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We have collected 5 reviews of the MLB 10 : The Show. Experts rate MLB 10 : The Show 8.8/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the MLB 10 : The Show and Playstation 3 games.
In videogames, just as in sports, competition's really the key to success. When you've got a rival challenging your every move, you're simply a lot more motivated to get the job done right. The year-to year competition with Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer helped propel EA's FIFA series to worldwide success as the top footballing sim, while many observers feel that Madden hasn't shown the same innovation since the NFL 2K franchise bit the dust. Last year, MLB: The Show faced competition in theory, but against a buggy, broken MLB 2K9 -- one of the worst baseball releases in history -- it wasn't much of a contest. And that might have lulled Sony into a false sense of security -- while MLB 10: The Show is still the baseball sim to beat, the competition's certainly much closer this year. For example, while I didn't personally experience any game-breaking bugs in The Show's franchise mode, some users have reported issues such as randomly completed trades and crashes in specific stadiums. I simmed the first half of my franchise season in order to speed things along and noticed some curious results myself: At the All-Star break, real-life San Francisco Giants ace (and the Cy Young winner two years running) Tim Lincecum stood at 2-10 with an ERA over 5, while underachieving Barry Zito had laughably transformed into the ace of the staff at 10-3, with an ERA well below 3.
In videogames, just as in sports, competition's really the key to success. When you've got a rival challenging your every move, you're simply a lot more motivated to get the job done right. The year-to year competition with Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer helped propel EA's FIFA series to worldwide success as the top footballing sim, while many observers feel that Madden hasn't shown the same innovation since the NFL 2K franchise bit the dust. Last year, MLB: The Show faced competition in theory, but against a buggy, broken MLB 2K9 -- one of the worst baseball releases in history -- it wasn't much of a contest. And that might have lulled Sony into a false sense of security -- while MLB 10: The Show is still the baseball sim to beat, the competition's certainly much closer this year. For example, while I didn't personally experience any game-breaking bugs in The Show's franchise mode, some users have reported issues such as randomly completed trades and crashes in specific stadiums. I simmed the first half of my franchise season in order to speed things along and noticed some curious results myself: At the All-Star break, real-life San Francisco Giants ace (and the Cy Young winner two years running) Tim Lincecum stood at 2-10 with an ERA over 5, while underachieving Barry Zito had laughably transformed into the ace of the staff at 10-3, with an ERA well below 3.
Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: MLB 10: The Show is still the undisputed champ in baseball games. On-field realism, spectacular broadcast presentation values, and attention to little details--right down to the scowl on Kevin Youkilis' face--make this a great achievement sure to warm the hearts of everyone who's had Opening Day circled on the calendar since January 1. But it's still hard not to be disappointed. This year's game is almost exactly the same as its predecessor, with no significant changes to the gameplay. This is an undeniably great franchise, although it is also in a holding pattern, with the current game mainly delivering the goods despite seeming creaky in a few areas. It is most notable when it comes to pitching, but it's also a fair bit buggy in others areas, especially the online multiplayer. Just about everything in MLB 10 was also front and center in MLB 2009. All of the modes of play are back for another kick at the can, including the headlining Road to the Show mode where you role-play a scrub from the minors to major league glory. There's also Exhibition, Season, Franchise, Manager, Rivalry, online ranked matches, and league play. Some of these features have been expanded, but nothing has changed in a dramatic way. You can now run full online season leagues.
It's all about the details. At least, that's what separates a good baseball game from a great one for me. You can have solid gameplay and cool features, but if it doesn't have the look and feel of a real baseball game, it hasn't done its job. MLB '10: The Show gets many of the details right to the point that this is easily the most realistic console baseball game I've ever played. Give up a home run in a critical situation and you may see your catcher toss off his mask in disgust as the batter rounds the bases. Smoke a ball towards the gap only to have the centerfielder dive and snag it from out of nowhere and your batter might kick the dirt on the basepath to show his displeasure. Take off for second on a hit and run only to have the batter foul the ball off and the baserunner may readjust the rim of his batting helmet as he walks back to first base. There are many small, easy-to-miss visual moments like this that, when added together, make up a baseball game. And Sony got them right. Even many of the faces, often a bane of baseball games, have been given attention. You can see the look of determination on a slugger's face or the disappointment for a player who failed. And it's surprising some of the players who were rendered correctly.
The only thing missing from MLB 10: The Show's presentation is a shot of a coach nodding in and out of sleep on the dugout bench. Outside of this miniscule detail, Sony has created the most realistic simulation in video games. If someone ran a feed of this game on one of the many screens in a sports bar, I wouldn't be surprised if the patrons thought it was a live broadcast. The camerawork, statistical overlays, and attention to detail on the field make The Show as much fun to watch as it is to play. Fans lunge for foul balls. Base coaches chat it up with fielders between innings. You'll even see a catcher accentuate the importance of keeping a pitch down with an aggressive hand gesture. These details are purely visual, but touches like a fielder slowing to make a catch in front of the left field wall, or a catcher scrambling to secure a passed ball, enhance the gameplay. I never ran into a play where I thought a player should have reacted differently. The paths players take to field balls don't come across as artificial or gamey. Players accurately read ball bounce and spin, and above all, believably portray their position. The realism captured in the player movements also affects gameplay.
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MLB 10 The Show - Sony PlayStation 3 | $37.99 | See it |
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