MVP 2005 shipping Feb. 22nd!?!

[Chuck S]

From Gamespot:

Retailers list EA's baseball title as shipping February 22, a week earlier than thought.
Electronic Arts' third-base coach appears to be waving home MVP Baseball 2005 a week early. As listed by online retailers EBGames.com and GameStop.com, MVP's apparent new release date is February 22, up from its previous shipping date of March 1. Representatives from EA were unavailable to confirm the new release date as of press time.

Typically, a simple change in release date would seem rather minor. But given the jabs that EA and rival Take-Two Interactive have been trading, particularly in the sports sector, the new date was likely designed to get a head start on MVP's primary competition, 2K Sports' MLB 2K5, set to be released March 1 on the Xbox and PS2. MVP's new release date also distances the title from the rest of the baseball pack. Sony's MLB 2006 for the PS2 will be released March 1, and Nintendo's GameCube-exclusive Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball will be released April 4.

MVP Baseball 2005 will be available for the PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. The game is rated "E" for Everyone and will retail for $29.99 on all formats. For more information on MVP Baseball 2005, slide over to GameSpot's previous coverage.

By Tim Surette -- GameSpot
POSTED: 02/18/05 01:22 PM PST

[jazz]

^ who's played this game?

[KenKill75]

I have it Danny. Very good baseball game. Insane amount of depth in owner mode.

[MAGO]

I have it Danny. Very good baseball game. Insane amount of depth in owner mode.

excellent game!!...and this week 2K5 is on sale at CC for $14.99

[jazz]

how much is the ea game?

also, what makes the ea game better than the sega one?

[Mufumonk]

how much is the ea game?

also, what makes the ea game better than the sega one?

Gameplay. Pitching control. Fluidity. Realism.

[jazz]

how's the batting? i heard it wasn't too good.

[KenKill75]

MVP is $29.99. To me, pitching and hitting are both much better in MVP. More realistic. And fielding is really good in MVP too. Plus, the owner mode is much deeper than ESPN's franchise mode.

[MAGO]

the batting in MVP is great!...they fixed last years problem where now left-handed hitters can actually hit homeruns.....awesome game!

[jazz]

cool. i went during lunch to best buy and returned ncaa football 2005 after all the warnings people gave me on the game (i have 2004 anyways). i got mvp and $10.70 in credit.

[MAGO]

cool. i went during lunch to best buy and returned ncaa football 2005 after all the warnings people gave me on the game (i have 2004 anyways). i got mvp and $10.70 in credit.

you made out like a bandit!!!!!!! :ha:

[jazz]

give me a little preview, mags. what are the controls for offense/defense?

[dionysusolympus]

give me a little preview, mags. what are the controls for offense/defense?

3-4, 4-3...and Mad Dog... :what: :wookie:

[KenKill75]

Swing by pressing A, use the left thumstick to try to hit the ball in certain directions, to left or right, flyball, groundball, etc.

Use the face buttons to throw to the corresponding base on the diamond. Hold the button longer for harder throws, with more chance of errant throw.

[jazz]

i'm gonna get pwned, but i'll try.

have you played the espn game just to see how good it is?

[KenKill75]

Not this year, no

[jazz]

what teams do you guys use?

i'll be using the marlins (duh).

[KenKill75]

I use the Yankees, but I did a Fantasy Draft.

[jazz]

back when florida didn't have their own team, i used to root for the mets. my dad's always liked the yanks, so naturally i had to defy him somehow.

[KenKill75]

You rebel you :pink:

[MAGO]

i use the "New" Mets!

[KenKill75]

No Mago, they use you :what:

[MAGO]

No Mago, they use you :what:

:pink:

[KenKill75]

I know how much you like this one, so this is for you brother...:wookie:

[MAGO]

I know how much you like this one, so this is for you brother...:wookie:

:bang:

[KenKill75]

So, Danny boy, how do you like MVP? :nana:

[jazz]

it's ok, i'm just having trouble on the defensive side...and defense is usually my specialty when playing sports games. :shrug:

any tips?

[KenKill75]

First of all, make sure the circle thingy is on for fly balls, otherwise they're damn near impossible to judge. Other than that it should be pretty straight forward. Anything specific you're having trouble with on the defense side?

