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MLB 2K10

MLB 2K10From: 2K Sports
Category: Video Games

List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $16.99
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New (6) Used (7) from $13.49

Seller: Buy.com
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 12 reviews
Sales Rank: 1575

Format: DVD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Genre: baseball_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5

MPN: 710425317477
Model: 31747
UPC: 710425317477
EAN: 0710425317477
ASIN: B0032FCM6U

Release Date: March 2, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Authentic presentation with MLB Today featuring scores, standings, news and stats and up-to-date analysis and color commentary by Gary Thorne, Steve Phillips and now John Kruk.
  • 2K Sports exclusive Inside Edge data service that allows for always up-to-date information on real players that influences the actions of AI representation of the same players throughout the game.
  • Batter?s Eye functionality that uses a hitter?s real-life eye rating to help you identify fastballs, breaking balls and off speed pitches before they get to the plate.
  • Updated Franchise Mode that improves your team from the warm days of spring training to the chill of the October Classic, with the option to jump into online leagues whenever you choose.
  • My Player career mode, allowing you to create a player, choose your team and then play your way into the Hall of Fame; and Hurry-Up Baseball which allows you to skip cutscenes, animations, replays and commentary between plays.

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Product Description
Major League Baseball 2K10 by 2K Games, allows you to work the corners, based on each pitcher's mechanics and official scouting reports, Total Control Pitching lets you put the ball exactly where you want it, provided you keep a close eye on your pitch count.

Work the count, with Total Control Hitting you can time your swing to hit for power, put the ball in play or take a defensive cut. Batter's Eye uses a hitter's real-life eye rating to help you identify Fastballs, Breaking Balls and Off Speed pitches before they get to the plate.

The best play like the best, true-to-life player rating system, Signature Style and a new Motion Model ensure every pitch, swing, catch, throw, steal and slide looks and feels like you're at the ballpark.

Become a living legend, with My Player mode you can create a player, choose a team and then play your way into the Hall of Fame. Authentic presentation, MLB Today delivers real-time scores, standings, news and stats to ensure timely commentary that reflects what's actually going on in the Majors.

Knowledge is power; use Inside Edge to scout players, assess strengths, weaknesses and tendencies, and then exploit them to get the upper hand.


Amazon.com Product Description
The eighth game in the MLB 2K series, MLB 2K10 celebrates the immortal battle on the baseball diamond between pitcher and batter. Featuring a combination of an extensive updating of features from earlier games in the series, alongside a range of new play options designed to heighten the experience of both the player on the mound and at the plate, MLB 2K10 is a baseball gaming experience not to be missed. Additional features include, new pitch selection and batter's swing functionality, multiple game modes — including franchise and career modes — and a variety of multiplayer options.

MLB 2K10 game logo
Jose Reyes swing for the fence in MLB 2K10
Raise your stats in the box with Batter's Eye technology .
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Pitcher following through with his motion towards home plate in MLB 2K10
Dominate on the mound with improved via Insider Edge stats.
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Evan Longoria diving for a ball in MLB 2K10
Cue fielding and basepad actions.
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Hitter making contact with the ball out in front of the plate in MLB 2K10
Multiple modes and gameplay options.
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Better Pitching Through Analytics
As in the previous release in the MLB 2K series, pitching in MLB 2K10 requires a combination of analysis of scouting reports and hurling technique on the mound. Scouting reports are based on 2K Games' exclusive "Inside Edge" data service, which provides up-to-date information on AI representations of real batters across a wide range of data points. With this players can make an educated guess as to their best chances using particular pitches against a particular batter based on everything from the current count, whether it is a night or day game, to how far into the season it is. Pitching technique is centered around a gesture pitching mechanism, where in players deliver pitches through specific controller inputs using face buttons and/or the analog stick. With regards to this, the difference this time around is that in addition to these enacting inputs, MLB 2K10 incorporates a push button pitch selection system. Players must still input the correct series of gestures for the pitch they intend, which are more difficult for more complex pitches, but this new push button step also provides the game with precise information as to what pitch you intend to throw. With is extra information, which the game uses as a baseline for compiling analytics, players can see where their gestures for particular pitches are off, and correct them as need be.

