Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
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#3 of 2008: MLB 08 The Show
There was probably no sports title out this year that replicated the authenticity and nuances associated with its respective sport to the extent that MLB 08: The Show did. The overall gameplay experience is excellent. What The Show really achieves is the true feel of baseball. Not only in the gameplay, but the presentation, pacing, commentary, and lots of other small elements of the sport. This is a game that is considered by some to be the best baseball game ever made, and by many others to...
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First Look at MLB 09: The Show
Jon Robinson at ESPN has an exclusive first look at MLB 09: The Show including the first screenshots for the game. While some of what is touched on came out of the earlier previews, this one goes into greater detail. It even includes the much of the fact sheet for the game. Check out the full article here. Just like last year the fact sheet is incredibly impressive. The only thing that disappoints me out of that is no mention of being able to upload the video highlights or screenshots. Ev...
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Another Early MLB 09: The Show Preview
Last week some information along with a video leaked out from an event held by SCEA that included MLB 09: The Show. Now another preview has come out of this event with this one courtesy of UGO Games Blog. Much of what the preview entails is what was mentioned in that first preview. New animations, improved graphics, and progressive lighting. But there are some significant new details revealed also. There are feature additions as well... Salary arbitration, trade rights and 40-man roster...
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Cover Athlete and Footage from MLB 09: The Show
The first item related to MLB 09: The Show has just made its way out, and it isn't the cover athlete announcement. Though from the loading screen it may have been revealed that it is Dustin Pedroia. Footage from an SCEA event earlier today shows the new Yankee stadium in game. Appscout has a report from the event and mentions graphical improvements such as progressive lighting. This being New York City, we naturally picked the Bronx bombers for our sneak preview. Once we fired up the game, ...
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First Look at MLB Front Office Manager
2K Sports has released the first developer diary video for MLB Front Office Manager. This is the start of several to come that will go over the game in more detail. This video offers the first chance to see the game in action along with more menu images which offer insight into the depth of features. This video diary mainly serves as an introduction to the game and discusses the career mode. Continue on to watch the video and leave your thoughts in the comments. (more…)...
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MLB Front Office Manager Cover and Feature List
The cover art for MLB Front Office Manager is now out as well as the official feature list. As to the features for the most part they have been discussed through the various interviews and previews out so far and the Online Fantasy Leagues remain especially intriguing. While I was expecting to see Billy Beane incorporated into the cover instead they went the direction of a silhouette, with the implication of course being that you are now the GM. Build Your Roster –An extremely dee...
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MLB 2K9 To Have Revamped Pitching System
When Tim Lincecum was announced as the cover athlete for MLB 2K9 no details on what to expect from the game were provided. Up to now all that has been known is the cover athlete and about the move to Visual Concepts. Jon Robinson with ESPN has an interview with Lincecum that also includes mention of how 2K9 is aiming to simplify the pitching controls. Last year, MLB 2K8 confused gamers with a pitching system casual fans saw as overly complex. MLB 2K9 changes all that as the developers of th...
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09 Baseball Titles Need to Improve Online Play
As I covered extensively last year neither MLB 2K8 nor MLB 08: The Show provided a sufficient online experience. 2K8 was arguably the worst online sports title ever while The Show was very inconsistent in its own right. My full online report on both games can be found here along with an update a week later here. While it was the performance that primarily dragged them down last year both titles also lacked some basic options that would've been beneficial. SCEA does deserve credit for the ...
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