MLB '11: The Show Review (PS3)

[born_bad]

If Madden 11 got a 9 than this score seems wrong. This game objectively does baseball "stuff" better than Madden does football "stuff," so in no universe does it make sense to me that the Show gets a lower score than Madden. If it's something to do with a new review system, that system is flawed.

On a site "dedicated to sports gaming" these sports games should be comparted to each other, too. In that regard, the Show is much higher on the mountain looking down at other sports games and should be graded as such.

[JustOpinions]

You guys really need to put the final number/pros and cons at the bottom again, seriously

[Giants4Natic]

Score sounds just about right for the game.

I hate to see the review not mention the real issues with the game like the canned animations taking total control from fielders or the horrible hit detection.

Catching balls in the outfield that morphed off the wall. Things like that should not happen and still do after many years.

The game is fantastic in many many areas but also stubs it's toe in other areas that should be addressed before camera editors and RTTS

I have seen far to many outfielders standing in the outfield in the catch animation only to see the ball land behind them.


I know last year the fans were saying that there was no drop fly balls at all in the outfield which was true but now they made it more then it should.


Is a great game and the best sim baseball game ever.

Next year if they fixed those issues and throw some new lines into the commentary along with improved presentation which was great 4 years ago then this game would be just about perfect

[HustlinOwl]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

So true HO...so true. For all the guff the presentation and commentary receives....adding in your own SOTS is tremendous IMO. Plus....with this year in franchise...the amount that they comment on previous games in the "standard" commentary is great IMO and while not an "upgrade" per se...it is pretty nice. That being said...fair review...and I agree with most points in it. M.K.

also overlooked ticker for in season games as well

[GrandMaster B]

Have still yet to see a cloudy day or rain in a game and I am more than 3 weeks into season.

[econoodle]

C,

great review.

if i had to sum up the Show in one word it would be 'stale'

to the uninitiated its the same game.

My girl saw me cue it up and asked why I was playing 10.
SInce she doesn't play games it probably doesnt matter, but it goes to show that it does need a refresh, front end, splash screen , commentary, if someone who doesnt play it thinks its the same version as last year.

the first two wont take up any dev time and really need to change for 12.

I dont know how much longer I can go with 10! lol

Also, the devs need to do what the y did last year when they watched MLB.tv to get the camera angles for all 30 teams, and do that with overlay design, stats and presentation.

then you have the sports game of the year.

till then it still feels too familiar.

[econoodle]

Also, neglecting franchise and now seeing these major problems crop up should be a lesson to SCEA that Ian Cummings admitted to learning last year, that no mode should go untouched.

[SeerMagicX]

no mention about 3D? It adds a ton to the game.