[MAGO]

First of all, make sure the circle thingy is on for fly balls, otherwise they're damn near impossible to judge. Other than that it should be pretty straight forward. Anything specific you're having trouble with on the defense side?

change the defensive option to "assisted", if you put in on manual and you're a beginner, you will be lost...

i meant to quote danny's response....i blame the coffee :kyle:

[KenKill75]

Assisted? What is he a fucking homo? Just practice like a man. Its not that hard. Go to where the ball is hit :what:

[jazz]

First of all, make sure the circle thingy is on for fly balls, otherwise they're damn near impossible to judge. Other than that it should be pretty straight forward. Anything specific you're having trouble with on the defense side?

well, i activated the pitch cursor so i could aim where i wanted to throw, but which zone should i try to pitch at, which one should i try to avoid? how long do i hold down the pitch button when winding up? stuff like that...

[KenKill75]

Throw to the blue (cold) zones. Avoid the red (hot) zones. Hold it down fairly long. The longer you hold it down, the more effective the pitch will be if you hit the mark when the meter goes the other way. But the more effective you want it, the smaller the zone will be for it to be a perfect pitch. When you reach the effectiveness you want, let go, then hit it again when it gets toward the center of that zone on the meter for it to be a good pitch. Its all timing and without too much time you should get it down.

[MAGO]

Assisted? What is he a fucking homo? Just practice like a man. Its not that hard. Go to where the ball is hit :what:

that's what i meant.. :whistle:

[jazz]

Throw to the blue (cold) zones. Avoid the red (hot) zones. Hold it down fairly long. The longer you hold it down, the more effective the pitch will be if you hit the mark when the meter goes the other way. But the more effective you want it, the smaller the zone will be for it to be a perfect pitch. When you reach the effectiveness you want, let go, then hit it again when it gets toward the center of that zone on the meter for it to be a good pitch. Its all timing and without too much time you should get it down.

how about the ones without color? does that signify that it could go either way?

[KenKill75]

Without color means its a neutral zone. They are fair hitters on pitches in those zones.

[jazz]

that's what i figured, thanks.

[jazz]

update: i'm really glad i bought this game. i didn't think it would be fun enough to play more than a couple of times, boy was i wrong.

anyways, i haven't won any games yet (i've played maybe 6 or 7). i'm playing on the all-star setting and the closest i came to winning was last night (3-2), so i'm almost over the hump.

i still find watching baseball on television booooooooooring. :eek2:

[KenKill75]

I havent played any more since I got Fight Night. Plus, since the Nascar season started ive been playing a little bit of Nascar too here and there. Gonna be hard to find the time to pop this game back in, but I will.

[jazz]

infidel! :what:

[KenKill75]

:what: dont say anything with "fidel" in it. That was my last boss' name, and we, ummm, didnt leave off on very good terms, to say the least...

[jazz]

trust me, i hate anything with 'fidel' in it. :nod:

[MAGO]

am i the only one that thinks that fucking "tessie" song is annoying???...i threw a shoe at my xbox yesterday when that song came on....

[KenKill75]

I turn off all the music in all games.

[MAGO]

I turn off all the music in all games.

yeah, well after i hit my xbox, i went in and turned it off....lol..

[jazz]

i find most of those 'ea trax' annoying.

btw, i played last night and lost 2-1 to the mets. i was really close to winning my first game, damn. i had two on and two out in the bottom of the ninth when i hit it right to the first baseman. :ar15:

[KenKill75]

I finally popped this game back in last night, but all I did was off-season and spring training type stuff leading up to my second season. The player progression stuff is pretty cool.

[MAGO]

i find most of those 'ea trax' annoying.

btw, i played last night and lost 2-1 to the mets. i was really close to winning my first game, damn. i had two on and two out in the bottom of the ninth when i hit it right to the first baseman. :ar15:

did you sign Delgado?, or did you do a fantasy draft??

[jazz]

did you sign Delgado?, or did you do a fantasy draft??

i have yet to do the delgado thing...i'm just concentrating on winning a damn game, lol.

what team did he use to play for again?

[MAGO]

i have yet to do the delgado thing...i'm just concentrating on winning a damn game, lol.

what team did he use to play for again?

he played for the blue-Jays but you can find him in the free agent list....

[jazz]

what position does he play again?

[KenKill75]

Doggy style :eek2:

[MAGO]

what position does he play again?

first base...

[jazz]

so what do i do with jeff conine? assign him as bat boy?

[MAGO]

so what do i do with jeff conine? assign him as bat boy?

you might want to trade him for some pitching....

