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Chris' MLB '10: The Show Review

Posted on March 3, 2010 at 11:44 AM.

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Starting with the baseball games, I am going to review every major release on my blog in a short form fashion with a 1-5 star rating scale for each game. Star ratings do not correspond to number ratings, so to find out what the stars mean check out my guide. These reviews will be meant to supplement our already off-the-charts awesome reviews we publish with each game. The official reviews for both baseball games are coming later in the week. Now onto my review:

And then there was MLB '10: The Show.

Last year, I thought The Show was the pinnacle of our genre. It represented the sport of baseball better than any game had before it, it was oozing with atmosphere, and despite a few minor flaws, the game was simply amazing.

That whole experience is even better this year. No game has ever simulated the sport of baseball nearly as well as MLB '10: The Show simulates the sport, it is simply a must own for anyone who even remotely considers themselves a baseball fan.

When a sport's game becomes realistic enough that you have to use real sport logic in order to win, you know it's gotten somewhere. Case in point: I was being fed fastballs through the first run of my lineup in a game against the Blue Jays. The second time through, I rarely saw a fastball. That's textbook starting pitching.

You'll find these baseball moments in every game of The Show.

The fielding seems to be much better as well, and the whole experience is just smooth. As far as the looks go: play the game in 1080p real time, let your jaw drop, then keep playing. There is no other game on the market which looks as good as MLB '10: The Show.

There are numerous minor bugs, and the commentary team does have some issues from time to time still, but those issues are nothingburgers when you consider everything the game has going for it -- and when you consider most will be patched very soon. It's hard to find much wrong with the experience you can have in The Show.

Simply put, after playing MLB 2K10 I thought the gap might have closed between the games a bit. However, it is readily apparent MLB 2K is still at least two years behind The Show. If you consider yourself even a remote fan of the game of baseball, and if you own a PS3, you owe it to yourself to pick up The Show. It's just that good.

Chris' MLB '10: The Show Rating:

Comments

# 16 statum71 @ Mar 3

The Show is so awesome it actually made me a fan of the real sport. The first time I got it just because it looked so good. Now I'm a bonafide baseball fan!!!

I wish for the life of me that they could do football.

# 17 SilverSkullz126 @ Mar 3

1000 % Behind you Chris on this!!!! Best game ever....

# 18 Dreifort @ Mar 3

"There are numerous minor bugs, and the commentary team does have some issues from time to time still, but those issues are nothingburgers when you consider everything the game has going for it -- and when you consider most will be patched very soon. It's hard to find much wrong with the experience you can have in The Show."

I find it easy to have a bad experience with MLB10... Manager Mode is unenjoyable and almost useless. Guys on 1st and 2nd with 3-0 count? I call for a hit-and-run in Manager Mode. My batter drops a bunt. Few innings later...guy on 2nd base...2-0 count. Out of curosity about bunt few innings ago, I call a hit-and-run again just to see? yep, ANOTHER dropped bunt?!?

WTH? Can't move a pitcher around defensively to make a double switch. The game INSISTS that I need to do so to perform a dbl switch, but then INSISTS that I can't sub for a pitcher (defensively)??? huh? MLB09 had ZERO probs with this move.

How about AI outfielders running towards a liner hit into the corner (or a corner of the outfield wall)...and the AI fielder running into the wall and trying to be Forrest Gump and keeps running and running and running AGAINST the stationary wall (doing the Vanilla Ice running man against the wall) while the batter gets an Inside-the-park-HR?

Numerous bugs? YES! No effect on game enjoyment? NO...large effect. This game is a huge disappointment so far. What if MW2 was released with so many bugs and online play freezing every 2 mins? MLB10 was a poor release version. Guess Sony was on some hidden time schedule....sure a patch might fix these problems, but the excitement over MLB10 was quickly evaporated due to lack of BETA TESTING on Sony's part and releasing such a buggy game.

# 19 CubsFan96 @ Mar 4

This is the best baseball game I have ever played...I have no idea how they will top this game next year but I do know that they will.

# 20 DiddyGotGrillz @ Mar 5

I agree with your review except for one thing, there is NO WAY 2K is two years apart from The Show....it's more like ten. Seriously, there is not one single aspect of 2K even comes close to matching what The Show has to offer....not ONE thing.

# 21 CrazyKitchenGuy @ Mar 6

I wouldn't go so far as to say that MLB 2K10 is 10 years behind The Show.

MLB 2K10 has the MLB Today feature that The Show does not, as well as the analog hitting and pitching system, which in my opinion, are pretty amazing.

As for the comment regarding having nothing matching close to what The Show has to offer, that again is false. 2K10 has the "My Player" mode which is similar to RTTS. Some of the reviewers out there have even gone so far as to say that they enjoy the 2K10 My Player mode more than The Show's RTTS.

So, maybe in the future, a little less game bashing. Both games have their strengths and weaknesses. Its obvious that you are a fan of The Show, but have you even given MLB 2K10 a try?

# 22 sroz39 @ Mar 6

This is all personal preference, obviously, but aside from 2K's analog pitching, I think The Show does everything else better. And to the people wondering why they should pick it up if they have 09 already, it's difficult to explain. Nothing is revolutionary. It's an evolution of the series, but everything is either a little or alot better than last year. If you're not sure, rent it to try it. You'll see what I mean after a few games.

# 23 Yankees_CT @ May 3

^^^^I know this was posted quite awhile ago but @loyshon, are you smoking the good stuff because if you are remember puff puff give!

# 24 jdb145 @ May 23

News flash... Players wear their team jerseys during the allstar game not the all-star jersey!! Why do games continue to ignore this! Also trades happen way to often in rtts that it is unplayable.. Not just talking about your own player, but players around the league.. There are seriously 60- 100 trades during the year that is so unrealistic!! Fix this please with a patch.

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