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windbane on 07 March 2008
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Stockstar1138 said:
naznatips said:
Stockstar1138 said:
you gotta take the reviews with a grain of salt.

i find it better to take the median than the mean, due to a-clowns like G4 that rate 2k (which everybody else rated well below the show) 33% higher than the show and bring its avg. down.

Its not even fair to rate Power Pros in the same league as The Show, IMO though they are both baseball oriented, they are two completely seperate types of games.


Have you ever played Power Pros? It's extremely deep. It earned its score very well.


i think you might have missed my point. I have played power pros and enjoyed it a lot. You are right, it definately earned its score. However, I don't feel like you can compare the two (The Show; Power Pros) just because they both are baseball games. Its almost like trying to compare Mario Kart and GT, both games are great, both are racing, but you simply can't compare them. They are too different and are trying to do two completely sepearate things.


Completely agree. I watch X-play (which is the "G4" review, which is a whole other topic), and they should not be counted in reviews, imo. However, I too have played MLB Power Pros and enjoyed it quite a lot. But as you say, this is a sim game and it's the best sim game ever made. X-Play clearly needs more reviewers or doesn't understand what improvements are if they say this is the same game as last year.

Also, this is a new year, and for the most part all series improve every year. Right now MLB 2008: The Show is the best baseball game to play. You get the full updated rosters and a lot of awesome features as well as improved gameplay. Oh, and the graphics are far better than last year and better than 2K this year.

Edit: 2K also doesn't have a career mode from what I hear, which makes the X-Play review baffling. I get the impression they didn't play the 2 games enough.  I play NCAA Football every year and 90% of the time I'll sim the games in Dynasty mode.