MVP 06: NCAA Baseball

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MVP 06: NCAA Baseball is the fourth edition of the baseball series developed by Electronic Arts. It is the first video game to feature NCAA Baseball, and the first MVP Baseball game not to feature MLB teams. MVP 06 was released on January 18, 2006 for the Xbox and Playstation 2 consoles.

1 Changes to Gameplay
2 NCAA Stadiums
3 Conferences featured in the game
4 Soundtrack

[edit] Changes to Gameplay

While MVP 06 offers several large changes to gameplay in batting and fielding, pitching remained essentially unchanged. Also, MVP 06 offers the player an option to change hitting and fielding to "classic" mode, reverting the controls to those of MVP Baseball 2005.

[edit] Load and Fire Batting

MVP 06 offers a brand new method for controlling the batter called "load and fire" batting. The player takes control of the batter's body by pressing and holding a button to lift the hitter's leg at the correct time so the hitter can use his hips to rip into the ball.

[edit] Precision Throw Control

The game also features a new precision throw control. Players use the right analog stick in order to throw the ball to the bases. If a player holds the button too long, he can overthrow the base, and if he does not hold the throw button long enough the ball could fall short, likely causing an error.

[edit] Create-a-Ballpark Mode

In addition to the features mentioned above, the game has also improved the "create-a-ballpark" mode. The player can now choose the distance and height of the walls. In order to attract MVP Baseball 2005 fans, there are preset ballparks with names such as Boston which has similar dimensions to Fenway Park for nearly every Major League ballpark.