MLB Front Office Manager

 PlayStation 3
Metascore
49

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 5 out of 8
Buy Now
Buy on
  1. IGN
    66
    There are a considerable number of issues holding MLB Front Office Manager back. Lack of three-team deals, a mediocre interface, and questionable AI logic are unacceptable even from a new IP. I hope 2K gives Front Office another go next year, because with some fixes to very obvious issues, this could be a great game.
  2. Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    60
    We'll hope that this either gets improved and rolled into the main "MLB 2K" game, or fully revamped for its sophomore effort. [Mar 2009, p.76]
    All this publication's reviews
  3. GamesRadar+
    50
    A lethal combination of clunky menus, lack of guidance, and general tedium combine to make Front Office Manager a dud.
  5. Worth Playing
    47
    If Front Office Manager is going to become a serious series, it needs to sort out a lot of major problems in a hurry if it wants to be a gamer's radar as a potential purchase. As it stands, there's little to no reason to even rent this sub-par management title.
  6. GameSpot
    45
    An obtuse interface makes MLB Front Office Manager bewildering even to baseball-sim veterans.
  7. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    40
    The menus are cumbersome. [May 2009, p.99]
    All this publication's reviews
  8. Game Informer
    30
    The nuts and bolts of gameplay are apocalyptic failures, but the awfulness doesn't stop there. Managing games is utterly pointless. [Feb 2009, p.85]
  9. Gamervision
    30
    To say MLB Front Office Manager was a good attempt at a console management simulation is like spitting on your dirty dishes and saying they’re washed.

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 3 out of 8
  1. MAINEiac4434
    Feb 21, 2011
    0
    Horrific, horrendous and unplayable at every turn. Menus are clunky, which really subtracts from the game, considering that 90% of the time,Horrific, horrendous and unplayable at every turn. Menus are clunky, which really subtracts from the game, considering that 90% of the time, you're looking at menus. And the actual baseball is horrid, too. Your starting pitcher, no matter what their stamina, will always last only three to five innings. MLB: The Show is a better baseball front office simulation. Front Office Manager is terrible. It's sad, too, because FOM had a real chance of being a great franchise.… Full Review »
See all user reviews »