Sports games might not be every gamer’s cup of tea, but there’s no denying its appeal. You don’t have to be familiar with each team in FIFA to feel that rush when scoring a goal, or you can detest real world violence but love knocking down fighters in EA Sports UFC.
Here are the nominees and the winner for the best sports game for 2014.
Everybody’s Kung-Fu fighting?! Yes they are as the best fighting game of 2014 is named next!
Best Sports Game
Madden NFL 15
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: EA Tiburon
"2014/15 is a good season for Madden. The defensive play and depth of control in each mode makes this a game that should reward series fans for a long time coming. It’s also a good looking effort on the PlayStation 4."
(Read full review here )
EA Sports UFC
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: EA Canada
"EA Sports UFC gets a no-contest from this reviewer, as the game’s presentation has all the bells and whistles you’d expect from a fully loaded fight card."
(Read full review here )
MLB 14: The Show
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: SCE San Diego Studio
"Thankfully, for those of us without any serious baseball talent, Sony’s development team at San Diego Studios has taken their award winning, flagship sports franchise to the next level. Welcome to the next generation of MLB: The Show ."
(Read full review here )
FIFA 15
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: EA Canada
"FIFA 15 is easily one of the best sports games of the year, and fans of the series should be happy with what EA has done with this entry."
(Read full review here )
And the Winner is...
MLB 14: The Show
You would think with absolutely no competition in the baseball market that SCE San Diego Studio would rest a bit, but that has never been the case. Year after year, the MLB: The Show franchise continues to improve in almost every area and is always a standout sports game every year; and MLB: The Show 14 is no different.