I have bought all the Baseball games released for this season, except for MLB slugfest.
I don't believe there is a clear-cut winner. They all have some strengths/weaknesses that set them apart.
Personally, my "perfect game" would have:
1. Great gameplay (Pitcher/Batter interface, fielding mechanics,ball physics,AI)
2. Realism. (No HR fests, realistic scores, pitch counts,K's,BB's,foul balls, etc.)
3. Graphic candy. (Realistic player faces/bodies/motions/animations, ultra-realistic stadiums, good uniform selection,wide variety of camera angles).
These would be my brief, early ratings:
MLB 2004 (PS2) 7.5/10(has some elements of all three of the above criteria)
HH 2004 (XBox) 8.5/10 (extremely strong in points 1,2, Very weak on point #3.)
ASB 2004 (PS2) 8.0/10 (extremely strong in point #3, OK in point #2, a little weak in point #1.)
MVP 2003 (PS2) 8.5/10 (has fairly strong elements of all three factors, no glaring weaknesses thus far).
WSB 2K3 (XBox) 8.5/10 (has fairly strong elements of all three factors, but I dislike not being able to view the stadium detail, even though it is there).
I don't believe there is a clear-cut winner. They all have some strengths/weaknesses that set them apart.
Personally, my "perfect game" would have:
1. Great gameplay (Pitcher/Batter interface, fielding mechanics,ball physics,AI)
2. Realism. (No HR fests, realistic scores, pitch counts,K's,BB's,foul balls, etc.)
3. Graphic candy. (Realistic player faces/bodies/motions/animations, ultra-realistic stadiums, good uniform selection,wide variety of camera angles).
These would be my brief, early ratings:
MLB 2004 (PS2) 7.5/10(has some elements of all three of the above criteria)
HH 2004 (XBox) 8.5/10 (extremely strong in points 1,2, Very weak on point #3.)
ASB 2004 (PS2) 8.0/10 (extremely strong in point #3, OK in point #2, a little weak in point #1.)
MVP 2003 (PS2) 8.5/10 (has fairly strong elements of all three factors, no glaring weaknesses thus far).
WSB 2K3 (XBox) 8.5/10 (has fairly strong elements of all three factors, but I dislike not being able to view the stadium detail, even though it is there).