Sportsfriends Critic Reviews

Sportsfriends hardly feels like a video game, and that's what makes it so special. It's an experience that anyone can enjoy, regardless of their gaming experience, totally irrespective of their specialty at sports or team-based games.

A wonderful party game that should be making an appearance at your next event.

Sportsfriends is a celebration of the social side of games, their ability to bring a room together in one loud, raucous moment and how they're so much more fun when enjoyed with company. Alongside like-minded titles such as Towerfall and Nidhogg, this compilation is a pleasant reminder of that power - and, just like its companions, Sportsfriends represents video games at their very, very best.

A superb mini-game compilation that’s as addictive and raucously entertaining as it is ugly, with Johann Sebastian Joust blurring the lines between video and parlour game.

Sportsfriends is one of the necessities every gamer must have in their arsenal.

Sportsfriends is one of the most dynamic and addictingly deep local multiplayer games I’ve ever played.

It offers a relaxed multiplayer, better served with friends, beers and a comfortable couch, and while doing that, it reminds you how good it is to play with friends.

You'll need a sackful of Sony toys to get the most from it, but this delivers hours of ridiculous enjoyment.

If you’ve got a room full of buddies and a handful of controllers, Sportsfriends is a delightful party game that will have everyone smiling and elbowing each other in the ribs.

It's a shame there is no single-player or online content in Sportsfriends to keep you occupied when home alone, but it's the kind of game that takes full advantage of being exclusively local, and it's worth having friends over for.

As a game, it has problems. Indoor spaces will struggle to contain more than a few players (the maximum is seven) and with no rules governing conduct, smaller players are at a natural disadvantage if competition escalates. Still, as a statement of intent it is extraordinary, and feels characteristic of what Sportsfriends sets out to achieve – a realisation that simplicity and good company are the root ingredients of enjoying games, and that far from being decisive, visual sophistication might actually be entirely irrelevant.

Sportsfriends is the most-fun party game I’ve played since the days of the original Mario Party.

A unique multiplayer experience for PS3 and PS4 users. The absence of online and single player modes harm the experience, though.

If you're one of those people who lives to party (and honestly, who doesn't?!), Sportsfriends deserves an immediate addition to your game library. It comes with four unique competitive experiences that are worth checking out, even if some are better than others, and the presentation and gameplay each one presents is truly inventive--and a far cry from what you've come to expect with NBA Jam. Dig in, and don't forget your friends.

Local co-op lives on thanks to the unbelievably enjoyable Sportsfriends.

Despite the steep entry barrier, it's essential for partying types.

Sportsfriends is a hilarious party game, but only under the perfect circumstances. Two players is not enough for most of the games, while J.S. Joust can't shine at all in a small room packed with only 4 players.

It's a very uneven package in the sense that there could have either been a few more games and a few could have been better, but honestly -- $15 isn't a terrible price just for Joust alone.

With a low price, it may be worth splitting the cost between close pals for an evening’s worth of entertainment – just make sure that you know what you’re getting into first.

A fun and admirable collection of multiplayer games that will bring people together. The only issue is that none of the games are compelling enough to ensure that they keep them coming back.