[jazz]

i'll have to take a look at the current rosters on mlb.com or something. i like playing with all the real-life rosters and what-not. :nerd:

[MAGO]

i'll have to take a look at the current rosters on mlb.com or something. i like playing with all the real-life rosters and what-not. :nerd:

well Conine is hurt at the moment and won't be back til late May, so the outfield looks like the games....and of course Delgado at 1st base....

[KenKill75]

Here's a hot prospect for ya...Willie Mo Pena. I picked him up in the Fantasy Draft. He was ok, but nothing special, but he is progressing like crazy.

[jazz]

well Conine is hurt at the moment and won't be back til late May, so the outfield looks like the games....and of course Delgado at 1st base....

how would you rank delgado? who would you compare him to talent-wise?

[KenKill75]

You dont know Carlos Delgado? lol Silly boy

[MAGO]

how would you rank delgado? who would you compare him to talent-wise?

he's someone that averages about 35 Hr's, over 100 rbi's and bats in the 290's...he's good!!!...

[jazz]

You dont know Carlos Delgado? lol Silly boy

i'm only into baseball videogames. :shrug:

[jazz]

i was looking at some reviews at metacritic for both the ea and espn baseball games on metacritic and noticed this excerpt:

The addition of online leagues is a huge plus. However, MLB 2K5 still has a ways to go if it intends to compete with the memory of "MVP" next year. The animations need a complete overhaul, the AI definitely needs a reworking, and the Franchise Mode has to see significant innovation outside of a nicer interface.

what did ign mean by that?

[MAGO]

i was looking at some reviews at metacritic for both the ea and espn baseball games on metacritic and noticed this excerpt:

The addition of online leagues is a huge plus. However, MLB 2K5 still has a ways to go if it intends to compete with the memory of "MVP" next year. The animations need a complete overhaul, the AI definitely needs a reworking, and the Franchise Mode has to see significant innovation outside of a nicer interface.

what did ign mean by that?

what i get from that is basically with that $19.99 price tag..you get what you pay for...i haven't played 2K5 so i can't give an opinion on that game..

[jazz]

oh, maybe it's just too early and i read it wrong...it sounded like mvp was going to be discontinued. i was like WHAT?

[MAGO]

oh, maybe it's just too early and i read it wrong...it sounded like mvp was going to be discontinued. i was like WHAT?

oh, well that is true....take 2 signed a deal with mlb, so this MVP game will be the last EA baseball game for a while....

[jazz]

i don't blame take two or anything, but this is fucking lame.

[KenKill75]

I played this game some more again last night. Man, the animations are so friggin good. Some of the best animations in any sprts game. They really nailed the double plays. And I love it when you hit one back up the middle, the pitcher makes such realistic moves to get out of the way or try to snag at the ball.

[jazz]

hell yeah, i haven't been this addicted to a baseball game since the genesis days.

[MAGO]

i don't blame take two or anything, but this is fucking lame.

it does suck...all these companies signing these types of deals....

[KenKill75]

The Owner Mode is great, but there's actually almost too much to handle. I dont mess with the minors at all, and I dont have the patience to deal with guys who are unhappy with playing time and/or their contract. And damn, I cant get the $10 million I need to add outfield seats to my ballpark.

[jazz]

i have a question...yesterday i went into the free agents section, released one of the unknown pitchers and picked up delgado. i saved the roster then i went into the batting order section, adjusted that and saved again. i then went to play now and the rosters aren't showing up exactly how i edited them.

i had scratched conine and put delgado there, yet conine keeps on showing up. wtf?

[KenKill75]

I dunno, that sounds strange. If you changed it properly and saved properly then it should be reflected. Did you change all the lineups? You have to set the lineup for vs. RHP with and w/o DH, and vs. LHP with and w/o DH

[jazz]

I dunno, that sounds strange. If you changed it properly and saved properly then it should be reflected. Did you change all the lineups? You have to set the lineup for vs. RHP with and w/o DH, and vs. LHP with and w/o DH

i probably missed doing that. i'll try it tonight.

[MAGO]

I dunno, that sounds strange. If you changed it properly and saved properly then it should be reflected. Did you change all the lineups? You have to set the lineup for vs. RHP with and w/o DH, and vs. LHP with and w/o DH


exactly when you set up your rosters you have 4 different line-ups that you have to put together...you probably have Conine in 3 of the four line-ups(cause he was already there)....

[jazz]

gotcha. i didn't think it was like hockey where you had to edit more than one line. thanks guys.

[MAGO]

gotcha. i didn't think it was like hockey where you had to edit more than one line. thanks guys.


yeah, it's cool cause you won't have to worry about setting up you line up for each game...

