First off, once you start MLB 08 The Show (after the developer plugs) you will see a single little recap of a single player achievement from last year. This is a cool addition that took me by surprise. Once you get into the title screen, you will be bomb barded by options and things to look at. There is a ton and I mean a TON! of things to do in this game. One thing you cannot do is the homerun derby, and really, for me it is not missed. Since last year The Road To The Show has been revamped with more things to do on the field, also better player creation and it just feels more polished since last year. And you have just about every other mode that was in last year.
The Show has also received a great upgrade in graphics from last years (PS3) game. The players look like their real life counter parts better then any sports game I have played to date. There are some things that are not so impressive one being settings outside of the ballparks themselves. There are some instances where during an end of inning cut scene, where players will absorb themselves into wall the ballpark walls. Now where the game shines in my opinion is how smooth the game runs at all times. I have yet (except for online) to encounter a skip or pop and slowdown and in a sports game that is a must have.
With the addition of the custom soundtracks, this gives the game a very nice custom feel. I really don’t know how many songs you can have on one play list but it is over 10, witch is what I heard from some previews. Now I believe most will really want to use this feature because the soundtrack is in my opinion bad. So you might want to start switching your MP3 files to your PS3 you wont be disappointed. Also let me be clear your custom soundtracks will not play in game. Therefore, your players will not come out to DMX or The Rolling Stones. However, you will hear all of it during the menu screens witch you will spend a lot of time in so it is worth all the effort to add your music.
Now, we will talk about game play. MLB 08 The Show has been revamped A.I and game play. The first game I played (retail version) I was totally dumb founded because the opposing team basically pitched around most of my team (Detroit Tigers) and the reason is because the tigers have one of the best line ups in the league. Now I cannot really remember last years version but I really do not think the pitching A.I, was this advanced to pick out certain players to pitch a certain way. This adds so much realism to the feel of this game. There has also been a upgrade in the base running controls witch is a plus. Batting feels oh so good and you feel a great accomplishment when you take one deep into the cheap seats.
One last thing I will touch on is the pitching in The Show. For some reason I love pitching in this years game. The way pitching feels so smooth and also the CPU batters really battle with you and make you set them up is true to life. You had better work those cold spots in the batters hot/cold zones because if you do not you will be hammered, and hammered hard and yes, even on rookie. One of the most satisfying moments in this year’s game is getting a solid strikeout from a sweeping curve or a 12 to 6 curveball. I will go back and watch every strikeout I rack up after every game because it looks and feels so good.
The online is what you have come to expect. You have a 30 team online leauge option. There are also roster updates and news from around the leauge very cool if you live outside the state of your favorite team. I have played 3 games so far (2-1) there is a little slowdown but nothing as bad as last year. It dose not interfere with the game what so ever. You don't have acess to your PSN friends list so you will have to send out invites again to your friends with The Show but it really dosnt hurt. The community in this years game is really cool, you can check message boards from your console or you can go online and check out a website that is intergrated for the website. One last thing you can use a new feature called scout. I have not used it but I believe it is a type of match maker so if you chose to just bypas the lobbies and just want to jump into a game it will set you up with a player on your level and not a top player.
The MLB: The Show franchise exclusively on PlayStation platforms, has driven baseball simulators to the next level with the most realistic and detailed games from the sport. Today TheGamerAccess.com is glad to announce that they have one of the Senior Producers of MLB 09: The Show with them to answer some of their questions.
Well, coming from a developer which contributed to the finest sports game I've ever played running 1080p native + 60 fps, I believe every word he's got to say.
Yeah....if there's anyone out there who still thinks bluray does nothing for gaming, read this interview and then sit in a corner and dwell.
"The fact that the PS3 is bluray supported is HUGE. The 25gb single layer and 50gb dual layer was one of the best things to happen to our game"
And just a reminder:
Gran Turismo 5: 1000 cars
Forza 3: 400 cars
So yeah.....bluray is a bit handy
I couldn't agree with you anymore. I would love the NFL license to expire for EA Sports and see what Sony can do with a football game on the PS3.
"if there's anyone out there who still thinks bluray does nothing for gaming"
There really isn't anyone who actually believes that damage control meme.
No one would be making such an asinine claim if this wasn't the first generation to have a console with less storage space than a previous gen.
I really didn't understand why people always talked so highly of The Show. Just thought is was another sports game, just with PS3 level graphics.
I decided to try the demo just to finally see what people were talking about. I was absolutely blown away by how good the game is. It was really quite a shock at what a good time I had. I don't play sports games and the last one I played had to be back in the Genesis days.
Even though I don't see myself playing The Show very much if I get it with the mind boggling number of other PS3 games coming out, will probably pick it up when it drops more in price just for the sake of how much it impressed me.
@ Shadow Flare
FXIII 1 blu-ray, or 4 to 5 DVD's :D
MGS4, KZ2, UnCharted 1 and 2, Heavy Rain, etc, etc. Not possible as stated on the other console.
G3TDOWN
I guess what's new is you can now add MLB 09 to your list of Dev's to talk about it. Point is, it's Dev's talking about "their" titles. Which as far as were considered. We could read it all day long. :D Makes ya proud to own such a machine.
nice interview, the game is looking great and I know there is more power on the PS3 that they can pull out.
If not THE greatest.
MLB: The Show is simply a must-have for ANY baseball fan.
This isn't opinion, it's hands-down a fact.
Sony could make an NFL franchise right now if they wanted. 2K sports has an exclusive hold on the baseball franchise rights but since The Show is not 3rd party it can be made, same with an nfl title
Professional sports have dealt with doping from track & field, to cycling, baseball, pro football, wrestling, boxing, and just about any sport you can think of. Taking that information and looking at many of athletes that have existed in the gaming world has resulted in suspicions that maybe some of these digital athletes were doping like A-Rod and the real players.
Without further ado, here are 10 game characters suspected of using "power ups" to enhance their game.
Marcus and Dom are Defiantly Injecting
All be it Each other
But them two Butch Gears are Defiantly Injecting
yeah. They do look like they are on roids.
I was laughing my ass off when i saw Mario in there
GameStooge announced the Technical Awards on January 1st, now comes the Genre Awards, in which they take a look at the best games of each genre category. GameStooge writer Jonathon Howard also chimes in with some of his own picks in categories he's familiar with.
Winners:
BEST ACTION GAME OF 2008: Grand Theft Auto IV
BEST SHOOTER OF 2008: Gears of War 2
BEST PLATFORM GAME OF 2008: LittleBigPlanet
BEST RACING GAME OF 2008: GRID
BEST SPORTS GAME OF 2008: NHL 09
BEST STRATEGY GAME OF 2008: Civilization Revolution
BEST ROLEPLAYING GAME OF 2008: Fallout 3
BEST MMORPG OF 2008: Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
BEST ADVENTURE GAME OF 2008: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
BEST PUZZLE GAME OF 2008: Braid
BEST DIGITAL GAME (ORIGINAL) OF 2008: Braid
BEST DIGITAL GAME (ADAPTATION) OF 2008: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
The Awards will continue with the Platform Awards, including Best Game of the Year.
Can you please add a bit more about online game play, like is it laggey, can you access your friend list, frame issues. Other than that great review.