Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
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MLB 2K11 Hits and Misses
MLB 2K is a series on its last legs. The third party exclusive MLB license has just a year left and 2K Sports can't wait to get out of it having publicly regretted the decision to enter the agreement which loses them tens of millions each year. With MLB 2K11 it has become readily apparent that some combination of the necessary resources not being provided and the effort and care not being present are resulting in a product that fails to reach today's standards. MLB 2K11 has some really gr...
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MLB 11: The Show Hits and Misses
SCEA's MLB series has arguably been the most consistent sports franchise this generation. There is a reason why baseball gamers have flocked to it, and it isn't just because the competition has struggled so mightily. For MLB 11: The Show the introduction of new analog controls represented the most significant shift for the somewhat risk-adverse series in years. Continue on to check out where the game succeeded and where it misstepped in this "Hits and Misses" review. (more…)...
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MLB 11: The Show Online Impressions
Online play has always been the achilles' heel of SCEA's MLB series. Whether due to lack of resources or foresight the performance has remained troubled to go along with head-scratching design decisions. MLB 11: The Show is really no different than any other year then. The online game experience is possibly improved, though still very inconsistent, and advancements in the way of options are largely off-set by other frustrating elements. (more…)...
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All 30 Authentic Broadcast Camera Angles in MLB 2K11
Both baseball titles this year introduced television broadcast cameras tailored to the specifics for each team. MLB 2K11's broadcast cameras appear somewhat less pronounced than those in MLB 11: The Show and a few are very different (the Braves for one). The only issue I have encountered due to the angles is with those stadiums where the view is zoomed out considerably like in Tampa. The ball cursor is so big, and the strike zone available so small, it is difficult to place pitches with any ...
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MLB 2K11 Franchise Sim Results
One area of MLB 2K11 that looks to be producing reasonably good results is the Franchise mode sim engine. I went through and simmed a single season and outside of one questionable trade the developments looked to be generally plausible and the stats realistic. Continue on for some screens from the mode including standings, stats, and awards winners. (more…)...
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MLB 11 Franchise Mode Bug To Be Addressed
Yesterday it was discovered that a major bug is present in MLB 11: The Show's Franchise mode, one that is practically identical to a bug in MLB 10 that plagued the mode as well. Essentially after just a couple years (in this instance going into the 2014 season) the free agency list is populated by big name players who have been priced out of the market by cheaper players who progressed to high ratings. Those All-Star caliber players linger in free agency from then on and are not signed by the ...
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MLB 2K11 Quick First Day Impressions
Given that 2K Sports didn't send out copies to reviewers prerelease, something that is typically a very bad sign for major titles, I thought it important to get up some early thoughts on the game for those who may be on the fence. Pretty quickly I have come across what is probably the reason why reviewers didn't get the game. The CPU AI is atrocious. There are certainly aspects to the game I like quite a bit, but something as critical as CPU AI can not just be overlooked. This by no means repr...
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MLB 2K11 Hard Drive Evaluation
Continuing with the series of Xbox 360 hard drive installation evaluations I've gone through and compared several areas of MLB 2K11 based on loading times from the disk vs the hard drive. In general the loading times are brisk for 2K11, but the install delivers slight improvement in that area. (more…)...
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