An Improved Hitting Experience with "Batter's Eye"
Players' experience at the plate has also been improved in MLB 2K10 through a combination of data and new features. Just as with pitchers, batters have access to 2K Sports' "Insider Edge" data to help them make better decisions in specific game situations based on a variety of stats related to themselves if playing as a representative of a real MLB player, or the pitcher they face. But the new feature that completely changes the batters experience in "Batter's Eye." With this, highly skilled batters can get occasional, spilt second views of what the pitch is going to be. Used in conjunction with new batting functionality like defensive and contact swings, batters can potentially fend off pitches until the count is in their favor, and/or they are ready to make an educated guess at what the pitch is going to be and swing accordingly. As with the pitching analytics available in defensive positions, offensive players have access to a batting analyzer at the push of a button to figure out what they are doing wrong and right at the plate.

Fielding and Baserunning
Of course baseball isn't just about initial conflict between pitcher and hitter, so MLB 2K10 gives you all you need to finish the play from any place on the field. Fielding and baserunning in MLB 2K10 features easy controls and tons of great animations just as in earlier releases, but in this most recent version players can also now cue up the actions of their players while on defense, or from the basepads with simple controller inputs. In the case of fielders, once the defensive player is selected, simply press the face button for the appropriate base or cutoff man you want. Once your man makes the stop, he will throw to your chosen spot automatically. This is a big help, especially when trying to turn a quick double play, or in the case of a ball that makes it all the way to the wall. Cueing up the actions of base runners is just as easy. For example, in the event of a full count where you want to send your runners regardless of the pitch, or during a steal attempt, simply select your base runner(s) and use your game controller's trigger to set events in motion. If you change your mind you can just as easily send them scrambling back with a the same trigger.

Key Game Features

  • Total Control Pitching – Based on each pitcher’s mechanics and official scouting reports, Total Control Pitching lets you put the ball exactly where you want it–provided you keep a close eye on your pitch count.
  • Total Control Hitting – With Total Control Hitting you can time your swing to hit for power, put the ball in play or take a defensive cut. Batter’s Eye uses a hitter’s real-life eye rating to help you identify fastballs, breaking balls and off speed pitches before they get to the plate.
  • Play Like the Best – True-to-life player rating system, signature styles and a new motion model ensure every pitch, swing, catch, throw, steal and slide looks and feels like you’re at the ballpark.
  • Updated Franchise Mode - Improve your team from the warm days of spring training to the chill of the October Classic, with the option to jump into online leagues whenever you choose.
  • Become a Living Legend in My Player Mode – With My Player Mode you can create a player, choose your team and then play your way into the Hall of Fame.
  • Hurry-Up Baseball - Skip all the cutscenes, animations, replays and commentary between plays with the push of a button, making for a quicker game.
  • Authentic Presentation with MLB Today – MLB Today delivers real-time scores, standings, news and stats to ensure timely commentary that reflects what’s actually going on in the Majors.
  • Inside Edge Stats – Use Inside Edge to scout players, assess strengths, weaknesses and tendencies, and then exploit them to get the upper hand.
  • Up-to-date Commentary - Enjoy up-to-date analysis and color commentary by Gary Thorne, Steve Phillips and now John Kruk.



Customer Reviews:
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4 out of 5 stars huge learning curve but after practice...Play Ball !   June 11, 2010
M. Choquette (Twin Cities, MN United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Update: Forget the PC version of this game if you intend to play using keyboard controls, like we did. This games works with the x-box-style game controller. The Amazon price for this game is a reasonable $20, but add $50 or more if you, like us, did not have a game controller. So...get the game AND a controller. Then prepare to spend time in the game's tutorials learning how to pitch and hit. Once you struggle up the big learning curve, you will enjoy the game. However (and here's our original review for keyboard version of game): For keyboard users, it's a lousy manual, with no indication of how to start, no tutorial or instructions within the game menu -- at least on any screen/menu we can access. And as a previous reviewer stated, you get easily sucked into a cycle of menus/screens from which there is no escape. Many of the keys that are defined in the hugely inadequate manual (pamphlet?) do not operate. Poor troubleshooting in the pamphlet. Big disappointment. Graphics are much better than those on Backyard Baseball, but at least Backyard Baseball runs easily on Vista and XP. But game play improves greatly with a good controller. Final Conclusion: Avoid the experiences listed in our original review by getting a good controller. Then ... Play ball!


