Major League Baseball 2K6

List Price: $7.99 Discount Price: $56.14

Features:

• The Swing Stick mechanic brings a new level of intuitive control -- players use the Right Analog Stick to control the swing of the bat
• Use timing, guessing the location of the pitch and swing choice are key to successful execution
• Payoff Pitching - Pitchers must spot their pitches correctly, taking into account pitch type and break as they throw to a target area
• Catchers can call the game, giving gamers playing as pitchers an idea of where and what to pitch
• All-Star Commentary - Veteran announcer Jon Miller delivers all the play-by-plays; Hall of Fame Legend Joe Morgan calls the on-field action

Accessories:
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Customer Reviews:

Interesting controls don't make up for shortcomings. [Posted on 2006-08-29]
When 2K Sports secured the rights to MLB, I tried to keep an open mind. I was an EA MVP Baseball guy, so I will admit I did come into MLB 2K6 with certain expectations.

I'm not going to compare the two, but as far as what's expected from a good sports game, MLB 2K6 falls extremely short.

First off, the research into players and teams was horrible. They have players playing the wrong position (who are horrendous when you manually switch them to their correct position,)and pitchers throwing pitches they don't use in real life or NOT throwing pitches they usually do throw.
Some people have said the roster inaccuracies are because they released the game too early, but provided updates to non-Gamecube players. This goes far beyond that, though. Younger players who were named well in advance of the games release were not only excluded from the Major League roster, but were nowhere to be found in the minor leagues.

The character customization features are the most limited I've seen in a sports game in a long time.

The commentary is pretty well done as far as when the announcers say something.

The fielding, even once you get used to it, can be frustrating. The players start out at almost a job and then, eventually, start running faster. When you're trying to make your center fielder sprint towards the infield to snag a fly ball, a slow start could mean the difference in a game.

The most serious cosmetic flaw in the game comes from the fact that there's no, and I mean NO, extra cut-scene animations except for replays. Once you record the final out, the announcers get cut off as the game goes to the box score. This is an issue with the Gamecube version only, so I'm assuming they just couldn't cram it onto the disc.

2K will have a lot to improve for the 2K7 version. Until then, I'd suggest going out and picking up a copy of MVP 2005.

Great baseball game! [Posted on 2007-03-11]
This is the best baseball game i've ever played. It's the last one for GameCube, which is sad, but it's also the best. Good gameplay, presentation, graphics are good for the system, the dynasty mode it's complete (you can even force trades!). Anyway, i've played other baselball games, but this one is definitely the best!

My son loves it! [Posted on 2007-04-10]
My son recently got a GameCube and he really enjoys playing this game!

Boys Just Love To Have Fun [Posted on 2007-04-13]
My boys love this game. Not only are they learning the fundamentals of the game, but they are learning the different players on their favorite team. When we heard that Gamecube was not making a 2007 version we were a little disappointed. Once we received the game, all of that disappointed went away. My boys are enjoying it tremendously and their father is enjoying teaching them about the game.

A Good Game That Could Be Better [Posted on 2007-05-13]
I would have given this game a higher rating, if not for some faults.

First, the game is good. It's realistic in its' play and the commentary is so much better than MVP 2005. Most of what made the MVP series great are partof this game, also. You have to find them, though since them menus are a little different.

The play is more challenging, even on a rookie level, but you can win and tweak the system to win. But the challenge is worth the playing.

The flaws? Well, the graphics of the players are nowhere near what they were with MVP. The stadiums are well done. The crowds are much better than the one in MVP.

The players however, leave something to be desired. It seems that they used Visual Concepts to do the art work. The company is great with stadiums, like NCAA Football 2k3, the players look a little bit robot like. You would think after 4 years they would get better with designing people or get somepeople that could do better.

Also, there's no way to see who is coming up next in the line-up. You need info like that to play for pinch hitting purposes. Names under the batters would be nice.

Last, they cut off the post game comments in the Game Cube version. I would have left off the pre game chatter and added some kind of post game recap.

If you can overlook the flaws, the game is fun and a challenge. They don't have a Major League Baseball 2007, which is a shame. They probably discontinued because of Wii, yet Game Cube games can be played on the Wii, so why not make another for Game Cube folks?

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