MVP Baseball 2005

 Xbox
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 36
  3. Negative: 4 out of 36
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  1. Joey
    Mar 11, 2005
    0
    Completely disappointing! Everthing about this game is fine...except one thing....the HITTING. Its downright awful. Ive played baseball my whole life and I can tell you..this does not even remotely resemble hitting. When you are attempting to hit a pitch in real life..the bat does not automatically find its way to the ball. All this game does, is force you to time it (with the not-so Completely disappointing! Everthing about this game is fine...except one thing....the HITTING. Its downright awful. Ive played baseball my whole life and I can tell you..this does not even remotely resemble hitting. When you are attempting to hit a pitch in real life..the bat does not automatically find its way to the ball. All this game does, is force you to time it (with the not-so revolutionary addition of allowing you to deliver an uppercut swing or a downward swing..whoop dee doo!). Its like htting on Baseball Stars on NES all over again. COME ON EA..you CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS. Its too bad because most of the other aspects of the game are well designed..they had awesome potential here..however any baseball game is only as good as the hitting...this game gets a big fat 0 in my book. Save your money, this one surely dissapoints anyone who has played serious competitive ball.… Expand
  2. CeeJay
    Mar 1, 2005
    0
    Worst hitting I have seen in any baseball game. I honestly cant bellieve how bad the hitting is. How can they call this baseball? Last time I played baseball, I had to put the bat on the ball in order to hit it...not simply swing in the general direction of the ball. This is ridiculous! Save your money, this one is a horrible RIP OFF!
  3. JonO.
    Mar 14, 2005
    0
    The reign of EA ended, I liked last year's, but this year, what happened! It's all same! The graphics gotten worse and it's worse than MLB 2K5, the HItter's Eye doesn't help too! It's worthless. The fielding difficulty stilll needs work too. Only thing mediocre (yeah, others were all bad) was the Owner Mode. I don't see why IGN, GZ, and OXM gave it The reign of EA ended, I liked last year's, but this year, what happened! It's all same! The graphics gotten worse and it's worse than MLB 2K5, the HItter's Eye doesn't help too! It's worthless. The fielding difficulty stilll needs work too. Only thing mediocre (yeah, others were all bad) was the Owner Mode. I don't see why IGN, GZ, and OXM gave it 90's I would have gave it 60's… Expand
  4. BobBobert
    Jul 5, 2005
    0
    Play control is horrible. Never in my life have I played a baseball game that used so many f***ing buttons (i.e. 8 different ones just to run the bases) Also the CPU hitters are either psychic or on the juice b/c everything they hit is a bullet. Someone please bring back High Heat.

Awards & Rankings

17
#17 Best Xbox Game of 2005
18
#18 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2005
76
#76 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. DarkStation
    90
    I must say that I am very impressed with how smooth the game runs, and how smooth the gameplay is.
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  2. XboxAddict
    94
    The added mini games are used to spice up pitching and batting drills, making them as addictive as Bejeweled and Mine Sweep. Plus, the greatness of Xbox Live for online leagues, EA Sports Ticker and constant roster updates just makes things even sweeter for Xbox players.
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  3. GameZone
    93
    With great modes, gorgeous graphics and near perfect controls this one will no doubt be the franchise we turn to when we want a baseball game true to the sport itself.
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