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MLB 08: The Show ps3 Game Reviews
MLB 08: The Show
Critic Score
Metascore: 85 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.4 out of 10
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MLB 08 The Show promises to provide fans with the most realistic baseball experience to date with innovations such as a more immersive Road to The Show mode, enabling gamers to play both offense and defense from the created player’s perspective. Providing players with some additional performance incentives, the MLB franchise introduces the new Progressive Batting Performance feature, which both rewards players for superior performance and penalize them for hitting slumps. Specific to each individual batter, players are rewarded with slight contact bonuses, or punished with slight decreases in contact, based on how that batter that performs beyond his "natural ability" while under user control. Adding to the online feature set, which includes customizable Online League Play with up to 30 teams, scrolling MLB Score Ticker and more, MLB 08 The Show introduces SCOUT (SportsConnect Online User Tracking), which allows gamers to set and store their game preferences on the MLB server, and enables the system to look for a Quick Match with opponents that fits similar competitive criteria. [SCEA]

PUBLISHER: Sony Computer Entertainment America
DEVELOPER: SCE Studios San Diego
GENRE(S): Sports, Baseball
PLAYERS: 2
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: March 4, 2008

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97
Game Almighty
The players are all modeled with such care and effort that it will make your jaw drop. The clothes will ripple when the pitcher raises his leg mid-throw, and dirt will cake on the uniforms of the players who have made a few diving saves in the infield.
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94
Gamer 2.0
With a dearth of features and tweaks that make this experience the best out there, gamers will have plenty to do before and after the first pitch of the season.
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91
PSX Extreme
Playing MLB 08: The Show makes one thing rather apparent: Sony is focused on beating down the competition to a point that it becomes written in stone: Sony's MLB franchise is without question the best baseball sim money can buy.
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91
Gaming Age
What more can I say that hasn't been said already. MLB 08: The Show raises the bar once again and delivers the most complete baseball experience money can buy.
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91
GameShark
If the online play gets up and running, there’s no doubt that the game should be rated an ‘A’. You could even make a case for it as a system seller for any baseball fan—MLB The Show is just that good.
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90
DarkStation
MLB 08: The Show is the best baseball game on the market this year, hands down.
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90
Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
For baseballs fans of any persuasion, MLB 08: The Show is a phenomenally feature rich package that you'll be playing all the way until 09 comes around. [May 2008, p.68]
90
GotNext
It's a near-perfect baseball package, sporting a barrel full of improvements from last season, gorgeous animations, solid online support, and the most compelling single-player mode you could ever ask for.
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90
GamerNode
MLB 08 is the best baseball game on the market, and the best sports game of this generation. For the first time since "NFL 2K," a sports game is a must-buy for any console owner.
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90
Playstation Official Magazine UK
Players look like real men rather than EA-style waxwork models. [June 2008, p.94]
90
AceGamez
If you ever wanted to see a digital replica of you playing baseball inside of a game, The Show is going to let you live the fantasy!
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90
Da Gameboyz
MLB 08: The Show for the PS3 is arguably the best baseball game I have played in this next-generation era of gaming.
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90
Games Radar
It’s not often that competing sports franchises do an about-face from one year to the other, but this season it’s clear that The Show has surged past MLB 2K8 in almost every aspect.
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90
Gamervision
Highly recommended for anyone even remotely interested in the sport, sports games in general, or even games in general. It’s that good.
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90
GameTap
There are an overwhelming number of features in this game that should keep even the most die-hard fan happy until next spring.
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90
GameDaily
Its career mode, Road to the Show 2.0 will keep you busy for months, while additions to offline and online modes greatly enhance the game's replay value. It's so good, you'll play it right up to next year's edition.
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90
PGNx Media
MLB 08: The Show easily wins the “most improved” award but it may very well be the best PS3 baseball game. It plays well, looks amazing, and really showcases the power of the PS3.
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88
Cheat Code Central
As far as I'm concerned, Sony has made the best baseball game ever.
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88
Worth Playing
It is quite obvious that Sony took all the criticism leveled at last year's game and used it to craft MLB 08: The Show, an extremely fun and addicting title. Nearly all of the bugs have been fixed, with only the occasional AI problem, poor base running, and cumbersome career progression besmirching an otherwise incredible game.
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87
GameTrailers
Some days you'll blow the computer out, while other days you'll be battling to the last pitch. Each game offers something new, something that will surprise you, making MLB 08 one of the most enjoyable sports games you'll play this year.
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87
IGN
MLB '08 delivers on every gameplay front. The on-field play is excellently done, the stat tracking is immense, and Road to the Show is one of the best career modes around. Visually striking, this is the baseball game that baseball fans have been waiting for on the PS3.
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85
Game Informer
Since I am hopelessly addicted to Road to the Show, MLB 08 gets my nod for the game you’ll get the most out of – but you really have to be into the concept of creating a player and raising him from a minor league hopeful to a major league all-star.
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85
GameSpot
MLB 08: The Show does very little new, but most everything it does is done very, very well.
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82
Extreme Gamer
Bottom line, MLB 08 The Show is a great game and worth the yearly upgrade.
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81
Game Chronicles
It seems like Sony paid too much attention to detail in the small areas and forgot why a lot of people buy baseball games: home run derby and other mini-games.
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80
GameZone
The game has a high replay value and the career mode is deep, frustrating, invigorating, irritating and satisfying – all at the same time.
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80
GameSpy
Some new additions to the pitcher-batter match-up deepen the gameplay and the ability to save the action mid-game is a huge plus.
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80
Armchair Empire
After some effort is put into actually learning it, the flow of the game actually feels pretty good, even to me.
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80
Kombo
MLB 08 is the best edition of a baseball game to come across the home console plate in recent memory.
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75
Game Revolution
Whether you enjoy playing actual games, managing a franchise, or playing an individual shooting for stardom, it's here.
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75
Gaming Nexus
It's a solid baseball game for the PlayStation 3. The Road to the Show is still fun and there are some nice new additions. It's too bad some of the bugs in last year's version still show up.
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67
1UP
For this season, consider it the way you would a September game with your team already eliminated from the chase: If you're the type that wants to check out the young prospects called up, you'll probably be right at home. If you've already been watching preseason football for a few weeks and are enjoying the first NFL games, it might not be your ticket.
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60
G4 TV
The game is the pretty much the same as last year, but with a more updated roster. If you purchased last year’s title, this game is not worth forking over another 60 bucks for the same experience.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 57 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Luis E. Tejeda gave it a10:
MLB 08 The Show it's the best baseball game I had ever seen before.

Dave M. gave it a9:
Awesome game. Few downers. Easily the best baseball game of all time.

Scooter gave it a5:
Their is still to many bugs especially with fielding and those damn lazy animations. hitting seems somewhat pre-determined , right on the sweet part of the barrel and I ground out hard. Get jammed and its a homerun. Graphics during night games are very unimpressive. And its still way better than MLB2K8. Mvp 2005 still has the best pitcher/batter physics and it was fun. Its a video game make it fun. But we get boring and buggy.

Buddy R. gave it a10:
Hands down best baseball video game ever made.

Emir Esc gave it a10:
This is the most complete MLB game I have ever experienced. This is as close as baseball comes to a video game.

Hal O. gave it a9:
Simply put: This is the best baseball since RBI Baseball... There it has been said.

Bill D. gave it a10:
Best baseball game I have ever played

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