MLB 07: The Show
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MLB 07: The Show, produced by Sony Studios, is a baseball video game for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PSP. It is the only first-party MLB-licensed video game for the 2007 season, and the only baseball game available for the PlayStation systems aside from Major League Baseball 2K7. For this reason, it is likely to draw attention to the brand and franchise, while the top selling baseball video game developers of previous seasons, notably EA Sports, are forced to devise creative alternatives. The PlayStation 2 and the PSP versions of this game were released on February 27, 2007 while the PlayStation 3 version was released on May 15, 2007.
New York Mets all-star third baseman David Wright is featured on the cover. The three-man team of announcers once again include Rex Hudler, Matt Vasgersian and Dave Campbell.
[edit] Gameplay
New features for the PlayStation 2 version [1][2] include:
- Road to the Show is a roleplaying aspect in which players must complete specific goals in specific situations. On offense, the goals are things such as getting on base, driving in runs, or when on base, not getting get picked off.
- Adaptive Pitching Intelligence: is a feature similar to the Inside Edge feature of Major League Baseball 2K7, catchers will now relay a hitter's tendencies to the pitcher.
- Pitch Command system: pitchers now have patterns on how to attack a hitter, and can break that pattern to confuse the hitter.
- Variable Strike Zones: some umpires now have personal strike zones, in addition to the previous edition's individual personalities.
- Online League Play: the ability to set up customizable leagues of 6 to 30 teams with full stat tracking, point benefits and rewards. Customizable aspects include the league including players, teams, and length of schedule.
- Enhanced MLB Ticker: is a live, online stat tracking of actual MLB games being played has been upgraded to include who is on base, pitching, batting, on-deck and full inning-by-inning box scores.
- Real Time Rosters: the game featured the ability to play with the exact lineup each MLB team was actually playing with on that day via download from MLB.com.
- New Pitches: pitches such as a sweeping curveball, running fastball, and 12-6 curveball can be chosen for a pitcher. The gyroball is available only to Daisuke Matsuzaka (Tate Baik). The game manual lists the eephus pitch as a pitch, but like the gyroball, this pitch cannot be used on career, created, or edited players, and no active pitcher in the game appears to throw it.
[edit] Player name changes
Because the following players are not members of the MLBPA, they are used in the game under alias names. All players mentioned in this section were removed from the MLBPA because of being used as replacement players during the 1994 Major League Baseball strike except Barry Bonds, who quit himself, and Daisuke Matsuzaka, who was not in the MLBPA when the game was made. Oddly, Kei Igawa was not in the MLBPA when the game was made, however he is in the game.
Team = MLB 07: The Show Alias (Real Name)
- Baltimore Orioles = 1B Ivan Jimenez (Kevin Millar)
- Baltimore Orioles = RP Steve Cardwell (Jamie Walker)
- Boston Red Sox = RP Vince Stewart (Brendan Donnelly)
- Boston Red Sox= SP Tate Baik (Daisuke Matsuzaka)
- Daisuke Matsuzaka is provided via an online roster update only on PlayStation 2 Version. Matsuzaka is already part of the MLBPA in the PlayStation 3 Version.
- Cincinnati Reds = RP Greg Batalucco (Matt Herges)
- Colorado Rockies = RP Ricky Lawson (Tom Martin)
- Milwaukee Brewers = C Chris Gill (Damian Miller)
- New York Yankees = 1B Jody Kelsey (Josh Phelps)
- San Francisco Giants = LF Reggie Stocker (Barry Bonds)
- Texas Rangers = RP Ed Brady (Ron Mahay)
