A MLB licensed baseball simulation video game published by 2K Sports. Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies has been announced as the MLB 2K11 cover athlete, replacing Evan Longoria from MLB 2K10.
Release Date: March 8, 2011
MSRP: $49.99
Also on: PSP, DS, PS2, PS3, PC, Xbox 360
E for Everyone: No Descriptors
Genre: Sports
Publisher: Take-Two Interactive
Release Date: March 8, 2011
MSRP: $49.99
Also on: PSP, DS, PS2, PS3, PC, Xbox 360
E for Everyone: No Descriptors
Genre: Sports
Publisher: Take-Two Interactive
Gamepalay:
The "main" version of MLB 2K11, the game retains the features of Major League Baseball 2K10, but adds new content. Some of the new features include the Dynamic Player Rating System (DRPS), which updates a players ability with the last four weeks of a real player's activity, which will include slumps and hot streaks. The DRPS will only effect hitting and pitching; it will not affect a player's fielding ability. There will be no option to play without the DRPS turned on, however, and the DPRS do not affect trades, due to the DRPS being a short term value. Franchise modes will reflect player values based on franchise stats, not real life. The My Player career mode has similarly been improved and tweaked.
The umpires will now have a more random strike zones, while pitch ratings affect ability to locate pitches. The game will feature the most gameplay sliders than any MLB 2K game before, and for the first time, tweaking sliders will not affect achievements. Poor fielders will be "locked out" of good animations, and the fielding rating will affect how close to the ball the fielder must be to reach it. Base stealing has been revamped, and will take into account many variables such as the speed of the runner, type of pitch, lead, and the catcher's arm.
The Wii has its own unique features, including the Mini-Diamond, a new multiplayer mode set in fantasy venues, such as a low gravity Space ballpark to a Circus environment, while the Total Control Pitching and Hitting feature utilizes the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The Wii version also retains the Franchise, Tournament and Home Run Derby modes of the main version.
The PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions are less feature-rich than the main version, but they still feature Franchise and Season play, online play, the Home Run Derby and a unique Manager Showdown feature in which a player sets up a lineup and a starting pitcher and plays the game strictly from the manager's role as strategist. The PSP version adds The Farm, which allows the player to engage in Minor League Baseball games.
The Nintendo DS version features both a Season Mode and a Postseason Mode, as well as utilizing the touch screen for the Total Control Pitching and Hitting Feature. The game also features 250 collectible virtual trading cards.
Final Thoughts:
If you don't own a PS3, then MLB 2K11 is your only choice in baseball video games. It's not a bad baseball game, and has certainly made some improvements. Pitching and hitting are both fun, and the My Player mode has been expanded on to make it more accessible and engrossing. The glitches are fewer, but still noticeable, and the game does make some graphical improvements, though the game engine is looking tired.
Rating: 3.0 = FairReccomendation: Least Buy
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