Since I make a point to play both games I feel that i have played them both enough to give a real honest comparison. Please keep in mind my comparison is between MLB2k5 for XBOX and MVP2005 for PC.
I like both games. Both games have things that I love both games have things that I dont like. Some people do thier comparisons and then give the scores. Id rather give my two scores then tell you why I gave them what i gave them. Also keep in mind these scores are based on what is personally important to me in a baseball game. Whats important to me, might not be that big of a deal to the next person..I realize that.
MLB2k5 (Xbox) 8.8/10
MVP 2005 (PC) 9.3/10
GRAPHICS:
MVP 2005 on the PC literally blows the consol versions away...there is no comparison. The players are modeled well. I still think they suffer from big head syndrome though. They still kinda "thick" and "stocky" for my tastes but there is a slight improvement over least years. Some of the faces vastly improved and were right on. Others I was like "who??" The animations are the best, smooth, fluid, it make the gameplay even more tight. I dont like thier behind the pitcher view, but anyone on a PC can go out to mvpmods.com and get the really phat one that Pared has. Its sooo nice. Presentation is pretty much same as last years which wasnt bad, but Im dissapointed that its the "same ole thing" for the most part. Staduims look AMAZING on the PC though.The colors are nice and rich and deep on the PC version.
MLB2k5 graphics: They are good in some instances, AMAZING in some, and not so hot in others. I like the actual bodies of the players over MVP a great deal. The faces are a mixed bag. For example Raul Mondesi in real life kinda looks like a Manny Ramirez. In the game Mondesi looks more like a person who should be running a 7-11. but then you have faces of some of the stars and thier likeness is SCARY in a good way. Pedro is Pedro through and through, Jerry Curl and all. Beltran is Beltran. etc. The stadiums are good but I like MVP's better. The animations arent as good as MVP's. There is a jerky feel to catching a ball. The presentation though kicks MVP's bootay. I feel like Im at a real game on TV.
SOUND:
For me its kind of a tie. here. Both are good on both games. The commentary is good on both games although on MLB2k5 it seems they arent loud enough for my personal tastes. For me I prefer overall MLB2k5 though. MVP has great sound effects but it suffers from too much Rock and Roll music in the menu section. The batter diddy's are good though for MVP. I like them better than MLB2k5's. Id rather hear ESPN Baseball tonight soundtracks playing during my menus rather than "Billy Bob's Rock and Roll express" in MVP so MLB2k5 wins there. In the end though is a tie IMO... maybe just maybe a tiny edge to 2k5 though.
GAMEPLAY:
MVP is rock solid yet again this year while MLB2k5 suffers from a passed ball/wild pitch bug. I do like the way 2k5 does the hitter and batter stuff though and they put soemthing in the game that I have been wanting for years......BE THE BASERUNNER. This is way cool. It really puts you in the game and adds a new level of excitement. I like it because I also get to play manager kinda and tell the batter how I want him to hit.
FEATURES/PRESENTATION:
MVP pretty much is the same as last year IMO in presentation while 2k5 has everything ive wanted pretty much. I feel like im in a game thats being aired on ESPN. I love the different replay cameras and I love how the commentary starts to talk about a player if hes close to breaking a record in game. how cool is that? That for me is great, it just ads more to the excitment of the game. I had Pedro on the mound and he had 15k's going into the 9th inning and Joe Morgan said "and look at Pedro Martinez, he is just 5 strikeouts away from the record". I had to call my brother long distance to tell him about that. MVP's presentation doesnt suck at all. It was good last year, they just loose points with me here because its pretty much the same this year in my opinion. I love how 2k5 does the awards and milestones. I love the awards races and I like the GM mode. I like the fact that i have a boss telling me I made a bad more or I better do something about an issue in the clubhouse. Yes MVP had stuff like this too but as far as the GM mode goes I prefer 2k5. Now the Owner Mode..thats another story. MVP did what I was hoping they wwould have did last year and thats do it like Madden. Concession stands, having to build up your ballpark, etc etc. That is cool , I wish they would have done that in 2k5. But where I like 2k5 that MVP doesnt have is the chance to break records in the game and go to the hall of fame. I like having goals to shoot for. Thats what keeps me playing a game. In the end MLB2k5 edges out MVP.
I like both games, I dont think I could stop playing either one. The things that are important to me arent in both games. Recrod breaking and HOF is what keeps me playing MLB2k5. The gameplay and Owner mode in MVP is what keeps me playing that one.
