MLB08 The Show Simulation

by Lakeman on Mar 5, 2008 9:25 AM EST

I picked up MLB08 the show for PS2 yesterday. Nothing too impressive to report. The Reds are ranked 17th overall in the game. Ran a smiulation of an entire season, and the Reds finished 83-79. 5 games out of first in the central (Cubs), and 2 games out of the wild card (Braves). The engine had Joey Votto running away with the rookie of the year, as the sole Reds all-star, and batting in the mid .350s. I know these don't mean much, but yet another projection. I chose this game over MLB2K8 because it has the Minor League Baseball endorsement stamped on the cover.

Unfortunately, the game does not include Jay Bruce. It did have several other Reds minor leaguers, and you can play games with the Bats or Lookouts. This was dissapointing, but should Jay make the Big League Squad, the rosters are updatable online.

Just thought I'd give this update to anyone considering purchasing the game. The actual gameplay is fun, but it's going to take me a while to get used to since the last game I played regularly was MVP baseball 05 for gamecube. If anyone has any other questions about this game let me know. I won't bore you with my walk-off single by Freel on opening day after I blew a save with Cordero.

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I bought it for PS3...

and it is f***ing awesome. Still no Bruce (or Cueto, for that matter), but by far the most fun baseball game since MVP '05.

suggestions, anyone?

by BobbyO on Mar 5, 2008 10:16 AM EST reply actions

2K8

I was probably going to pick up 2K8 today, your supposed to able to play minor league seasons there. Unfortunately The Show is not available on the 360.

by redacolyte on Mar 5, 2008 10:27 AM EST reply actions

I had 2K7 last year and it was pretty much awful

The Show lets you play as the Bats and Lookouts this year too.

suggestions, anyone?

by BobbyO on Mar 5, 2008 11:15 AM EST up reply actions

Another alternative

I'm still having a great time with MLB Power Pros.

The graphics are kind of cutsey on the surface, and it only uses 2007 opening day rosters...But the gameplay "feels" terrific, with a really nice pitching and hitting engine, great physics, surprisingly "real" animation (given the cutesiness), etc. It also has a nice, reasonably deep career mode, which I'm really enjoying. It's not quite on the level of a harder-core sim like OOTP, but when you combine it with its outstanding action engine, it's lots of fun.
-j

On Baseball and the Reds

by JinAZ on Mar 5, 2008 2:46 PM EST reply actions