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40 Reviews
Great Game Lacks Little
Overall I rate this game a 4 out of 5. This game has an awesome career mode, they let you create a player, the only bad part is that it takes forever to get to the majors but when you do get there it is worth it. My favorite feature of the game is the franchise mode. This is the first game where you get to use and you can actually play with your minor league teams. You do everything from selling advertisements around the ballpark to how many hot dog vendors you want in your stands. I also like how that at the end of your contract in franchise mode you can still sign with another team instead of having to stay with one franchise for 10 years. I do recommend this game, but I wouldn't pay over $30.00 for it. Hope This helpsRead full review...
Manager’s Paradise
Ever Dream of running your own baseball team?
If you have then this game is something you should try. The depth of control of your baseball club is amazing. You can control the ticket prices, parking prices, jersey prices, concessions, and even batting cages. You have full control of spending for marketing your baseball club including magazine, television, radio, and newspaper spots, and decide what part of your club should be promoted. You can even pick who to allow to advertise on the billboards in your stadium (that is visible in the field in games) and who to give your television contract too (giving you more money and exposure). MLB the Show allows you to employ scouts for all the areas of the world allowing you to decide what kind of prospects you hope to get in future drafts. There are even banks built in to give out loans when your club is struggling (careful though they do charge interest).
Graphics in this game are better than the MLB 2k6, but the motion animations seem robotic and not so natural. The fielding is suspect at times but it gets it done. The pitching is fun but still lacks the depth that the MLB 2k6 had this year. The hitting is fun but can turn into a home run derby if you get lucky with the picks of what pitch is coming. Base running is hard to get used to but can be done. This game feels like the big leagues and has the appearance of being the show but still lacks some of the feel of game play that EA sunk into MVP 2006 NCAA baseball.
The addition of the career mode seems like a good idea but I am not sure who would go threw a whole career as a single player. This allows you to change some things about the game but limits your control of rosters and you can not do all the fun stuff that the management can in the franchise mode. I think it would be long and tedious to play out a whole career as a pro.
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Great Game
Alright so it's on the shelf and are wondering whether or not you should spend your money on another game that might not deliver. Well this game definately will. The career mode is great. Creating your player and breaking HR, RBI, Stolen Bases, and Hit records. Pretty much has all of the stadiums. After you figure out the swing, you can hit balls outta park almost every game. The online expierence isn't all that great though. If someone has a bad connection then swinging at the ball gets a lot more difficult. On a scale of 1 to 10 for online expierence I'd give it a 2. But for career mode and season mode I'd totally go with a 10 on this one. This game also offers the homerun derby and an all new minigame that seems like it's some kind of pinball game. All in all, buy the game; it delivers!!!Read full review...
Pretty Awesome
This game is just short of perfect.
One or two player franchise mode makes it a good buy if you play solo or with a friend. Allows you to edit prices of all the goods you sell, field upgrades, ticket prices, and more. You also do your own promotions and management hiring and marketing.
Triple A and Double A ball are available. Rivalry mode lets you also play against others. The pitching and hitting is decently easy to learn so you will have the ability to compete after just a couple innings.
On the downside, the baserunning is average at best (ie hitting a slow ground ball with a runner on second or a base hit to center and they stay at second) and on occassion, a player will spin 360 degrees before making a throw. There also seem to be quite a bit more overthrows than in real games.
Worth the buy if youre looking for a game that will have a good amount of replay value.Read full review...
Is it a classic?
This game is pretty darn good. I haven’t played much out of Career Mode, but from what I’ve seen, I like.
From the heckling of the fans to the announcers, this game is as close to the real thing as it gets. The animations are great from swinging the bat to pitching and everything else in between. Although I would like to see diffrent animations after hitting a home run.
Some issues I do have with the game are the throwing and base running. This has to do more with the response of the controller buttons than animation. It seems the response time is just too slow (hey, I missed lots of double play opportunities because of this). No matter how hard I pressed the button, it wouldn’t respond. At first I thought it was my controller so I went out and bought a new one. But the new controller reacts the same way. Now I only play with the auto defense.
Overall, this game is great. I give it a 4 just because I have my issues. But otherwise, I’d give it a 5.
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WORTH THE $
THIS GAME DEFINATLY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE BEST BASEBALL GAME!! I OWN THE XBOX, XBOX 360, PS2, GAMECUBE, NINTINDO 64, GAMEBOY ADVANCE, AND THE NINTINDO DS. OUT OF EVERY BASEBALL GAME I OWN FOR ANY SYSTEM, THIS IS THE ONE I FAVOR. IT WOULD BE PERFECT IF IT HAD BETTER GRAPHICS, BETTER CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION, AND A FEW SMALL DETAILS LIKE THE BASE RUNNING.
WOULD I BUY THIS AGAIN? HELL YEAH..
AM I GOING TO EVER SELL THIS ONE? ONLY FOR THE PS3 VERSION!!!Read full review...
The Show is the ultimate baseball showdown
I've played this game and it is awsome!!! In franchise mode you can set prices and buy whatever you need to make youre stadium stand out from the rest and make your team better! this game is better than the MVP series becuase this game is more player involvement especially through creer mode (which I am currently playing). This game is an overall 4/5 mainly because of the loading time (which can take upto a minute)which i consider bad loading time, other than that every thing is fun! Pick up a copy and enjoy baseball fun!Read full review...
MLB The Show 06
MLB The Show is the best baseball game out there to date. There are plenty of ways to have fun in playing the game. There is a brand new career mode which you create a player at any position and take him through the ranks starting at the AA and all the way to the MLB. There is also the traditional franchise mode which you are the GM and manager of a ball club and control the money, players, facilities and other things. You can also play online and there are modes like HR Derby. My only dislikes are that in franchise mode no matter what you do you seem to lose money. Other than that this is a great game.Read full review...
Totally friggin awesome
I can not say enough about this game. Except that I love it. The only way to see the cubs play the yankees. 2006 was a great year for baseball. This game is selling for record lows on ebay so now is a great time to pick this game up. Game play is totally easy to learn. Just dont forget to take out the trash after work unless you want to be interupted making the perfect season for you team of choice. The music on the disc is good too.Read full review...
Not Bad.....
If you've ever played MVP Baseball 05....This game falls well short of it...the gameplay is ok i mean not bad not great...it seems like its the same graphics as years past...career mode is far advanced, which is cool but player salaries are made up and if your lookin for that accuracy lol its off...and if your willing to put the time and effort to update the MVP 05 rosters...which i did yea so what....then go with MVP 05...not to upset any of the the show lovers but its just my perspective and its unfortunate that EA cant make MLB baseball games anymore because they were far ahead of the game.Read full review...