I like both games. Both games have things that I love both games have things that I dont like. Some people do thier comparisons and then give the scores. Id rather give my two scores then tell you why I gave them what i gave them. Also keep in mind these scores are based on what is personally important to me in a baseball game. Whats important to me, might not be that big of a deal to the next person..I realize that.
MLB2k5 (Xbox) 8.8/10
MVP 2005 (PC) 9.3/10
GRAPHICS:
MVP 2005 on the PC literally blows the consol versions away...there is no comparison. The players are modeled well. I still think they suffer from big head syndrome though. They still kinda "thick" and "stocky" for my tastes but there is a slight improvement over least years. Some of the faces vastly improved and were right on. Others I was like "who??" The animations are the best, smooth, fluid, it make the gameplay even more tight. I dont like thier behind the pitcher view, but anyone on a PC can go out to mvpmods.com and get the really phat one that Pared has. Its sooo nice. Presentation is pretty much same as last years which wasnt bad, but Im dissapointed that its the "same ole thing" for the most part. Staduims look AMAZING on the PC though.The colors are nice and rich and deep on the PC version.
MLB2k5 graphics: They are good in some instances, AMAZING in some, and not so hot in others. I like the actual bodies of the players over MVP a great deal. The faces are a mixed bag. For example Raul Mondesi in real life kinda looks like a Manny Ramirez. In the game Mondesi looks more like a person who should be running a 7-11. but then you have faces of some of the stars and thier likeness is SCARY in a good way. Pedro is Pedro through and through, Jerry Curl and all. Beltran is Beltran. etc. The stadiums are good but I like MVP's better. The animations arent as good as MVP's. There is a jerky feel to catching a ball. The presentation though kicks MVP's bootay. I feel like Im at a real game on TV.
SOUND:
For me its kind of a tie. here. Both are good on both games. The commentary is good on both games although on MLB2k5 it seems they arent loud enough for my personal tastes. For me I prefer overall MLB2k5 though. MVP has great sound effects but it suffers from too much Rock and Roll music in the menu section. The batter diddy's are good though for MVP. I like them better than MLB2k5's. Id rather hear ESPN Baseball tonight soundtracks playing during my menus rather than "Billy Bob's Rock and Roll express" in MVP so MLB2k5 wins there. In the end though is a tie IMO... maybe just maybe a tiny edge to 2k5 though.
GAMEPLAY:
MVP is rock solid yet again this year while MLB2k5 suffers from a passed ball/wild pitch bug. I do like the way 2k5 does the hitter and batter stuff though and they put soemthing in the game that I have been wanting for years......BE THE BASERUNNER. This is way cool. It really puts you in the game and adds a new level of excitement. I like it because I also get to play manager kinda and tell the batter how I want him to hit.
FEATURES/PRESENTATION:
MVP pretty much is the same as last year IMO in presentation while 2k5 has everything ive wanted pretty much. I feel like im in a game thats being aired on ESPN. I love the different replay cameras and I love how the commentary starts to talk about a player if hes close to breaking a record in game. how cool is that? That for me is great, it just ads more to the excitment of the game. I had Pedro on the mound and he had 15k's going into the 9th inning and Joe Morgan said "and look at Pedro Martinez, he is just 5 strikeouts away from the record". I had to call my brother long distance to tell him about that. MVP's presentation doesnt suck at all. It was good last year, they just loose points with me here because its pretty much the same this year in my opinion. I love how 2k5 does the awards and milestones. I love the awards races and I like the GM mode. I like the fact that i have a boss telling me I made a bad more or I better do something about an issue in the clubhouse. Yes MVP had stuff like this too but as far as the GM mode goes I prefer 2k5. Now the Owner Mode..thats another story. MVP did what I was hoping they wwould have did last year and thats do it like Madden. Concession stands, having to build up your ballpark, etc etc. That is cool , I wish they would have done that in 2k5. But where I like 2k5 that MVP doesnt have is the chance to break records in the game and go to the hall of fame. I like having goals to shoot for. Thats what keeps me playing a game. In the end MLB2k5 edges out MVP.
I like both games, I dont think I could stop playing either one. The things that are important to me arent in both games. Recrod breaking and HOF is what keeps me playing MLB2k5. The gameplay and Owner mode in MVP is what keeps me playing that one.
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