[Chuck S]

Damn, the more I play MVP 2005, the more pissed off I get with the realization that this is the last year for at least 7 years. I bought both MLB 2k5 and MVP 2005 this year. When I fist started playing 2k5, I was blown away by the apparent improvements from the 2004 version. I initially found myself favoring it over MVP. However, after playing several games, it seems that most of the improvements are in the eye candy. The game looks simply stunning, yet at the same time the animations look stiff...and there are not a ton of different ones. The new pitching method is pretty cool, but it seems way to easy to hit. And, the hitting animation variety is small. (basically, after a few games, it seems that there are only a few different types of hits...and it becomes repetitive). The last thing that really seems to kill 2k5 is in the AI...and some game bugs. It's a solid base, but Take Two/Kush needs to take more time next year and polish the gameplay more before they release it. As for this year, I'll be playing MVP the majority of the time.

[jazz]

this'll be the only instance where i hope ea buys take two. :eek2:

[Chuck S]

this'll be the only instance where i hope ea buys take two. :eek2:

Good thinking! :rock:

[jazz]

Good thinking! :rock:

i'm serious. i think they should and merge their football/baseball franchises. they'd blow anything out of the water.

[Chuck S]

i'm serious. i think they should and merge their football/baseball franchises. they'd blow anything out of the water.

Wow, that really would be a great thing if it happened. I've always liked certain aspects of both EA Sports games and Take Two (Sega)'s 2k series. That would indeed be ideal.

[jazz]

Wow, that really would be a great thing if it happened. I've always liked certain aspects of both EA Sports games and Take Two (Sega)'s 2k series. That would indeed be ideal.

i wouldn't like ea messing around with take two's hockey franchise though. that's a big no-no.

[MAGO]

http://guides.ign.com/guides/713818/index.htmlhey jazz...here's some hints on the game....there's too much info to cut and paste, so check it out when you get home..

[jazz]

will do. thanks.

[KenKill75]

The animations in this game still continue to amaze. Somebody hit a line drive that bounced off my pitcher and went towards 3rd base. I charged the ball with my 3rd baseman, preloaded my throw, and in such a fluid motion he swooped down, barehanded the ball and fired to first for the out. Very cool.

[MAGO]

The animations in this game still continue to amaze. Somebody hit a line drive that bounced off my pitcher and went towards 3rd base. I charged the ball with my 3rd baseman, preloaded my throw, and in such a fluid motion he swooped down, barehanded the ball and fired to first for the out. Very cool.

that happened to me also...i love the way their momentum makes them roll forward....

hey jazz, did you ever look at the link with the tips i put up??...did they help??

[KenKill75]

I finally scraped up the $10 million to purchase outfield seats for my ballpark.

[MAGO]

I finally scraped up the $10 million to purchase outfield seats for my ballpark.


i'm playing Dynasty mode...i'll get into owner mode later on....

[KenKill75]

Lightweight. You cant handle Owner Mode.

[MAGO]

Lightweight. You cant handle Owner Mode.


i'm scared of failing...lol..

[KenKill75]

i'm scared of failing...lol..


...but you should be so used to it by now...

[MAGO]

...but you should be so used to it by now...

:nerd3:

[jazz]

i visited the link and saved it to my faves, but i didn't get a chance to really look through it.

[jazz]

i have a few questions on mvp:

how do you intentionally walk someone? i always wind up having to pitch him out manually and have the annoying color commentator say how bad the pitcher's throwing.

is there any way to kill the color commentator?

thanks.

[MAGO]

i have a few questions on mvp:

how do you intentionally walk someone? i always wind up having to pitch him out manually and have the annoying color commentator say how bad the pitcher's throwing.

is there any way to kill the color commentator?

thanks.


press the left trigger and click on the right analog stick.....if you want to intentionally hit a batter, press the left trigger and click on the left analog stick, and to turn off the commentator, go to the options menu and just lower the volume for the commentator...

[jazz]

well, i like the game announcer, i just hate the color commentator. what an annoying fuck. is there any way to turn just him off?

[MAGO]

well, i like the game announcer, i just hate the color commentator. what an annoying fuck. is there any way to turn just him off?

:nono:

[jazz]

you could control the price of hot dogs but you can't turn off the color commentator?

:gaytard:

[MAGO]

you could control the price of hot dogs but you can't turn off the color commentator?

:gaytard:

:lmao:

[Keith Moon]

- Oooh, I have it!1