baseball

I have had MVP Baseball 2003 for about ten months. I play it ALL THE TIME. I AM OBSESSED! You are darn straight I will buy this game as soon as it comes out! And you should too!

MVP Baseball 2003 is so great, I wonder how EA Sports will make a better game. Well, there are probably too many new features to mention in one review.

Oh well. I'll try:

The highly anticipated new "Pure Swing System"

Big Play Control

New Dynasty Mode

Manager Mode

Minor Leagues: AA and AAA

Cooperstown Players

3D Crowds

New Crowd Chants

New Pitch Types

New "Pitcher Showdown"

Over 125+ Signiture batting/pitching stances/motions

No Barry Bonds

Little Details that make a Baseball Game good like:

Passed Balls
Dropped Third Strikes
Behind the Plate Pop ups
Umpire appeals on Check Swings
Pitcher Warmups
Cutscenes

THIS GAME IS A MUST HAVE

My brother and I recently bought this game. So far it has done nothing short of making all other games obsolete on my PC. It rocks! Who says that the keyboard isn't good enough? I used the keyboard up until this morning when I bought a gamepad. True, the gamepad does add to the gameplay, but the keyboard has enough functions to allow you to FULLY enjoy MVP Baseball 2004.

We live a mere forty-five minutes from Seattle and Safeco Field and are die-hard Mariners fans. I was totally blown away by the detail involved in Safeco Field. Everything from the cafeteria, to the train, to the bullpens, to the bigscreen was accurate. Even the fan attendance was represented accurately (for instance, a sell-out crowd when M's play Yankees, otherwise, mostly full). I did some research on the internet and found that every other stadium received the same, if not more detail. Even the way the player bats/throws/pitches are virtually identical (the way that Ichiro rears back to make a huge throw is accurately portrayed).

The countless game options are awesome too. The dynasty mode is awesome, allowing you to play the entire 2004 season or previous seasons. The manager mode, however boring it may sound, is a novel aspect. The homerun and pitching showdowns are cool too. The point system that allows you to unlock stadiums is another plus.

The gameplay, again, is flawless, even with a keyboard. There are only two problems with this game that I have. 1) it only supports six gamepads (but what the heck, a Logitech Dual Action is only $20) and 2) I can't play it enough because I'm in college.

Overall, MVP Baseball has, nearly three weeks later, kept that brand-new excited feeling alive. What more can someone ask?

Five stars for EA Sports. Remember, it's in the game!

I have never yet played this for the pc though I am about too. I cant believe some of these reviews. I was in the ps2 store playing this with my friend, and I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. The stadiums look great, the players look great, and heck even the fans look good. The game does seem to be on the easy side. I was plaing pro for the first team, and i was able to catch every hit, hit the ball at least once every time, and I was able to strike people out a lot. Im not into baseball games much, but as far as sports games go this is one of the best. Not as good as NFL 2005, but still really really fun.<br /> I wouldn't recomend it now, im guessing they are about to release the 2005 version so save your money for the hopefuly even better one