MLB 2K11 News Post

MLB 2K11 Game Features (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC)

07:59 PM - January 19, 2011 by BravesBoy

360, PS3, PC

Dynamic Player Ratings
Watch your favorite MLBŽ pitcher strike out the side in a real game, then watch his stats improve in your game. Dynamic Player Ratings update daily in MLBŽ Today, Franchise, and My Player.

Revamped Fielding System
Completely revamped fielding system, featuring improved AI, throwing meters and landing indicators to give you more control to run down a fly ball or make the play at the plate.

My Player mode
Guide your player through the Minor Leagues and into the history books with an improved My Player mode.

MLB Today
Stay up-to-date on the latest happenings in Major League BaseballŽ, with timely play-by-play commentary and stat overlays pulled from real life news and box scores.

Total Control Pitching & Hitting
The battle at the plate comes to life in the palms of your hands. Paint the corners with pinpoint accuracy on the mound, and then fight off nasty sliders until you get the pitch youre looking for at the plate.

New player models
Amazing attention to detail captures every intricacy of the game. Enjoy completely rebuilt player models for Major League authenticity like never before.

Wii

Mini-Diamond
An all-new multiplayer mode set in wild venues, from a low gravity Space ballpark to a zany Circus environment. Get ready to experience fast-paced, Mini-Diamond baseball.

Total Control Pitching & Hitting
The battle at the plate comes to life with your Wii Remote and Nunchuk. With the flick of your wrist, paint the corners with pinpoint accuracy on the mound and then fight off nasty sliders until you get the pitch youre looking for at the plate.

Home Run DerbyŽ
Swing your Wii Remote for the fences against the leagues top sluggers.

Franchise
Build a championship team from the ground up over the course of several seasons, or take the reins of a perennial contender and aim for the World SeriesŽ in year one.

Tournament
Pick the teams, pick the series length and then play ball. May the best team win.

PS2

Franchise & Season
Build a championship franchise from the ground up over the course of several seasons, or take the reins of a perennial contender and aim for the World SeriesŽ in year one.

Play Online
Take your skills online and play against the best gamers in the 2K Sports community.

Home Run DerbyŽ
Swing for the fences against the leagues top sluggers.

Manager Showdown
Think youre a master baseball strategist? Prove it by setting your lineup, naming your starting pitcher and making all the right moves to guide your team to victory.

Situation Mode
Choose a custom situation and jump to that exact moment of the game.

PSP

Franchise & Season
Build a championship franchise from the ground up over the course of several seasons, or take the reins of a perennial contender and aim for the World SeriesŽ in year one.

Home Run DerbyŽ
Swing for the fences against the leagues top sluggers. Play a quick head-to-head duel, or challenge them all in a tournament.

The Farm
Take a trip down to the Minor Leagues to play with future All-Stars.

Manager Showdown
Think youre a master baseball strategist? Prove it by setting your lineup, naming your starting pitcher and making all the right moves to guide your team to victory.

DS

Total Control Pitching & Hitting
The battle at the plate comes to life in the palms of your hands. Paint the corners with pinpoint accuracy on the mound, and then fight off nasty sliders until you get the pitch youre looking for at the plate.

Season & Postseason Modes
Choose between the marathon of a 162-game Season, or the sprint of the Postseason.

Unlockable Player Cards
Over 250 baseball cards to unlock as you go.

Game: Major League Baseball 2K11Reader Score: 5.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: NDS / PC / PS2 / PS3 / PSP / Wii / Xbox 360Votes for game: 17 - View All

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Member Comments

# 1 Blzer @ 01/19/11 08:59 PM

Well I'm certainly glad their attention is strictly focused on improving the game they have set in stone. No gimmicky modes, no heavy online attention, and hopefully nothing to hiccup the framerate or make this game melt in our console. This is the MLB 2K10 that should have been... let's hope.

# 2 Jamin23 @ 01/19/11 09:00 PM

The feature list doesn't blow me away, so hopefully that means that they spent most of their time working on the gameplay and other areas of the game.

