
Release Date: December 23, 2022
Sports Story is a continuation of the Golf Story game released in 2017. The player again has to deal with a combination of a sports game and an RPG. In this edition, the creators decided to expand the number of available disciplines.
Sports Story is a continuation of Golf Story, a combination of sports game and RPG released in 2017. This time the creators decided to expand the number of available disciplines. Sidebar Games is responsible for the game.
Sports Story develops ideas known from the previous part of the series. The player travels through new lands with their own cities, characters and pitches. During the game, competitions are held in several sports disciplines such as golf, volleyball, tennis and football.
In addition, during the exploration of the world, the player can perform a number of side activities, such as conversations with NPCs, fishing trips, discovering treasures or exploring dungeons.
Sports Story's graphics are inspired by classic jRPGs.
Platforms:
Nintendo Switch
Developer: Sidebar Games
Publisher: Sidebar Games
Age restrictions: none
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Game Ratings for Sports Story Video Game.
RPGamer: 2.5 / 5 by Alex Fuller
It was always going to be tough to follow-up Golf Story in an interesting manner, and one certainly can’t say there was a lack of ambition in what Sidebar Games was trying to achieve in Sports Story. However, fulfilling that ambition is another matter entirely, and ultimately the game leaves a sense of what could have been.
God is a Geek: 4 / 10 by Lyle Carr
Sports Story is a huge disappointment, with a ton of technical issues, a lack of tutorials and unenjoyable new sports making it one to avoid.
Siliconera: 5 / 10 by Jenni Lada
There was clearly a vision for Sports Story, but overextending to include too many sports and a buggy launch means you should wait to play it.