Hello and welcome to another Yankeefan review. This one took me a very long time since it is 2 reviews in one so please comment for advice so this isn’t a total waste. By the way if your reading this Confused you can use this for your website!
This story will be very long so sorry!
If you have never read one of my reviews before this is what I usually include:
-Game modes
-Extras
-What other reviewers thought.
-Online Play
-Controls
-Graphics
-Learning Curve
But since there really is no extras other then creating a player, I will get rid of that part of my review and add New Features since there are plenty of them in this game.
Review for MLB 07 The Show
What other reviewers thought
Gamespot PSP-8.0 PS3-8.2
IGN PSP-7.9 PS3-7.7
Game Modes
There are a lot of game modes in MLB 07 The Show for PSP and PS3. They are season mode, Road to the Show, Home Run Derby, King of the Diamond, Exhibition, and Manager Mode.
Season Mode Season mode is a season where you manage every aspect of your team. You choose your amount of games, who you want in your lineup, who is on your pitching staff, and who is on your inactive roster. The only disapointing thing I found about this mode was that there was no draft option. Otherwise, it is a very well made mode for this game.
Road to the Show
This is the newest mode to the game. In this mode you create a guy and work your way up to the majors from Spring Training to the end of your career. Your goal is to become a member of the baseball Hall of Fame. What I really like about this game is that it has goals for your guy in each game and when your guy isn’t doing anything it fast forwards it to the next time you have a goal to complete. Also there is cameras for when your at bat and in the field so it really feels like your in the field. What I really don’t like about this mode is the way they keep your player. You can be batting like .500 with 30 HR and 102 RBIs and they will drop you down to the AAA minors team and then call you up and drop you back down again. Another thing that really bothers me is the amount of times you get hurt in the game. I got hurt 2 times in 5 months. This is the newest mode of the game.Home Run Derby PSP only Well the Home Run Derby mode is something that you can only find on the PSP. Its where you choose any where from 2-10 people and have them face off to see how many home runs they hit without getting out. You can have as much as 10 outs where if you don’t hit it over the wall it is an out. This is a great mode to do with a buddy or do by yourself.
King of the Diamond-PSP only
King of the Diamond (KotD) is a arcade based baseball game where you choose a pitcher and a field player and play against either someone else or the computer who also has a pitcher and field player. In order to get points you either have to hit a homerun or hit the ball where there are no cardboard cut outs. Also, on a ground ball you need to hit it not so close to the fielder. This game is another fun mode to have with somebody else.
Exhibition
A mode where you play against the CPU or another person where you play a regular baseball game.
Manager Mode
Manager mode is a pretty cool mode where you coach every aspect of the game. Whether it is take a pitch, hit and run, or swing away. Can be really fun if you want to be in the Manager’s shoes. This mode can get a bit boring after awhile.
Franchise Mode-PS3 only
Franchise mode is like season mode only its over a period of time and you have to do 162 games. I like this mode the best since I like making trades and bringing people up from the farm system to try them out to see who I have in the future. A feature I like about Franchise mode is the ability to draft people to your team, and that is exactly what I do : )
Those are all the modes for the PS3 and PSP version.
New Features
Well the PSP version has plenty of new features that are the same as the PS3. So here are the new features:
Adaptive Pitching Intelligence (API)
Adaptive pitching intelligence is when your catcher gives you, the pitcher, a suggestion as to what pitch to throw and where to locate it. API doesn’t just randomly make a suggestion, it makes its decisions based on the situation at hand, the score, and the matchup. It takes in account the pitcher’s strengths and weaknesses.
Baserunner Targeting
To make baserunning easier, MLB added baserunner targeting. Baserunner targeting is where you can control any baserunner by pointing the analog stick in the direction he appears on the diamond. Once the runner is targeted, you’ll see the baserunner icon blink on the diamond display. You can send him to any base by pressing the button.
Umpire Personalities
This is by far a love or hate relationship feature. The reason I say this is, it can either benefit your pitcher, or really screw up the game. Depending on the personality of the umpire he can either have a tight or a wide strike zone or maybe somewhere in between.
Pitch Command System
This is the last new feature of MLB. This new feature shows the confidence your pitcher has in each pitch. The more successful you are with each pitch, the higher the confidence gets in that pitch. If the hitter hauls one off you, the confidence in the pitch you threw will go down.
That is the end of the new feature section of my review.
Online
The last part of the review is online mode. Online is the same for both systems.
In online mode you will witness:
MLB Gamecast- MLB Gamecast is a part of online where it shows how your favorite team is doing in real life. With Gamecast you can see Major League Baseball games Live! You can now select to view the ticker in the icon bar. Once there you will see the score, position of baserunners and more all in Real-time.
Online Player Card The online player card allows you to see more information about yourself and other online players than ever before. The look and feel of the player card provides an easy way to view vital player info. This card gives you a great idea of ability and sportsmanship.
Online Leagues Does your friends live far away and you can’t play a league with them at your house. Then start a league with up to 30 teams with full stat tracking, league leaderboards, playoffs, and a league champion. Bragging rights are on the line!
The Score for MLB
This is the last part of my review. I will now show you the final score for MLB 07 The Show out of 10.
PSP
Overall 8.2
Gameplay 8
Graphics 7
Sound 9
Learning Curve Around a half hour
PS3
Overall 8.9
Gameplay 9
Graphics 9
Sound 8
Learning Curve Around an hour
Both games can be improved a little. The graphics for PSP needs to show a little more improvement because this years game was too much like last years game. As for the PS3, the game is still a little glitchy even with all the time they had. Both games are a must get for baseball fans.
PSP 8.2
PS3 8.9
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*Images courtesy of Gamespot.com
