This morning I had the non-pleasurable experience of playing MLB 2k10 the demo. The first time I realized that I would be in for a long day was when I booted up the demo and saw Evan Longoria, casually throwing a man out. Now, who would put him on the front cover? 2k Sports, it was the Yankees versus the Phillies last year in the world series! However, this odd chink in MLB 2k10's armor is straightened out in the exhibition match, which I started right now.
I have always liked 2k Sports idea of having a little pre-game show before each showdown, and it was no different here. Images of player's faces and their statistics flashed by, revolving around a huge, very graphic, representation of a baseball. It ended (very dramatically, I might add) with the words: Yankees vs Phillies flashing on the screen, around another floating object (again a baseball), before the screen went black, signaling the long-awaited start to the showdown featuring two teams of might.
I noticed that the graphics were terrible when it came to game time. Ryan Howard looked like Dwight Howard, Chase Utley like my dad, and Placido Polanco like me. The demo did not come with commentary, so I had no idea what they might say about my terrible performance at both the mound and the plate.
Pitching in MLB 2k10 is extremely difficult. You put the right stick through specific movements while moving the left stick to guide your pitch. Also while doing this you have to pay attention to your "gesture", or the way you move the right stick. Move it a little off-line, and you have a weak "gesture", and a bit more off-line and you have a wild pitch. I found this so complex that I was throwing wild pitch after wild pitch, and soon had allowed 5 runs to score, all while allowing 3 hits. Batting is less complex, but if possible, even harder to master. Three innings was the extent of the demo, and I struck out 7 times. Final score: Yankees 0, Phillies 5
In all, MLB 2k10 was another disappointment by 2k Sports. When MLB 2k11 comes out, I will not be the first in line to get it. However, this game has strange moments of addiction. In a few years, I may be eating my words. That, however, is a few years.
In short:
+good presentation
+moments of addication
-bad graphics
-too complex
-very hard to master
OVERALL SCORE: 6.75
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