5 best sports games worth replaying in September 2022 (and 5 best racing titles)

Some of the best sports and racing games worth playing again. (Images via EA and Codemasters)
Some of the best sports and racing games worth playing again (Images via EA and Codemasters)

Sports games are one of the most common genre for good reason because they let players emulate their favorite athletes. The top sports titles over the years have excellent controls, interesting plotlines, and captivating gameplay that perfectly capture the spirit of the sport in a computer game setting.

In a way that may not be feasible in actual life, racing video games allow players to get into the car of their choice and feel the power of some potent engines.

Some of these games give casual players a realistic driving experience, while others are great simulations of actual events. In light of this, we've compiled a list of the top five sports and racing titles you should replay this September with your friends.

Disclaimer: This article reflects the writer's opinions.


5 sports video games definitely worth giving a try again this September

1) FIFA 22

Get to play as your favourite team or character and score a goal against your friend or opponents (Image via EA Games)
Get to play as your favourite team or character and score a goal against your friend or opponents (Image via EA Games)

The FIFA franchise is considered the most played on console and PC systems. It is a great way to pass time with friends and you also get to enhance your skills and defeat opponents. It was considered a flex when someone mentioned that they were really great at FIFA.

FIFA stands for discipline, respect, fair-play, not just on the field of play, but in our society as well. All of these game modes - VOLTA FOOTBALL, FIFA Ultimate Team, and Career Mode - are powered by FootballTM and let you play football on the streets, create your ideal squad in FIFA Ultimate Team, and fulfill your managerial or playing ambitions.

Members will have access to the cutting-edge HyperMotion gaming advanced technologies on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It also adds thousands of new movement patterns to the playing arena to make games feel even more accurate in each and every mode. This is a video game that is a definite must-play for all the advanced tech used in FIFA 22.


2) NBA 2K22

Ball is in your court, play as Jordan or create your own player from scratch and bucket 3-pointers. (Image via 2k)
Ball is in your court, play as Jordan or create your own player from scratch and bucket 3-pointers. (Image via 2k)

NBA 2K22 puts the entire basketball universe at your fingertips. Players in the NBA 2K22 may shoot from anywhere, and combining a new tactical offense with a reworked defense makes NBA 2K22 more fierce and competitive.

With MyCAREER, you may chart your own career route and watch your ascension to the NBA. Your ability to demonstrate your management abilities will be possible as a competent executive in MyGM and MyLEAGUE.

Players may shoot from anywhere in the NBA 2K22. Combining a new tactical offense with a reworked defense makes the game more fierce and competitive. Add technical passing, shooting, scoring, and alley-oops to your repertoire of moves, and then counter them with rivalries and ferocious new blocks on the other end of the floor.

The new content includes stadiums with various lighting, redesigned user interfaces, tons of additional audio, team/character information, and more. You can challenge your hand-eye coordination or relax and enjoy hitting dingers in one of the best sports video games ever made.


3) Super Mega Baseball 3

It is like Baseball for your backyard but on super saiyan mode (Image via Metalhead Software Inc.)
It is like Baseball for your backyard but on super saiyan mode (Image via Metalhead Software Inc.)

Super Mega Baseball 3 advances the idea of the series by providing the most thorough on-field simulations to date. It also includes substantial standalone and online gameplay, featuring Enterprise mode and the just-added Online Leagues mode, and significantly improved graphics.

The new content includes stadiums with various lighting, redesigned user interfaces, tons of additional audio, team/character information, and more. You can challenge your hand-eye coordination or relax and enjoy and hit dingers with fluid gameplay that progresses easily from beginner to expert levels of difficulty and even beyond.

You will be able to train and enhance your baseball instincts with the aid of a complex baseball simulator that incorporates stolen techniques, new pickoffs, critical player traits, wild pitches/passed balls, and designated hitters.


4) Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2

Slide into Skating Rinks and bust out awesome moves for your viewers to see in order to flex them. (Image via Vicarous Vision)
Slide into Skating Rinks and bust out awesome moves for your viewers to see in order to flex them. (Image via Vicarous Vision)

The jaw-dropping HD remake of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is available in a thrilling game bundle.

In this game, you can skate like Tony Hawk, the original professional roster, and other pros as well. Listen to tunes from the soundtracks that characterized the period in addition to brand-new music. With Tony Hawk's Pro SkaterTM series handling, perform incredible trick combos.

You can play all of the traditional games, plus you can challenge pals in person in two-player modes. You may exhibit your originality and inventiveness with enhanced Create-A-Park and Create-A-Skater features. You can even play multiplayer online games and fight against players from around the world on leaderboards.


5) Riders Republic

Drive, cycle, fly, ski and do tricks in this video game and come first before the time runs out. (Image via Ubisoft)
Drive, cycle, fly, ski and do tricks in this video game and come first before the time runs out. (Image via Ubisoft)

Steep, an extreme sports video game that was first published in 2016, has been essentially replaced by Riders Republic. There's a lot to explore in this title's large open environment, which connects seven national parks in the United States to form a massive map.