5 out of 5 stars Best ever baseball game on the PC   May 18, 2010
Daniel Garza
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is the best baseball game I have ever played on the pc. I've been stuck playing baseball mogul for the past 5+ years, which is alright since I like simulation games, but you can't actually "play" that game. This game is a vast improvement from the garbage 2k has put out in the past on the pc. If you have a good pc and you are willing to spend $10 on a Xbox 360 controller then I recommend this game if you are a baseball lover like I am. The graphics are great and the game runs really smooth. The stadiums are gorgeous and I love the Twins new stadium...Target Field. The best part about this game is the new "My Player" feature which is really addicting and has kept me up late at night several times. The only thing I would complain about is the inaccuracy with some of the player ratings. For example, Sabathia is the highest rated pitcher in the game and Halladay is rated lower than Jake Peavy and not much higher than Rich Harden. Also in the My Player feature there were at least 15 pitchers who had over 20Ks in a single game and Andy Pettite had set the major league record for strikeouts in a game with 27 lmao. But other than that for $30 this is a great buy...a steal in my opinion.


1 out of 5 stars Ridiculous game   April 19, 2010
John Hogan (Mt. Sterling, IL USA)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful

This is one of the worst sport games that I have ever bought. The so-called manual leaves much to be desired. No detailed explanations on how the game is to be played, and after calling support they directed me to the website to get answers when I clicked manual - ah the same one that comes with the game. Little info on how to pitch, and no info on how to get online. When I did find a tab for online you are supposed to put in your CD ID which I tried many times, and got the invalid message. If I couldn't write a better manual than this I would get out of the business.


4 out of 5 stars Get The Most From This Game on The Steam Version   April 7, 2010
Shadowseeker (Ft Worth, Texas United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

First of all i tried the PS3 Demo , and i found it ok but frustrating . The reason being is there arent any options to change any settings .
And as an avid Baseball fan who loves Baseball Game Sims , i play a ton of Baseball Games ( World Series Baseball ,95,96,98 , MVP 2003 AND 2005 , High Heat and Allstar 2004 .
So as a parent and especially as a Fan i like to have ( FUN ) when i play by myself or with the Guys...otherwise i wont have a reason to pick it up again .
I have MLB 2K9 for the PS3 , and its ok , but needs work on the options settings . So i thought...ok look at the reviews see whats on peoples minds here ...look around to see what is more upbeat in forums about this game etc .
What i found is the game seemed enjoyable to play on the PS3 , and the PC Version looked promising too .
Then One night , i went to [...] and was playing my Bioshock game there one evening .Browsed the Online Game Store and WOW, WOW , WOW
This game is near 20 Bucks on Steam , and with High Graphics ....Cool . So i paid my 20 Bucks , Downloaded my online content ....took awile even on high end DSL . Defragged my system ( Auslogics Free Defrag from [...] ( RECOMENDED ) .

Just to be upfront , im a typical gamer , i cant afford an Alein PC ...or anything remotely High End . Heres what I have on My System :
Unit : Emachine T5226
Processor : Intel Pentium D Dual Core
Windows 7 Home Premium
32 Bit Operating System
Memory : 2.00 GB
Graphics : 1022 MB Memory
Graphics Card : NVidia GeForce 8600 GT

Review : This is way better than My PS3 . This Game runs very top notch on Steam . The Graphics Loaded Automaticallly On 1260 x 1020 to match my desktop settings
and that was on the first start up from the get go . I have a logitech Dual action game controller ( not recomended as... it works , but pitching is a bit gempy at times and doesnt respond to the left stick analog well resulting in wild pitches , and makes me say curse words frequently like " Oh shmick " ...lol .
While reading others reviews i found its recommended to get the XBox controller which i have ordered as well as the Logitech dual rumble pad . Yet besides all that this , game is so smooth on what im running and i have to attribute that to the Steam Engine . If your not familiar with Steam ....It works Like this........You download part of the game Content online and Steam Keeps the rest on their server . When you play the Steam engine interacts and bonds the two togethor for a very fast smooth gaming experince that equals a high end system . The settings options are better this year and very easy to click to ( hit Numbers Keys on the keyboard ). If you need a game guide i think there is a PDF one to download somewhereon there .
Game Sliders are easy to customize too , and the camera settings for the Batter as well as the Pitching is very realistic .
Overall i really like this version and look forward to more games to play ....maybe i can get my Rangers in the Playoffs ...if they cant do it themselves this year .
In any case Download Steam For free at [...] ...and check out this great priced baseball game . Read the [...] Forum before you buy .



4 out of 5 stars PC baseball is back!   April 7, 2010
Eric DiPier (Virginia)
Finally...after a couple of years of no PC baseball options...we have a contender to fill the shoes of High Heat and MVP Baseball. MLB 2k10 is a solid game.

The only negatives are the fielding (your player basically moves on his own) and the menu navigation (can be confusing). Other than that, a lot of fun. The "My Player" mode is really something, I highly recommend it.


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