MLB '11: The Show Review (PS3)

[torpidbeaver]

Re: MLB '11: The Show Review (PS3)

This is an awesome exhibition baseball game, and the batter/pitcher match is amazing, but that's not entirely what I buy it for. Until the franchise bugs get fixed without me needing to do backflips with 30-man controls and trade logic dance-arounds, this doesn't deserve a 9, nor an 8.5 in my book.

[gigadkc]

the game is still awesome but unfortunately is still sucks online. I don't care about that too much, I mainly play offline. Would be nice if the presentation and commentary could be updated next year, NBA 2K11 does a great job with that and I'd love to see something similar in The Show. I also hope that SCEA will add the other minor league levels, it would be fun to start RTTS in Rookie League.

btw: I know it's early but would it be possible to add WBC-Teams in 2013? PYS did that in 2009 and it was awesome. It also adds some great players not playing in the MLB to the game.

[Joho16]

Good fair review. The reviews on sports games are so much better here than on the other review sites. MLB The Show has set the standard for sure. There seem to be enough improvements to warrant a purchase for sure. I always like to give MLB 2K a shot as well and hope for a good game each year from them but it just isn't the case.

[Tyrant8RDFL]

I love the show, but to fork over another $65 for this title is hard right now. Simply because I feel all i'm paying for is analog controls , and a roster update.

Solid game, maybe if someone is selling it for $40 or less I'll get a copy.

[bkrich83]

Re: MLB '11: The Show Review (PS3)

Simply because I feel all i'm paying for is analog controls , and a roster update.
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Not sure how you could come to that conclusion. But to each their own.

[RealmK]

Re: MLB '11: The Show Review (PS3)

This is the best playing and most well polished game in The Show series.

And one of, if not the best representation of emotions, and little things to it's respected sport.

I am not a fan of scores, but a 9 is where it would sit. Minimum. Especially comparative to the competition and other sports games.

I agree with this. Would I like to see some better presentation on the back end? Sure, its the one weak point I think this title has. Gameplay though, from the little things down to just the feel of the game just screams out realism which is really a treat. It doesn't hurt that the physics are really good this year too to go with the analog stuff going on.

The game gets a solid 9 in my book as well.

[Jordanfan23]

Good review, the best got even better! I am really loving this years installment!

[baseballmaster98]

thanks for telling me all about the game although u guys talk all this smack talk about it+ im still getting it, in 3 months and 12 days

[Bobhead]

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Please stop calling it franny. That's horrible.

Ditto


In all seriousness, 8.5 seems like a fair score. I wrote a review elsewhere when the game came out and I think I gave it either an 8 or an 8.5. If they could just fix some of the ridiculous physics, specifically batting and fielding, I'd be happy for life.

But to the OP: Did you really have to close your review with such a corny line?

[Still2REal]

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If XXX 11 got a 9 than this score seems wrong.....

That game is always over-rated, so it shouldn't come as a surprise.

This review was dead on. I actually could have seen it go as an 8, but I cant complain.

The same free agent issue and a few annoying bugs that require work arounds keep this game from hitting that 9 threshold.

Hopefully next year the make the CPU recognize that players without MLB experience who aren't on the 40 man roster shouldn't be getting signed for millions a year. That's the main reason for the free agent issue (along with exorbitant salaries for older players who don't decline properly). Perhaps the latest patch fixed these issues {I don't bother simming 5 years in the future anymore since I know all the work arounds}.

All that being said this game is on the cusp of greatness.