NHL 22

 PlayStation 4
User Score
3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 35
  3. Negative: 24 out of 35
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  1. TCK498
    Jan 23, 2022
    7
    Sure the game is buggy but besides that the game has an excellent soundtrack for the culture of hockey with a rpg like career mode which could use more dialogue options.

    The Coach's and Captain's in the game always want me to promise them something to do within game which 90% of the time I don't do and they get annoyed about a promise which being in a sport that can be 50/50 and    Sure the game is buggy but besides that the game has an excellent soundtrack for the culture of hockey with a rpg like career mode which could use more dialogue options.

    The Coach's and Captain's in the game always want me to promise them something to do within game which 90% of the time I don't do and they get annoyed about a promise which being in a sport that can be 50/50 and unlikely for anyone to ask irl is ridiculous.

    The game's reccomended modern controls I don't reccomend as the button control changes and feels odd, so best to use the hybrid controls as that feels natural and modern.

    Since I'm from Australia I don't have much to comment on the multiplayer as well, hockey is very foreign and uncommon in my country so have little people to play with, if was to play with people across the globe lag is always around.

    All and all I think they really tried to hit the feels of NHL 14 which apparently was the last great NHL video game and in ways I thik it does but falls when it comes to bugs, like frozen screen in the career mode or the players being frozen at bench, kinda creepy.    … Expand
  2. aspentitan
    Oct 24, 2021
    5
    Don't go getting all excited that the move to the frostbite engine ruins or improves this game. My impression is that this is more of a port from one engine to another and very minor changes to the game have been made. 40 online games in I've had 15 or so break by syncing bugs or disconnects not related to a player quitting. Just like every year early in the season the game isn't ready. ItDon't go getting all excited that the move to the frostbite engine ruins or improves this game. My impression is that this is more of a port from one engine to another and very minor changes to the game have been made. 40 online games in I've had 15 or so break by syncing bugs or disconnects not related to a player quitting. Just like every year early in the season the game isn't ready. It is essentially the same game as every year with a roster update on a different engine. Every year the experience of the cut and paste software is the same. This is not a new programming build. You still see 90+ skate players being beat by 84/85 skaters. You still do not get consistent face off offsets except with a few players especially Bergeron. You still see that the players from 5 games ago still act like they did then as if the game has never been updated yearly. I was pumped that the switch to next generation would mean the dread of all the past deficiencies of the game would be removed and we could see an evolution of this series. Alas that dream is dead. You still have the meta game controlling the gameplay as much as the participants involved. You cannot strategically dump or chase or control fatigue or generally use any strategy than from previous years. The new X factors are just another smoke and mirror attempt in advertising to make you feel the game is fixed...but it's not. It's just a new gimmick to fool everyone and we will still be requested to send EA video footage so they can take a look at what's going on. Year after year the same ruse. If you enjoyed previous years this one is a bit more shiny but if you dropped out sick of the gameplay degradation stay away and possibly just give up on this series. It's not fixed. I will say that fairness adjustments do not seem as pronounced in this version and that's a huge plus but as I've learned from experience EA will change tuning to suit thier needs. One big thing I want to focus on is the X factors. They add a nice touch making the potential for better gameplay but they are gimmicks. In my experience I have activated various skills and they activate but do not follow thru. I've come to the conclusion they must be an extremely minimal stat boost on one skill making them unnoticeable and irrelevant. The net result of Nhl 22 can best be described as any other previous version of the game with possibly less tilt/fairness adjustments. That's a step forward but by no means a fix to the dreaded game. At best it's a better tuner adjustment. My conclusion is this game is never changed from its initial release on the ps4 except for yearly variances in the game tuning only.… Expand