Even if Sports Story was polished and bug-free, it would still fall strikingly short of the first title in the series. The new sports don’t play well, the fetch quests are tiresome, and the story is tedious and less charming than that of Golf Story. What remains of the retro golf experience is fun, but the whole game feels like a textbook example of...
Sports Story2022
Sports Story
2022 Sidebar Games56Mediocre
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 20 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
Available on
- $14.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- December 23, 2022
- Developer
- Sidebar Games
- Publisher
- Sidebar Games
Overview
Sports story is a game about sports, but not always. Various non-sporting pursuits provide variety. Alternate activities like dungeon exploration, stealthy infiltrations and fishing expeditions mean something unexpected waits around every corner. Sometimes it is even sports.
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Reception
Press54
Mediocre- Metacritic54from 13 reviews
- OpenCritic53from 9 reviews
Sports Story doesn't hit the heights of its predecessor, overstuffed with new ideas and sports that probably should have been left on the cutting-room floor. There's still plenty here to enjoy, both golf and tennis fans will find something to like and fans of the original likewise, but the trophy could have used a polish.
The long-awaited follow-up to Golf Story is rough but characterful, with plenty of retro warmth
Though golfing remains a highlight, Sports Story overloads its charming and intriguing premise with unrewarding side activities and boring fetch quests.
Sequels that don't quite match the lightning-in-a-bottle status of its originator are nothing new.