Customer Reviews

MLB 09 The Show

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Welcome to the Show '09.

New features from last year:

*Legends Mode: A very hard difficulty level, if All-Star was too easy for you.

*New Managerial Options: You can now enter 5-rule drafts, as well as deal with salary arbitrations. Also, different coaches now have different affects on players(batting coach, hitting coach, etc...)

*New Audio Options: Create Walk-Up to bat music, reliever entrance theme and more.

Those are the main ones. Of course, new rosters are there as well. However, this game is pretty much recycled as last year. In fact, 75% of it is the same as MLB Show '06!!! Obviously, most sports franchises are taking this approach, so I cannot fault them for that. However, it still puzzles me how in 4 years they haven't figured out how to reduce loading times. You still need to wait a good 30-45 seconds before a game starts and after it ends, which will annoy you if you like your game fast-paced and ready to go. Of course, that still can't take away that this is still the best baseball title for PSP, with great play-by-play and realistic on the field action, beautiful ballparks and the ability to create a player and live a career of a major leaguer.

The Bottom Line: If you are a hardcore fan of this franchise OR if you yet to own a baseball game for PSP, you can't go wrong with buying it. However, if you are a budget conscious gamer, you might as well stick with the previous title.

MLB 09 The Show is a great game. Similar to last years version as far as graphics and game play. They have improved the AI in this game compared to last year. It is easier to hit homeruns. Unlike last years game where you can go 6 or 7 games without a homerun. Also they brought back the errors when you throw the ball or catch the ball. It is more realistic that way. They also have a lot of details to this game as far as signing free agents or negotiating with players. It is a great game and a must have for any baseball fan.

Corrects a lot of issues with 2008. The Online Roster Updates (dated March 1, 2009) is way behind with missing players and transactions that have been known for months. The overall game play has improved from 2008.....the Pitching meter is hard to see on PSP....the release marker is hidden by the blur of white....they need to make the release marker a different color or change the white color....4/5 stars!

MLB The Show is the best baseball game around, but this season someone at SCEA messed up and when the game boots up, the career stats of all the players are mixed up. On the PSP and PS2 versions, it pertains to stats from last year not being correct.

This has been patched on the PS3 version (although some problems still exist with it) but the PSP/PS2 versions are unable to be patched, so the game will always be glitched. Such a shame.

At least I got this game for free with the purchase of the system and I just traded it on goozex.com for 800 Goozex points ($40 value.) Wish I had gotten Resistance Retribution as my free game now.

The Show is the king of console baseball games for a reason--it's reaslistic, fun, and everything works.

That said, while the PS3 has gotten significant updates the last two seasons, the PSP version is essentially the same game engine since MLB 06. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but outside of updates to Road to the Show, player specific music tracks, a new difficulty level, and the obligatory roster and stadium updates, the overall gameplay and graphics are still the same.

Yes, the game is a must-buy for any PSP owning baseball fans and you won't be disappointed, especially with all the customization and replayability RtTS offers, and you do get "Live" Roster Updates every Monday through the regular season. Do be aware however that once you begin a season, you will have that roster update set in stone for oyur saved season. You can't download a new roster update every week for your season, although you can download them for use in exhibition, online, and quickplay game modes.

So in the end, you get a very good product for $30 (only here at Amazon, everyone else is $40) that will give you hours of enjoyment. And the most user-friendly feature is being able to save a season game at any time and begin from that spot when you are able.

Gave this to my grandson for Christmas and he has been enjoying it ever since. Great Game.

Good graphics, good detail, good gameplay - except for one glaring error - "pinch hitters must pitch to at least one batter". Ridiculous. This error comes up at least three times a game, particularly if your pinch hitter makes the last out of the inning. Its a serious glitch that an otherwise clean game should get cleared up before its worth making the purchase.

I have owned the last 4 years of this game. While I know that they can't change a lot, and the technology/graphics for PSP are probably somewhat limited, can't they at least change the announcers scripts? It's the same exact content as the last few years, best I can tell.

Overall, still a great game. It's worth the $30 to upgrade in my opinion.

I liked this game and had a blast playing it,but i LIKE 11 THE SHOW 10 TIMES BETTER AND CANT WAIT FOR 2012 THE SHOW.They get better and better every year.

already waiting for the mlb10 the show, simply the best game of baseball for a videogame got to buy it...