MLB '10: The Show Review

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dislimb

Madden 10 - rated a 9 MLB 10 The Show - rated an 8.5 Seriously?

I think it's all in context (not that I necessarily agree with it). While I certainly wouldn't give Madden a 9, it was likely scored in comparison to previous iterations, the level of improvement it made, etc. Online franchise probably helped it too, I'd guess.

Fair or not, SCEA has set a ridiculously high standard for themselves and are likely being judged as such. So it's score relative to Madden means very little IMO. Basically, their history provides much stiffer competition for themselves than EA's history does for Madden...lol.

Anyway, for me review scores are arbitrary and silly anyway. It just wraps things up in a neat package for those reading it. People NEVER agree with review scores as a whole, largely because everyone has different criteria for what they mean and in what vein they should be compared.

While I disagree with parts of the review, I don't think it was unfair. Nothing said was untrue and the opinions of the writer weren't really expressed as anything more than that. My only criticism would be that if you are going to critique the game for controls/features that aren't there, you should provide a bit more insight to those that are there. There were some of things glossed over or not covered. This happens with every review though, I guess.

That's just me though...and with that said, it was still a fairly detailed review. I don't ever get too worked up about these things. I think at the very least people can get an idea of what they can expect in the game from this review.

Oh, and I give The Show 10 a 9.37465.

[Matt Bug]

Superb review, Christian. My thoughts are completely in tune with yours on this release. After warming up to it over the past week, I've thought about the following:

1. RttS Catcher: Save the absence of a pickoff sign, the "Calling The Game" feature is quite impressive. But why is the player not rewarded with Training Points for this? Calling the game is a lengthy process. Seems a waste of time if it's not useful for my RttS player's advancement.

2. I was severely disappointed in the re-vamped Player Cards. With the flashy silver background, the text is nearly illegible. I've always wondered why they didn't just model the classic stat layout used by Topps. More stats, more legibility, and the inclusion of historical stats would be so nice and easy. This is one facet of the game where the graphics team could keep it simple (black & white flipsides would suit me fine) and make us very happy. I've also wondered why Player Cards are not available during in-game play. Instead we're left with minimal information to make important in-game decisions.

3. I'm still puzzled as to why the caps of real-life players do not change in their profile pics after they change teams. Seems like a simple enough request for a game with such advanced graphics. It's most distracting when the player's head is on the jumbo-tron donning the wrong cap. I'm wondering if there is some sort of licensing issue holding back(?)

4. I have many other thoughts, but will close with one final point you touched on. And that is the pitching/batting controls. A simple instantaneous tap of a button to execute a fluid movement such as swinging a bat or throwing a baseball seems odd. It's now 2010 and the method is, indeed, antiquated. If development were ever able to create something akin to the Wii stick, it would dramatically improve the gaming experience. That would be T-Rex ginormous, in fact.

[shaq273]

The review was ok, I mean the only problem with the game is the bugs and glitches and that has now become common with sports games. The game improved on from last year so it goes from 9.5 to 8.5 ... hmmmm . They even added some new features and improved the already stellar graphics , the game is the closet thing to a real life sports sim we have on the market and its a 8.5 . WOW

[ps3ownz]

I disagree with the review and many comments, name one game the last few years that innovated? In this day and age, where so many ideas have been done, innovation is rare and will get rarer.

The Pitching is fine, i played 2k, the analog stick is no different then pressign a button, only less responsive and even worse, as a slight motion diffference can cause a pitch to go 6 feet the opposite direction, makes no sense and is too reliant on analog sticks being in good shape. How else can they do pitching really? Classic pitching is also there to use.

No game comes close to replicating the sport like the show, at the end of the day, thats what matters. Still, 8.5 is a good score, but the game is better then that, perhaps the best baseball ever ctrated.

One thing i do agree on is the commentary and presentation are unchanged, time to upgrade that portion of the game.

Madden shoudl never have gotten a 9, that game was still a bad representation of football in almost every way, The show should be getting 9, while madden lower.

[ps3ownz]

to add to my last post, change for the sake of change, especially when what is there works as well as any baseball game has ever done, is pointless. If they changed it, many would be complaining it doesn't work as well as what did. No win situation. Changing for the sake of change killed the 2k series for years.

I ask again, what else can they do, they alrady have a near perfect representation of baseball, espcially with something as sensitive as pitching?

[backbreaker]

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[HITTERSAURUS REX]

MLB 06 for PS2 receives a 10 from OS on March 14th 2006
MLB 07 for PS3 receives a 8.0 from OS on March 31st 2007
MLB 08 for PS3 receives a 9.0 from OS on March 12st 2008.
MLB 09 for PS3 receives a 9.5 from OS on March 6th 2009..
MLB 10 for PS3 receives a 8.5 from OS on March 10th 2010..

I guess the days of MLB The ShoW achieving a top grade of the #10 for our PS3's is not likely. Oh well I hope Sony/Russell & fello colleagues are reading and are planning to do a huge makeover from the traditional formula of booth announcers, and by adding real throwing MVP05 fielding meters and possibly add an opaque eye level pitching meter so the user won't feel a detachment when delivering his pitch to the plate.

[nemesis04]

Quote: Originally Posted by backbreaker

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