Major League Baseball 2K13 Review (XBox 360)

[mkharsh33]

The more games I've played with 13, the more I've found the same old glitches. Even the other night I had a stupid late pinch-hitter for the cpu that made no sense. The more you dig into it the more you find much of the same issues with prior titles. Not worth the money. I don't feel like I wasted it as I've played around 30 games thus far, but it's going back as trade fodder...

[pistolpete]

Quote: Originally Posted by mkharsh33

The more games I've played with 13, the more I've found the same old glitches. Even the other night I had a stupid late pinch-hitter for the cpu that made no sense. The more you dig into it the more you find much of the same issues with prior titles. Not worth the money. I don't feel like I wasted it as I've played around 30 games thus far, but it's going back as trade fodder...

I threw my copy in the garbage. I wanted to pretend it never existed.

[Money99]

Great comments DaveDQ.
I think the reviewer was just trying to follow the popular-stream by heaping on the pile.
Almost everyone I know who has given this game (and series) and honest effort comes out saying how much fun the game is.
No game is devoid of issues. Even The Show (which I own) has a problem with meatball pitches and that horrible pitcher stutter, which when it's occurring, make the game nearly unplayable.
That barely gets mentioned in any reviews (if at all).

Sure the game shouldn't be $60, but if every game was reviewed solely based on it's worth, instead of how the game plays and whether it's enjoyable, then I'd suspect we'd see a lot more 4's out there.

At the same time, I think Dustin T is probably worried he'd lose any ounce of credibility if he gave the game a high score.
There are dozens (maybe hundreds) of zealots on O.S. that rag on 2K baseball but have either never played the game, or only for a minute or two.
Those people would have tarred and feathered Dustin T.

I've said it before and I'll repeat it here, but I have a handful of buddies that are Show freaks, and everyone one of them has said that when playing a full game of 2K baseball, they've always come away enjoying the game.
4/10 indicates that the game isn't fun and not worth playing at all. I don't believe that describes 2K13 whatsoever.

[thaSLAB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

Great comments DaveDQ. I think the reviewer was just trying to follow the popular-stream by heaping on the pile. Almost everyone I know who has given this game (and series) and honest effort comes out saying how much fun the game is. No game is devoid of issues. Even The Show (which I own) has a problem with meatball pitches and that horrible pitcher stutter, which when it's occurring, make the game nearly unplayable. That barely gets mentioned in any reviews (if at all). Sure the game shouldn't be $60, but if every game was reviewed solely based on it's worth, instead of how the game plays and whether it's enjoyable, then I'd suspect we'd see a lot more 4's out there. At the same time, I think MMMChris is probably worried he'd lose any ounce of credibility if he gave the game a high score. There are dozens (maybe hundreds) of zealots on O.S. that rag on 2K baseball but have either never played the game, or only for a minute or two. Those people would have tarred and feathered MMMChris. I've said it before and I'll repeat it here, but I have a handful of buddies that are Show freaks, and everyone one of them has said that when playing a full game of 2K baseball, they've always come away enjoying the game. 4/10 indicates that the game isn't fun and not worth playing at all. I don't believe that describes 2K13 whatsoever.

Just for clarification, Dustin T. reviewed the game. MMChrisS just posted it.

[bxphenom7]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mt Oread

It's unfortunate to see folks that should know better play that game. 2K13 has plenty of faults, and I can even agree that a 4 is an appropriate score considering it is such a slight upgrade. But the game is any thing but shallow. It competes with a game that throws everything but the kitchen sink in, yet has a fairly abysmal franchise mode that requires one to play as all 30 team to prevent from becoming a joke. So 2K eschews the details of player movement for a much deeper season mode. The fatigue, pitch count, and team health are far more strategic and useful than a rule 5 draft. The players have ratings that significantly differentiates players in various phases of the game which makes managing a team over a season more compelling. When I see someone go for the "shallow" dig, it just kind of exposes them for how shallow of a look they really took of 2K baseball. I wouldn't give it a 4, but I would not expect much else from an SCEA Central forum that caters to style over substance. 2K12 was underrated last year, and I think everyone fully expected it to go that way this year. I mean, we're talking about a site that ran a poll on how much people like The Show, ad the only negative comments were, "Don't have a PS3" and "Don't like baseball." Did they let SCEA write it for them?

You're speaking like MLB 13 The Show doesn't deserve its score and MLB 2k13 is good...............I don't get it. Franchise mode isn't abysmal in The Show, but I'll respect your opinion. The Show gets tweaked every year, and with next-gen coming out, I think there will finally be huge additions like Create A Stadium or whatever, I'm sure they'll think of something great. For 2k, they need to stick to NBA.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by bxphenom7

You're speaking like MLB 13 The Show doesn't deserve its score and MLB 2k13 is good...............I don't get it. Franchise mode isn't abysmal in The Show, but I'll respect your opinion. The Show gets tweaked every year, and with next-gen coming out, I think there will finally be huge additions like Create A Stadium or whatever, I'm sure they'll think of something great. For 2k, they need to stick to NBA.

I honestly don't know why people say this.
Whether a game is great or not, isn't having a choice good?
We've all seen what one-choice has done to the Madden and NHL series.
Why on earth would anyone want to take options away from consumers?

[JBH3]

I don't understand how anyone can say this game is worth $59.99.

[JBH3]

That photo looks nothing like Chase Utley either . . .