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not fun

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

very simply- if you liked and loved played MVP Baseball 2005, you will not like this game. The games play totally different and it sucks that EA won't be able to make another MVP game.

Maybe the worst game I've ever played

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

And that's not an exaggeration. Everything about this game is awful: the play-by-play is insufferable (and usually inaccurate); the rosters are inexcusably outdated; the player ratings are lazy and inaccurate; the graphics are terrible in every way, making the players look like Lego men and the bats like little plastic whiffle bats (it might have looked acceptable on PS One 10 years or so ago); the game freezes momentarily at random times (at least on my system); and the gameplay is terribly unrealistic.

I really, really, *really* hope EA Sports gets their license back next year (although really, their college game is pretty fun). This one is just an embarrassment to all involved.

I agree, BRING BACK MVP

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

pretty much everything about this game (except maybe the multiple user controlled teams in gm, franchise and season modes) sucks. if you liked mvp 05, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. I cant believe we have to deal with this for the next few years.

MLB 2K6

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I did not buy this game when it first came out. I waited until I found on the internet for a very low price, and I'm glad I did. I've really tried to talk myself into this game by trying to think of the positives, but the truth is that this game is just really sad.
To me, the first thing that I notice about any game is the graphics. This game, compared to the MVP games, is just really sad to look at. The players really just do not look real at all. At times it almost reminds me of MLB 2002 for my PS1. When two players collide (which happens far too often) they just fall straight to the ground and bounce back up.
Just like a lot of the reviews on here point out, the rosters are not up-to-date at all. I'm a Cardinals and a Red Sox fan. They left Crisp and Pena off of the Sox and if I'm pretty sure those moves happened pretty early in the year. The Cardinals roster was a complete disaster. John Rodriguez and Brad Thompson, the Cardinals top two rookies from 05, are not on the game at all and neither is Wainwright who debuted last year. Jason Marquis' best pitch is a power sinker and he doesn't even have one on here. Obviously these are not huge problems and not ones that I cannot fix. The problem is that every roster is off. And I really don't want to buy a new sports game and have to spend hours trying to get the roster right.
There are so many problems with this game. The baserunning is very difficult with multiple baserunners, the fielders all throw lasers around the field, it's almost impossible to dive, and the players look like they're tripping over their own feet while they run.
The thing that made me dislike this game the most is the fact the the new Busch Stadium is not on it. I know this is its first year, but there have been drawings and models of that thing for atleast two years now.
My suggestion to the 2K people is that they need get some people who really know baseball in there to help make next year's game. These problems need to be fixed and they absolutely need to do something major to improve these graphics.
I am a little confused on why EA doesn't have a MLB game this year. I've heard that 2K has the rights and all of that, but their were two other baseball games out this year. I know one had Papi on the cover and the other had five or six different players on the cover. No matter what the reason is, I hope EA Sports is allowed to make a game for the 07 season. MVP and Madden is about all the video games I play so I hope we'll see a new MVP next year. Until then, just try to keep your MVP rosters undated and do not waste your money on this game.

Bring back MVP BASEBALL

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Being a huge fan of the MVP series I was saddened when I heard they wouldn't release a new game. After I finally got over that and got excited for this game, I was let down even more than I could have ever imagined. the graphics are awful, the gameplay is very stiff. The pitching is completely terrible & I absolutely hated the camera angles for pitching & fielding. This game is a disgrace for MLB & 2k Sports should also be disgusted with themselves. If you loved MVP BASEBALL I assure you that you will hate this game.

Not as good as MVP, but I liked it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was upset when i found out that EA SPORTS lost the rights to MLB games for the next few years. so i dragged myself to some game store to buy a used copy. anyway, i was pleasently surprised by this game because looking at the vidcaps i didnt think that i would like it. i loved the gameplay, even though the graphics were a step down from MVP. This game is very addicting and that's why i bought this game for the second time (i gave my first copy to my brother).

Not the best, but not the worst

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is a big step from last years but there are alot of bad things too. Like if you run into the wall you stay down for 30 seconds while all the baserunners score. Graphics are mediocre (compared to MVP 2005). Good things are the swing stick control makes game more realistic and a little more challenging. Overall it is very fun once you get used to it, but you will be frustrated sometimes when you are getting used to it and when you get picked off at a base when you round it after a hit.

2k Blows It!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I really liked the 2k5 version of this game for many reasons; 1) I like Morgan's & Millers' commentary as their voices are not irritating, 2) the price was a steal at $20 brand new! 3) good game play for the $$$$ and some nice extras (ie...old stadiums, teams, uniforms, etc...), 4) the affiliation with ESPN and the Baseball Tonite guru Karl Ravitch and their great theme song. I was so looking forward to the 2k6 edition, believing that they would improve on an already great product...WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!!!! The price doubled, gone is the ESPN affiliation, team rankings and stats are horribly inaccurate, Morgan & Miller have a few added lines of dialogue but usually say them to action on the field that doesn't apply to what occured, same classic stadiums, teams and uniforms instead of adding a few more or changing them up (what about adding the Astrodome?). The gameplay from fielding to hitting sucks! Diving & wall climbs are impossible (at least for me so far, when in the 2k5 edition they were easy to master quickly). Simple outs, double plays and outfield fielding all suffer from poor design compared to 2k5. I like the managers being able to argue calls but some get ejected with only minor arguing and then the teams subs are controlled by the system, not the player which sucks big time! I really wished I'd not spent my money on this and you will be sorry you spent yours if you buy it. I can only hope they get it right next time and reunite with ESPN again as well.

Poorly Written

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have to admit that there is some elegance to the statistical aspect of the game, but that is it! First, the commentary is always inaccurate. Second, saving and loading (profiles, settings, season, etc.) is cumbersome. Third, the game is flakey; you can tell they rushed this out the door without doing any QA. Save your money and play previous versions until 2007.

Excellent game...!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: April 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I think this game is excellent... the graphics are improved, the game play is easy and very realistic. The pitching interface is easy to use and once you understand it you?ll have a lot of fun with the braking balls. The batting is diferent and more realistic this year with the "Swing stick"; you can also use the "Classic swing" with the normal buttons if you like. With the fielding you have to practice, in order to master the new "momentum" of the players, but it?s not difficult at all. With this feature 2K Sports is adding realism to the game, trying to emulate the laws of phisycs. One key element for the game this year is the "Inside Edge" scouting reports, which are very accurate and usefull, specially in season or GM modes. You can customize every aspect of the game in the "Game Settings", like the stamina of the pitchers, the contact of the batters, the frecuency of the base stealing, the range of the infildres, etc., etc. I see a lot of frustated MPV fans that have played MLB 2K6 2 or 3 times, and they?re already talking bad about this game...actually my brother use to play MVP before, and this year he tried the 2K6...at first he was a little bit apprehensive, but once he got use to it (after 2 games) he had a lot of fun...at the end he had to admit that this game is very good and in many aspects better than EA?s MVP...We?re going to play a full season of 2K6 now...!

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