notice, but the total package isn’t too different. That said, it’s still worth picking up if baseball is your game.

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.

Best game since 2016. Don't listen to these morons with the negative reviews. I've been a critic of the game for a long time. The game runs much smoother this year. The change in the commentary booth is a breath of fresh air. Futhermore, the presentation is much improved. I'm more of a franchise guy, but I can't wait to give Road to The Show another go.

Fun game! For me, this scratches the itch of the decades old game Ken Griffey Jr. baseball. It is super easy to hit homers with certain players. My team has the best batting average. Cons: the fielding could be better, more throws could be attempted. Also, the advertising within game is absurd. Probably would not have noticed if not for the giant nike logos and checks all around. The announcers only acknowledge a "cycle" if ya hit the homerun as the last part of the cycle.

Largely the same, will scratch that baseball itch though. Not a big fan of what they did to nerf pitching and award bad hitting this year. Lots of yellow bloop hits and very early deep fly outs and hrs. Slower pitch speeds, easier to foul off, harder to strike out. To me it kind of ruins the skill gap, even though it was already miniscule to begin with, seeing as this game is a lot of rng to begin with. Kinds of ruins competitive online for me, personally.

Same game as last year with just a few changes. Same animations and same commentary. WITH tons of Micro transactions. SONY WTF YOURE RUINING EVERY FRANCHISE. Super disappointed to say the least

While MLB The Show 22 has undeniable replay value, if you’ve played any of the other games in the series, you’ll notice that there haven’t been any gameplay changes in years, and that aspects of Dynasty and Road to the Show have been removed with nothing being added to compensate. The progression system in both Dynasty and RttS is completely broken with no patches ever being put out to fix things. The computer AI in RttS is absolutely horrendous, and the fact that you have very little control over things in your career in RttS outside of the random call from your in-game agent asking if you want a trade shows that MLB The Show is well behind NBA2k and even Madden in regard to this style of game play, The only things the game directors and producers are concerned are micro transactions and multiplayer and it’s showing in how poorly set up the single player modes are. I won’t purchase MLB The Show 23 unless it’s on a 50% off or better sale due to the fact that the single player aspects are treated as worthless table scraps. The producers and game directors should be ashamed.