# 3 duke776 @ 01/19/11 09:17 PM

"....paint the corners with pinpoint accuracy..."

I really hope they give us a pitching accuracy or difficulty slider. I can pinpoint pitches with Carlos Marmol (and I re-rated him to give him 30's control), that's something I wish not to be able to do.

I like the revamped fielding point, where they made a point to say that we now have control.

It's only a features list though, so it's not like it's going to sway me one way or another.

# 4 rudyjuly2 @ 01/19/11 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by duke776


	"....paint the corners with pinpoint accuracy..." I really hope they give us a pitching accuracy or difficulty slider. I can pinpoint pitches with Carlos Marmol (and I re-rated him to give him 30's control), that's something I wish not to be able to do. I like the revamped fielding point, where they made a point to say that we now have control. It's only a features list though, so it's not like it's going to sway me one way or another.

I desperately want a pitching accuracy slider too. Hopefully they will make it harder to hit your spots this year.

I like the revamped fielding and I really like the dynamic player ratings. I've been waiting for a game to finally let you update player ratings AFTER you start a dynasty/franchise. Many games constantly update player rosters but what good is it for the offline guy that's already started a franchise? This finally solves that problem.

# 5 bigfnjoe96 @ 01/19/11 09:21 PM

Here we go with the pinpoint accuracy talk. I really hope they have added a pitch variable slider to make pitching a little more challenging.

I'm wondering if home run derby is still in.

Dynamic Player Ratings. 2k does it again. Kudos to them

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# 6 Doormat @ 01/19/11 09:35 PM

Do gotta say

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	Dynamic Player Ratings Watch your favorite MLB pitcher strike out the side in a real game, then watch his stats improve in your game. Dynamic Player Ratings update in real-time through ALL game modes, including MLB Today, Franchise and My Player.

That kinda did make me feel better about this game and the new Player Models and animations ..

# 7 Shakedowncapo @ 01/19/11 10:02 PM

Focusing on the fundementals is cool...but it looks like ronnie wrote that up this morning. Be cool to see a little more detail?

# 8 EnigmaNemesis @ 01/19/11 10:03 PM

Shouldn't ratings progress and regress based on how the player is doing in the sim engine of the franchise?

Would be kinda odd that he progresses but is getting shelled in the sim engine, just because he pitches well IRL.

Unless someone can describe this in more detail.

# 9 countryboy @ 01/19/11 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis


	Shouldn't ratings progress and regress based on how the player is doing in the sim engine of the franchise? Would be kinda odd that he progresses but is getting shelled in the sim engine, just because he pitches well IRL. Unless someone can describe this in more detail.

dynamic player ratings only refer to exhibiton/MLB Today/ and online games. It doesn't effect franchise mode.

# 10 Knight165 @ 01/19/11 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	dynamic player ratings only refer to exhibiton/MLB Today/ and online games. It doesn't effect franchise mode.

It says franchise mode.
Sorry...but unless you can turn that on and off...that's odd.

M.K.
Knight165

# 11 Knight165 @ 01/19/11 10:12 PM

If they do add the ability to add players into an existing franchise after you begin....that would be a pretty nice feature.

M.K.
Knight165

# 12 duke776 @ 01/19/11 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	dynamic player ratings only refer to exhibiton/MLB Today/ and online games. It doesn't effect franchise mode.

It says franchise in the description

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	Dynamic Player Ratings Watch your favorite MLB pitcher strike out the side in a real game, then watch his stats improve in your game. Dynamic Player Ratings update in real-time through ALL game modes, including MLB Today, Franchise and My Player.

But I'm hoping they can progress and regress depending on their performance in franchise because I do not care to use the dynamic player ratings (I perfer to just play my own franchise in my own world).

Edit: But I figure it will not be something that is forced though, there's no possible way they could since not everyone has the ability to connect to the internet (or would even want to). So I'm not worried at all about it.

