MLB 10: The Show Review

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Before I begin this review I want to let you, the reader, know that the last baseball game I played was probably "Sports Talk Baseball 94.'" I can tell you that baseball video games have come a long way in the last 16 years. This was a really good video game. If you like baseball games this could be the game for you. The graphics are crisp, and I saw very few flaws that bothered me. Sometimes fielders would move through each other, but I found that to be rare. I found the game play to be excellent. I feel the designers did a very good job creating the different aspects of the game. That being said, the easiest parts of the game to pick up and master are the pitching and fielding. The mechanisms controlling those parts of the game are very simple. The idea of batting is very simple; you have two types of swings, hit for power, and hit for contact. Of course, just hitting the button does not mean you are going to make contact with the ball. The creators of the game made each pitch as realistic as possible. If a curve ball or slider pitcher is on his game, their pitches dip and dive just like a real pitch would. Pitches move in and away from batters just like you would see at a baseball game. Batting takes a lot of patience to master. This game was not designed for a gamer that just mashes the buttons and can not wait for a good pitch to hit. You need a keen eye on the ball, or you will not be able to make contact with the pitch. The biggest issue I had with the game was that the base running mechanism was very difficult to grasp. The in-game directions were not very helpful with that either. There are two different modes of game play. You can play either as an MLB franchise or as a single player trying to make it to the big leagues in the "Road to the Show" option. Each mode has slightly different game play, but once you get the hang of each mode, switching between the two modes is not very difficult. Finally, I just need to say that the designers did an amazing job of building each major league stadium into the game. The stadiums look absolutely amazing. I give this game an 8 out of 10. I wish the base running mechanism was a little easier to use, and the in-game instructions were easier to read. 

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