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MVP Baseball 2003 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: EA Sports
  • Release Date: Mar 10, 2003
  • Also On: PC
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Metascore
81 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Summary: New Pitcher/Batter Interface: Players must be strategic with their pitches. Throw a nasty curve to a batter's "cold zone" or risk a possible home run by throwing some heat to their "hot zone." Each pitcher will have more effective pitches depending on how accurate those pitches are in real life. Batting: Quality of the hit will depend on each batter's real life "hot and cold zones," hitter ratings, swing timing and swing type. New AI and Gameplay System: Real-time scouting reports provide accurate player ratings and attributes. CPU opponents react like their real-life counterparts, incorporating strategy and decision-making based on outs, score, inning, pitch count, etc. First Ever Picture-in-Picture Baserunning. Robust Franchise Mode includes rookie drafts, player development, career-ending injuries, contracts and hirings/firings. All-New Throw Meter. Major League Baseball Player Council: Expert advice and design input from leading MLB players Torii Hunter, Trot Nixon, Todd Pratt, Eric Chavez and Tim Hudson. [EA Sports]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Play Magazine
    100
    Without question, EA's latest baseball title is our choice for best baseball game for 2003. [Apr 2003, p.70]
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  2. Gamezilla!
    96
    A remarkable start to a new franchise that should only get better next year.
  3. GMR Magazine
    70
    A totally new game. Unfortunately, it lacks the depth of the other games here, and therefore won't satisfy hardcore baseball fans. [Apr 2003, p.64]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. PaulD.
    10
    This is a great game for baseball fans. I guess some people don't know how to throw a strike out if there life was on the line, well i guess thats why they are playing on the playstation, not in real life, Huh.… Expand
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  2. DanB.
    10
    OK...this is definitely the best baseball game on the market. The pitching interface is the best by far...the homerun showdown is awesome...the fielding has a few annoying glitches...but so do most games. Yea its hard to get strikeouts IF YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO PLAY BASEBALL...so all you reviewers stop whining about how hard it is to throw strikeouts and learn to play baseball.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. DavidV.
    6
    I was glad when the triple play series ended hoping for a better gaming tommrow. When i played MVP at first i was amzed at the greatness but the after i reailezed the franchise mode was not up to par, i had to think again. Baserunning can seem akward at times and strikeouts are way to hard to get. The computer diving for you is the most terrible idea a game could ever have. whats the fun in watching the computer diving for you and making a catch, i just don't get it. Also the feilding in this game is unpredicable. I dont think any of these reviewers have played the game to long beacuse none have mentioned 1. if you are perfectly in position for a ball 9 times out of ten the feilder will dive backwards and catch it on a hop 2. sometimes hwen you are in the circle on a fly ball your guy will start spinning 3. throw meter is stupid beacuse it cvauses to many errors. also where are the monthly best player awards and golde gloves that a game should have and how could you not have player of the game awards.… Expand
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