To determine who the best rider is, up to 64 players can engage in competition against one another in mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, and wingsuit flying. Passing your buddies as you race over the terrain at breakneck speeds is a great way to pass time.


5 racing games to play if you like to drift

1) Need for speed: Hot Pursuit

Escape from the police, drive across countries and be unstoppable (Image via DICE)
Escape from the police, drive across countries and be unstoppable (Image via DICE)

You can race either alone or with buddies in NFS Hot Pursuit, which has been upgraded to advanced technology with fresh graphics and gameplay.

Enjoy improvements including higher-resolution designs, shadows, better reflective surfaces, additional objects and accessories, a longer draw distance, enhanced texturing, more effects, and enhanced AA/SSAO while playing at up to 4K/60 FPS.

You can also charge headlong down Seacrest County's winding roads in racing that is essentially socially competitive thanks to cross-play compatibility between PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch!

Revolutionary Autolog connects you and your companions to competitive activities and competitions and swiftly delivers out tasks depending on your friend’s behavior.


2) Dirt Rally 2.0

If loud engines, realistic car models and long airtime jumps are your thing then this is one of the best games for you. (Image via Codemasters)
If loud engines, realistic car models and long airtime jumps are your thing then this is one of the best games for you. (Image via Codemasters)

This game will have you navigate through a variety of well-known rally locations from across the globe, but the smallest mistake could cost you your stage. Due to a new precise handling model, tire choice, and terrain deformation, this off-road experience will be the most intense and realistic yet, so you must trust your gut instinct.

In this game, you can drive a dirt rally car through real off-road scenarios in Australia, Argentina, Spain, Poland, New Zealand, and the USA, while only relying on your co-driver and your senses for guidance.

Compete on eight FIA World Rallycross championship-approved tracks, including Supercars and support series. You can create your squad and vehicles around race strategies, advance through a variety of events and championships, and even compete in a competitive online environment as well as story mode.


3) Burnout Paradise

One of the most beautiful sandbox racing games with all sorts of cars, bikes and planes to try out. (Image via Criterion Games)
One of the most beautiful sandbox racing games with all sorts of cars, bikes and planes to try out. (Image via Criterion Games)

In 2008, the first iteration of Burnout Paradise sprinted to victory, eager to annihilate the competition. It became very popular due to its lightning-fast racing, risk-taking stunts, and most importantly, its shockingly high amount of car damage.

Burnout Paradise upped the standard for what action racing video games can be. Now, 10 years later, it's back and ready to show the next console generation what a "smash hit" really means.

You can relive the high-octane stunts and horrifying destruction in one of the greatest arcade driving games ever.

Both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One support native 1080p playback, while the Xbox One X, PC, and Ps4 Pro support native 4K at 60 fps playback. The game also includes a number of technical enhancements that boost visual realism and authenticity.


4) F1 22

Enter the new generation of racing never experienced before. (Image via Codemasters)
Enter the new generation of racing never experienced before. (Image via Codemasters)

You can experience the modern era of Formula One by playing F1 22, the original computer racing game of the 2022 FIA F1 World ChampionshipTM.

In this game, you can test your driving skills at the brand-new Miami International Autodrome and live life with a little bit of the glitz and glamor of F1 Life. This will take place as you settle in for a fresh season with updated vehicles and rules that redefine race day.

You can now race the amazing new Formula 1 vehicles of the 2022 season with a full roster of all 20 drivers and 10 team members. This will help you seize command of your driving encounter with a new televised or interactive race sequence in one of the best games of based on the fast track.

Create a team and move them up the rankings with additional features in the popular My Team career mode, pick up the pace with the brand-new Pirelli Hot Laps feature, which brings supercars from some of the biggest names in the sport to the track, or race against buddies in split-screen or multiplayer mode.


5) Forza Horizon 5

Fast cars go zoooooooooom! (Image via Playground Games)
Fast cars go zoooooooooom! (Image via Playground Games)

Forza Horizon 5 is one of the best racing games around. You can explore the vibrant and ever-changing explorable landscapes of Mexico while taking part in fun, limitless driving action in some of the best automobiles in the world. Drive a variety of world-class autos in a never-ending series of exciting driving excursions across Mexico's colorful and ever-changing open-world landscapes.

You can discover a lovely and dramatically different universe in this title. Scenarios with breathtaking beaches, thriving deserts, lush jungles, old cities, hidden ruins, vast valleys, and a snow-capped volcano. Engage in a protracted campaign that pays you to take part in your favorite hobbies and features hundreds of tasks. In Horizon Story, you can meet new people and influence the outcomes of missions.

Mexico's stunning, dynamic seasons change the planet every week. Fight versus breathtaking weather phenomena like strong tropical thunderstorms and soaring dust storms. Return on a regular basis to discover new activities, chores, treasures, incentives, and places. No two seasons will ever be the same.

You can join other players and enter the Horizon Arcade for an unending series of exciting tasks that will keep you and your friends entertained without any need for menus, lobbies, or loading screens. The Horizon Open and Tours is a great opportunity to meet new people, and the new communal gift exchange is a great place to share your artwork.

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