Major League Baseball 2K8

by 2K Sports

Product Features

• New and improved player walk-ups, batting stances, waggles, home run celebrations, step-ins and step-outs bring each player to life
• Right stick motions and timing determine pitch type, speed and accuracy
• Intuitive and simplified baserunning controls
• 90 Minor League teams available in both Franchise and Exhibition modes
• Broadcast booth with Jon Miller and Hall of Famer Joe Morgan

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00118T6FK
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 4, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,244 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com

The Complete MLB Experience: Major League Baseball 2K8 returns to the diamond with the most complete MLB experience available. Revolutionizing your control of the 5 tools in baseball are brand new pitching, fielding and baserunning controls and a completely overhauled batting interface. Featuring a totally unique trading card mode, robust Minor League system, all-new Signature Style animations for 2008, and more, Major League Baseball 2K8 brings a new level of fun to the virtual baseball world.

Features:

• Swing Stick 2.0 - Unparalleled ball-to-bat contact, unlimited variety of hit types and more realistic at bats with deeper Inside Edge integration
• More Signature Style - New and improved player walk-ups, batting stances, waggles, home run celebrations, step-ins and step-outs bring each player to life in true, 2K Sports fashion
• Total Pitch Control - A revolutionary right analog stick pitching system. Right stick motions and timing determine pitch type, speed and accuracy.
• All-New Baserunning - Intuitive and simplified baserunning controls featuring overhauled AI now play a key role in offensive strategy
• Full Minor Leagues - 90 Minor League teams available in both Franchise and Exhibition modes, with over 20 authentic Minor League Stadiums and additional authentic Minor League Stadiums post ship via digital download
• 2K Cards - Earn them, collect them, share them,and trade them. The most in-depth card trading system ever, taking the MLB 2K community to a new level.
• 2K Sports Online - Over 1 million online gamers in the 2K community, go head-to-head against the best players on the planet
• Best Booth in the Business - 2K Sports proudly brings back the duo Jon Miller and Hall of Famer Joe Morgan to the broadcast booth, delivering the deepest commentary available

Product Description

Major League Baseball 2K8 PS3

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing..., March 10, 2008

By 

M. Steinberg (Spring, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Major League Baseball 2K8 (Video Game)

The graphics on a standard large-screen TV are not good. I have played PS3 titles on standard TV and the graphics are usually decent. This looks like a PS2 title. The hitting is semi-ridiculous. Both the CPU and human player make about a dozen circus catches a game. It is not uncommon to play multiple 2-1 games in a row, slightly ridiculous. There are also bugs galore. Instant replays that do not match what you are watching (i.e. a recap piece where a Home Run goes over the wall and the announcer says it was an inside the park HR). And of course, the game freezes. I played a 10 inning game today and it froze in the top of the 10th.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not even close, March 17, 2008

By 

K.C. Woodruff "K.C." (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Major League Baseball 2K8 (Video Game)

We downloaded and played this game after playing MLB 08 The Show. This game has terrible graphics, the controls aren't very good either. The pitching interface didn't even make sense. I don't know, after playing The Show this game proves how far behind it really is. 2K8 has some nice games, but the baseball is just bad and full of glitches along with fumbling controls. I agree with the first guy...much more like a PS2 game graphically. The people involved with making this game need to take a long, hard look at MLB '08 to see how a true baseball game should be made. Bad showing 2K8. Thank goodness for demos because this would be a waste of money.

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, December 18, 2010

By 

Will Wright (Riverside, ca United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Major League Baseball 2K8 (Video Game)

Being a baseball fan I looked forward to ordering this game. I found the graphics excellent and the play rather realistic. However, the batting is the game's downfall. The batting user interface is poor and it comes down to just chance. The manual and the online reference material are useless. I discarded the game out of frustration. I would avoid this game.