Major League Baseball 2K10

Major League Baseball 2K10
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Getting called up to the major leagues is any baseball player’s dream, and in My Player mode, there will be very little mystery about what you need to do to get promoted. A handy menu screen will present you with the precise criteria you’ll need to meet in order to earn your way onto the MLB roster for your team. For example, in order for my pitcher to get called up, he had to have at least five starts under his belt, as well as some very specific attribute and statistical goals. These included having two pitches rated at 60 or above, a composure rating above 60, a stamina rating above 65, and a pitching rating against both left-handed and right-handed batters above 60. There’s even a meter that gives you an ETA on when you’re expected to get the call up that is based on your current attributes–the more that meter is filled, the closer you are to getting the call.

More than all of the new additions in the game, the developers behind MLB 2K10 seem intent on proving that this year’s baseball game will be a better experience than last year’s disappointing effort. A full 11-month development cycle (compared to the eight-month schedule for last year’s game, necessitated by the game’s move to being developed in-house by 2K Sports) has made an impact. Between fixing all of the problems of MLB 2K9 and adding the new features to this year’s game, it has certainly been a busy year for the guys at 2K Sports. We’ll see how well those efforts paid off when MLB 2K10 is released on March 2. Look for the demo of MLB 2K10 to be available on February 23 on Xbox Live and on the PlayStation Network on March 4.
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