Bogdan Popa
SoftpediaSoftpedia NHL 22 Review
Published 10/31/2021
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75
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Series X|S / PS4 / PS5 / XONE - 10/15/2021
NHL 22
Powered by Frostbite, EA SPORTS NHL 22 gets the superstar treatment. For the first time ever, experience EA SPORTS NHL on one of the industry’s most powerful game engines bringing unrivaled visual detail to every hit, deke and shot. Superstar X-Factors lets you feel the personality and power of NHL superstars with an all-new ability system that unlocks the unique skills of the league’s most elite players. Authentic to real player skill and style, the stars of the NHL truly come to life in EA SPORTS NHL 22 making their time on ice more influential than ever . From HUT to World of Chel, Superstar X-Factors brings new class based strategy to every game mode. EA SPORTS NHL 22 is an all new game for a new generation, giving you more ways to play and compete than ever before. This is breakthrough hockey.
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- EA Vancouver
- Publisher
- EA Sports
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71
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60–96
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The critic average is 71 across 20 scored reviews, with a 36-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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Andreas Salmen
Worth PlayingPS5 Review - 'NHL 22'
Published 10/29/2021
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalJake Su
TwinfiniteNHL 22 Review - Hardly Making the Cut
Published 10/27/2021
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalDavid Carcasole
PlayStation UniverseNHL 22 Review (PS5) - Breaking New Ice In An Old Fashioned Way - PlayStation Universe
Published 10/27/2021
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalBlake Grundman
PlayStation LifeStyleNHL 22 Review – Putting the Franchise on Ice (PS5)
Published 10/26/2021
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalKimberley Wallace
Game InformerNHL 22 Review – Superstar Letdown
Published 10/26/2021
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73
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalBill Lavoy
ShacknewsNHL 22 review: Time for a rebuild
Published 10/23/2021
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalFraser Gilbert
Pure XboxReview: NHL 22 - EA's Hockey Series Finally Makes The Jump To Frostbite
Published 10/22/2021
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70
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalPaul Stuart
ImpulsegamerNHL 22 PS5 Review
Published 10/22/2021
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90
+19 vs critic avg
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Read originalRidge Harripersad
CGMagazineNHL 22 (Xbox One) Review
Published 10/22/2021
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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