# 13 countryboy @ 01/19/11 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	It says franchise mode. Sorry...but unless you can turn that on and off...that's odd. M.K. Knight165

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Originally Posted by duke776


	It says franchise in the description But I'm hoping they can progress and regress depending on their performance in franchise because I do not care to use the dynamic player ratings (I perfer to just play my own franchise in my own world).

oops....

# 14 rudyjuly2 @ 01/19/11 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jayhawker


	There is no more detail available. Right now, most people read this as a positive development. Thank God we have you to poke holes in the 2K spin.

I agree. It is a positive and I'm also assuming it would have an option to be used or not.

I know a lot of you guys are big baseball guys but as active Show supporters and community day members, comments in the 2K forum that focus on the negative come across as trolling imo.

# 15 Knight165 @ 01/19/11 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rudyjuly2


	I agree. It is a positive and I'm also assuming it would have an option to be used or not. I know a lot of you guys are big baseball guys but as active Show supporters and community day members, comments in the 2K forum that focus on the negative come across as trolling imo.

That's a big stretch bro.
I never come in here and say ANYTHING.
Someone is trolling right now and I GUARANTEE it ain't me.

M.K.
Knight165

# 16 Woodcutta @ 01/19/11 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rudyjuly2


	I agree. It is a positive and I'm also assuming it would have an option to be used or not. I know a lot of you guys are big baseball guys but as active Show supporters and community day members, comments in the 2K forum that focus on the negative come across as trolling imo.

Focus on the negative? People who have bought this game year after year hoping the game actually improves and lives up to what 2k has promised have EVERY right to focus on the negative. The franchise mode alone has been unplayable for years. The game that is released is basically a beta version and isn't anywhere near the final version until two, three, or more patches. I'm a 2k fan and really, really hope this game will be an improvement on last year's game. That being said, what information has been released that would give any hint that will be the case? Absolutely nothing. Again, I am looking forward to future info releases but to this point I am far from jumping up and down in anticipation for mlb 2k11.

# 17 rudyjuly2 @ 01/19/11 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodcutta


	Focus on the negative? People who have bought this game year after year hoping the game actually improves and lives up to what 2k has promised have EVERY right to focus on the negative. The franchise mode alone has been unplayable for years. The game that is released is basically a beta version and isn't anywhere near the final version until two, three, or more patches. I'm a 2k fan and really, really hope this game will be an improvement on last year's game. That being said, what information has been released that would give any hint that will be the case? Absolutely nothing. Again, I am looking forward to future info releases but to this point I am far from jumping up and down in anticipation for mlb 2k11.

I don't have a problem with negative discussion. I've spoken out about a lot of things wrong with 2K10. But there are some people here with an agenda and are trolling as far as I'm concerned. They don't want to hear any negatives about their game of choice but don't mind piling on the game they don't like.

# 18 countryboy @ 01/19/11 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottdau


	I like that if a player is hot he will be hot in the franchise season. To me that is really cool.

I actually agree. I think its a different perspective on the playability of franchise mode. Lets face it, two things people often "complain" about in regards to franchise mode:

a) players aren't playing "realistically"
b) progression/regression isn't working properly

Well, now you have, at least seemingly, both of those issues resolved.

# 19 rudyjuly2 @ 01/19/11 11:24 PM

I love the idea of ratings moving with my franchise. The young stud that gets called up in the minors now has a much better rating. Same goes for that veteran that slips. Default roster ratings usually look pretty bad by the end of the year. I hope all sports games implement this sooner than later.

# 20 RedLine @ 01/19/11 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BravesBoy


	Found some info for you guys from pastapadre- hers the link http://www.pastapadre.com/2011/01/19...-features-list

At least we have some more info on the game, and it's an good list. I too hope it means they spent time polishing the game and fixing bugs.

One thing I notice that's missing is Trading Cards. I'm fine with that too, maybe it frees up room for more ballparks and other features.

Now bring on the dev diaries and some vids....

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