MLB 09: The Show

 PlayStation 2
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79

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Summary: Road to the Show 3.0. Now includes interactive training, new settings, a new steal/ lead-off system, presentations and coach interactions. Interactive training will consist of a set of mini-games designed to improve a player’s ability and performance in various areas of baseball. FranchiseRoad to the Show 3.0. Now includes interactive training, new settings, a new steal/ lead-off system, presentations and coach interactions. Interactive training will consist of a set of mini-games designed to improve a player’s ability and performance in various areas of baseball. Franchise Mode 2.0. Improvements include the long awaited 40-man roster! The latest Franchise Mode improvements will also offer Salary Arbitration, Waiver Transactions and September call-ups. Training/Practice Drills. In MLB 09 users will have the ability to choose from a number of different Training/Practice drills. The drills will be of various concentrations of the game. These drills are a perfect way to polish and improve your baseball skills in The Show. Details & Subtleties. Details and subtleties play a huge role in legitimizing a game and helping you lose yourself in the suspension of disbelief. MLB 09 The Show sinks it's teeth into the details with realistic stadiums and signage, wear and tear on field, dusk to night lighting transitions, stadium Jumbotron animations and even crowd atmosphere - reaching up for foul balls out of play and home runs in addition to crowd rivalries and weather appropriate clothing. [SCEA]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. GameZone
    87
    This game is a great baseball game that fans would and should get. One of the better baseball games I’ve played dating back to the NES.
  2. Gamer 2.0
    84
    MLB 09: The Show on the PlayStation 2 easily got the least amount of upgrades and new features of the trio of offerings this year.
  3. Worth Playing
    80
    Gamers who have not yet upgraded to the current generation of consoles and pick up MLB 09: The Show for the PS2 can feel confident in a solid, if not excellent, baseball title.
  4. GamesRadar+
    80
    MLB 09 The Show remains the definitive baseball experience, a startlingly deep and expansive take on America’s Pastime that offers more hardball than most of us could likely get to in a full season. There aren’t many noticeable improvements this year, though, which may bring pause to those who’ve already got a few seasons under their belts.
  5. G4 TV
    80
    While it has a few issues (namely the lack of analog stick hitting/pitching) that keep it from being the hands-down, across the board best baseball on the market, MLB 09: The Show does just about everything else it can to give players a challenging, rewarding and realistic baseball experience. It looks incredible, plays smoothly, and offers enough on field and off-field goodies to please/occupy baseball fans for a long, long time.
  6. Da Gameboyz
    79
    MLB 09: The Show continues a long run of consistently well done ball games for the PS2 but it still pales in comparison to the next-gen version.
  7. IGN
    73
    While the Show on the PS2 is still an engaging and enjoyable game, it's definitely been overshadowed by the other versions on Sony's other systems. The visuals are getting a bit worn, and some of the changes feel like they weaken elements of the game, like those made to the fielding.

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 2 out of 3
  1. justinm
    Apr 11, 2009
    7
    It needs to have better faces or more selections to faces. It also needs to have the king of rode to the show that ps3 has. im a little It needs to have better faces or more selections to faces. It also needs to have the king of rode to the show that ps3 has. im a little dissapointed this year with the game. mlb 08 is a little better. but i also like the way you can edit the player throughout the career.… Expand
  2. [Anonymous]
    Mar 14, 2009
    4
    The game has barely changed at all from 08. You pay $30 and they don't even update the ages of the players. Not only that, a good 25% of The game has barely changed at all from 08. You pay $30 and they don't even update the ages of the players. Not only that, a good 25% of the commentary is inaccurate. In franchise mode, you start out with whatever random crap manager they give you, and are unable to fire him until the end of your first season. The off-season is upgraded, but hardly enough to make up for the fact that this is the second year in a row that this franchise has fallen short in correcting glitches and inaccurate commentary. In addition, the fielding changes, basically suck!… Expand
  4. hallwagner
    Aug 1, 2019
    0
    Literally the worst video game of all time on any system. Absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Everyone involved in making orLiterally the worst video game of all time on any system. Absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Everyone involved in making or marketing this game should be thrown in prison for defrauding the world with this unplayable filth. What a joke.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best PS2 Game of 2009
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#9 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2009
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#8 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2009