Major League Baseball 2K13 Review (XBox 360)

[bxphenom7]

It's unfortunate to see folks that should know better play that game. 2K13 has plenty of faults, and I can even agree that a 4 is an appropriate score considering it is such a slight upgrade. But the game is any thing but shallow.

It competes with a game that throws everything but the kitchen sink in, yet has a fairly abysmal franchise mode that requires one to play as all 30 team to prevent from becoming a joke.

So 2K eschews the details of player movement for a much deeper season mode. The fatigue, pitch count, and team health are far more strategic and useful than a rule 5 draft. The players have ratings that significantly differentiates players in various phases of the game which makes managing a team over a season more compelling.

When I see someone go for the "shallow" dig, it just kind of exposes them for how shallow of a look they really took of 2K baseball.

I wouldn't give it a 4, but I would not expect much else from an SCEA Central forum that caters to style over substance. 2K12 was underrated last year, and I think everyone fully expected it to go that way this year.

I mean, we're talking about a site that ran a poll on how much people like The Show, ad the only negative comments were, "Don't have a PS3" and "Don't like baseball." Did they let SCEA write it for them?

You're speaking like MLB 13 The Show doesn't deserve its score and MLB 2k13 is good...............I don't get it. Franchise mode isn't abysmal in The Show, but I'll respect your opinion. The Show gets tweaked every year, and with next-gen coming out, I think there will finally be huge additions like Create A Stadium or whatever, I'm sure they'll think of something great. For 2k, they need to stick to NBA.

[Money99]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K13 Review (XBox 360)

You're speaking like MLB 13 The Show doesn't deserve its score and MLB 2k13 is good...............I don't get it. Franchise mode isn't abysmal in The Show, but I'll respect your opinion. The Show gets tweaked every year, and with next-gen coming out, I think there will finally be huge additions like Create A Stadium or whatever, I'm sure they'll think of something great. For 2k, they need to stick to NBA.

I honestly don't know why people say this.
Whether a game is great or not, isn't having a choice good?
We've all seen what one-choice has done to the Madden and NHL series.
Why on earth would anyone want to take options away from consumers?

[JBH3]

I don't understand how anyone can say this game is worth $59.99.

[JBH3]

That photo looks nothing like Chase Utley either . . .

[RoyalBoyle78]

I don't understand how anyone can say this game is worth $59.99.

Well for someone like me who didn't play 2k12 that much, I didn't mind spending the money, also 2k is underrated as far as playing a good game of baseball, o have the other game too and could say the same, it was upgraded all that much either, its just as much as 12 as 2k is..I'm sorry but I Like 2k's franchise mode better too. Big this for me is I can change my player salaries in 2k which huge for me adds more realisim, I can't do that in the other game.

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[Ban_Irl]

Thanks Pistol Pete. I will go back and play since I for one enjoy this game (MLB2K13).

[Hunkerdown]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K13 Review (XBox 360)

I love this game, with right rosters(darksheep), sliders (bigfnjoe or waittilnextyear). See my posts in 2k13 franchise thread.

[themistro24]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K13 Review (XBox 360)

I love this game, with right rosters(darksheep), sliders (bigfnjoe or waittilnextyear). See my posts in 2k13 franchise thread.

check out my update to Darksheep's roster with the contract and budget fixes.

I updated the ratings and added a few more players as well - It's under mistro0524.