MLB 08: The Show

By pastapadre This generation has generally shown that despite increased user base sports games don’t see significant growth in sales year over year. They remain relatively stagnant seeing only small increases. NPD just released sales numbers for March and the two baseball titles have blown that pat...

By pastapadre As a baseball gaming fan it was frustrating to have both games last year struggle with online play. MLB 2K8 offered arguably the worst online play for any sports game this generation and MLB 08 The Show was only slightly better as performance was extremely inconsistent.

By pastapadre SportsConnect Live GameCast Using SportsConnect technology, users can view the status of any game in progress in The Show. New for MLB 09, along with a 2D user interface representation, users can hear the play-by-play and color commentary of the announcers.

By pastapadre Struggling franchises MLB 2K and NHL 2K moved to the more esteemed Visual Concepts studio for 2K9 and beyond. The result for NHL 2K9 was a return to simplicity, cleaner gameplay, and a few additions. They basically set the structure for future years but have a lot of ground to make up on the com...

By pastapadre Tiburon delivered the wide open gameplay that was promised with NCAA 09. It still seems to lack some of that “anything can happen” feel as the game leans towards offense but in more of an efficient manner than a big play one. There were some well documented gripes such as the ineffective pass r...

By pastapadre 10 Tiger Woods 09 Top to bottom NHL 09 was probably the highest quality sports game released this year. Excellent gameplay, a great secondary mode in Be a Pro, and an amazing online play experience that expanded past anything offered in the past. EA Canada really delivered with both NHL and F...

By pastapadre Ryan Howard - MLB 08 The Show: Finishing second in voting for the NL MVP he led the majors with 48 home runs and 146 RBI. Helped the Phillies to win the World Series. Jose Reyes- MLB 2K8: The Mets choked again in 2008 though Reyes put up comparable numbers to the season that earned him the cover. He h...

By pastapadre There was probably no sports title out this year that replicated the authenticity and nuances associated with its respective sport to the extent that MLB 08: The Show did. The overall gameplay experience is excellent. What The Show really achieves is the true feel of baseball. Not only in th...

By pastapadre As I covered extensively last year neither MLB 2K8 nor MLB 08: The Show provided a sufficient online experience. 2K8 was arguably the worst online sports title ever while The Show was very inconsistent in its own right. My full online report on both games can be found here along with an update...

By pastapadre This week’s (4/21) roster update for MLB 08: The Show is out and contains 114 player movements. There was also a patch released at the end of last week. What it affected is still unknown although it doesn’t appear to have improved online play and may just have applied to some of the minor issues...

By pastapadre What do you guys think when it comes to video game skill vs knowledge of sport skill? How should games balance the two? What are some examples of games that got it right whether that be through the controls, features, or simply the overall gameplay? Over at 5WG there is what I find to be a fasci...

By pastapadre The weekly roster update (4/14) for MLB 08: The Show is now available by visiting the SportsConnect section of the game. This updates includes 121 player movements. It also should fix the minor issue caused by last week’s update which removed some player equipment. SCEA has highlighted som...

By pastapadre This week’s roster update for MLB 08: The Show contains 230 player movements with the ones below having been spotlighted. This is a very significant update as it includes those that have just now become members of the Players Union by making an appearance in their first MLB game.

By pastapadre Adding to the impressiveness of the updates is that SCEA is actively seeking feedback for future ones. Whether it is errors in the rosters, batting stances, or even details as minuscule as the equipment the players use they’d like to hear about it. You can send in feedback in to sceamlbfeedb...

Pasta Padre Analyzing the MLB game sales Pasta Padre, WA - Mar 30, 2008 MLB 08: The Show on the other hand has received critical acclaim and been received by the community as one of the best baseball titles to date. ...

By pastapadre One of those companies was SCEA who produces the MLB The Show franchise. Last year 1UP gave MLB 07 a ridiculous 5.5 which was the lowest score the game received. While people will concentrate on the low score the text of the review was ...