So, who’s a good comparison for the MLB 2K franchise this season? At least it’s not the Cubs and “Wait ’til next year!” Finally, the Xbox 360’s lone pro baseballer is a good choice - and not just your go-to option by default.
Is 2K10 going to the Series? Not quite — but it’s fundamentally solid all-around, and that’s enough to keep it entertaining all year long. The returning gesture-based pitching mechanic has received a slight tune-up and feels fantastic. Twirling the thumbstick is fun but not gimmicky, and later in the game you’ll have to really nail your delivery as your hurler fatigues. Batting, too, benefits from a new “just stay alive” swing, while a tweaked camera helps you see the ball a bit better. Hitting is both realistic and challenging, though. To succeed, you’ll need to get yourself in predictable counts and even — gasp! — take walks. And in the field, you won’t dive over balls or circle around pop-ups anymore.
Best of all is the revamped My Player career mode. Create a prospect and take him from AA to The Show — all while breezing through games by playing only your situations (at-bats and fielding scenarios), where success earns you points you can cash in to upgrade your skills.
Maybe next year they’ll fix the numerous niggles: no check-swings (grrr!), occasional animation snafus, dumb A.I. baserunner decisions, impossible-to-execute hit-and-runs, extremely rare broken bats, and the frustrating ease of getting picked off a base.
Do we wish MLB 2K was this good four years ago? Yeah, but all is forgiven. 2K10 gets the Xbox baseball decade off to a great start.
+ Engrossing My Player career mode.
+ Pitching, hitting, and fielding are solid.
- Still plenty of little problems.
? How many games did it take you to get called up in My Player? It took us 30.
anunnakis
February 22, 2013 at 8:11am
I always smile when my niece play this game in their xbox. They always failed to hit that ball. They dont know if they need to check that wind counter. They do this just for fun.http://anunnak.blogspot.com
Likeaboss11
March 30, 2012 at 10:40am
This game is awesome. My Player mode is awesome I'm playing as a CF for the New York Yankees heading to the playoffs. MLB Today is also the best.
rucharter
November 23, 2011 at 2:53pm
the last game baseball game that i can say was great was mvp but we all know that. i just bought the game and it's not without faults but it's still solid. i bought 2k7 and 2k6. and 2k6 has to be the biggest abomination ever. 2k7 was ok and then 2k8 and 9 were horrible. at least it's better.
bobwllms57
November 15, 2011 at 9:22am
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November 02, 2011 at 11:38am
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heineken1511
September 26, 2011 at 11:41pm
Sounds good man. I will add you tonight.I won't be on till tomorrow though .
mikomojo
November 14, 2010 at 10:24pm
I always smile when my niece play this game in their xbox. They always failed to hit that ball. They dont know if they need to check that wind counter. They do this just for fun.
sumu
October 28, 2010 at 11:19am
Wow! looking really awesome baseball game. I love baseball and always ready to play. I never ever miss a single match on TV. Great post to share.
tidus3
October 27, 2010 at 9:35am
Since I do like baseball I am not going to rule out the option to try this game, this is despite the fact that I usually don't favor sport video games. foreman griddle
Lisa Gamer
June 15, 2010 at 1:32am
Great review as always Ryan! I like the new graphics and some renewed options. But as for me baseball is a bit boring, so I'd prefer something more exiting to play. But in any case, my bf already bought it for PSP :)
Bubba L
March 12, 2010 at 5:25pm
Sounds good man. I will add you tonight.I won't be on till tomorrow though, my name is Captain0ats88. Hope you are liking it so far.
captawesome
March 12, 2010 at 2:34am
@bubba yeah some of the mlb 2k games the past couple of years were awful and even though i love baseball i just couldn't justify spending money on average games. Add me on xbox live my gamertag is ucnyc2 we'll play some mlb2k10 as soon as i get it. @james yeah i agree with u about the 30 games thing it can take even longer to make it to the bigs if they draft you out of h.s. but i think his other arguments justify the 8 score.
c.james02
March 09, 2010 at 7:58am
I think that it is ridiculous that he takes points away from the game because it took him 30 games to get called up. In real life, it can take up to 2-10 years. Hopefully though, he was just adding that as a challenge for us or something. 2k10 i believe can be reliable, it went back to the presentation type of 2k7, which i love, and i am still playing that version. SOLID GAME, that's what 2k10 is.
Bubba L
March 08, 2010 at 11:22pm
@ captawesome: yea. the last game baseball game that i can say was great was mvp but we all know that. i just bought the game and it's not without faults but it's still solid. i bought 2k7 and 2k6. and 2k6 has to be the biggest abomination ever. 2k7 was ok and then 2k8 and 9 were horrible. at least it's better.
captawesome
March 07, 2010 at 7:10pm
@Bubba Tnx. I haven't bought a baseball game in probably 4 years cause the MLB2k series has been that horrible. It's a long time to wait being as baseball is my favorite sport. The last time I bought a baseball game was MLB2k's original outing on xbox360 and was really disappointed. I might get this I need to read more reviews. I played the demo but I need to see more.
Bubba L
March 03, 2010 at 5:58pm
@ captawesome: I know exactly where you are coming from. Budget wise and everything. It's just great to see that the series is going in a positive step and I think with the score being an 8 it justifies me buying it. I didn't buy it last year because all of the horrible reviews.
captawesome
March 03, 2010 at 4:51pm
I'm not going to go into the usual (we miss mvp 05 rant) but it's nice to see MLB 2k getting better. Mlb the show on PS3 is still better but I can't justify buying a PS3 just for that especially without an HDTV to enjoy the blu-ray player. (I'm a college student on a very tight budget so please no OMG how can you play games on a standard def tv.) Great review Ryan.
