MVP Baseball 2005

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MVP Baseball 2005 is a baseball video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. It features Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez on its game cover. It is available for the PlayStation 2, the Xbox, GameCube, the PlayStation Portable and the PC. The main new feature in the 2005 game is the "Hitter's Eye" system, which turns the baseball different colors in the pitcher's hand (remains white for fastball, turns red for breaking pitches, green for off-speed pitches, orange for knuckleballs, etc.) and leaves a trail as the ball flies through the air toward the plate to aid in hitting, which game developers said had been too difficult in previous versions.

The game boasts full Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, and Major League Baseball Players Association licenses. It was also widely regarded to have the best graphics and gameplay of any other baseball video game on the market as of 2005.

In addition to the advent of the Hitter's Eye, an Owner Mode feature and pitching and hitting Mini Games have been added. Other minor features include the ability for the managers to argue with the umpires at any time (automatic ejection for arguing balls and strikes) and a slow motion overhead view of the plate that can be accessed after each and every pitch (pitch/swing analysis) to see pitch location or the batter's timing. Games can also be rained out, forcing a player to play a doubleheader. MVP Baseball 2005 also supports online play.

MVP Baseball 2005 also boasts a "Dynasty Mode", where players can select any of Major League Baseball's 30 teams and manage and/or play as them for 125 seasons. Games can be simulated along the way to speed up the game. Also in Dynasty Mode, gamers can trade players, negotiate contracts, call up and send down players to and from the minor leagues, and scout new talent, among many other activities.

As is in other baseball video games, Barry Bonds's likeness is replaced by a bearded caucasian man named Jon Dowd. This avatar has the same attributes as Barry Bonds, but since Bonds withdrew from the player's union licensing agreement, Electronic Arts was forced to put a generic player in his place. However, he was in triple play 2000. And if one wishes, the user can go into Edit Player and change his name to Barry Bonds, as well as all other attributes, including facial features. Other real-life players also have alternate names and likenesses including Kevin Millar (Anthony Friese), Cory Lidle (Alan Hughes), and Brendan Donnelly (Scott Barcik). This is due to the fact that these real-life players crossed the MLBPA union picket line during the 1994 baseball strike that resulted in the first-ever cancellation of the World Series. Many of the game's "fictional" names are actually those of the game's real-life software developers from EA Sports.

MVP Baseball 2005 also received the award for best sports video game of 2005 from X-Play. It is still widely heralded as one of the best baseball video games ever made.

Due to a late 2005 contract with Major League Baseball, MVP Baseball 2005 was the last addition to the MVP/Triple Play EA Sports baseball franchise. Because of the lack of an MLB baseball game for the PC, many modifications, including a "MVP 07" mod, which completely upgrades the game, have been created and released at various sites, most notably EAmods.

The announcers in the game are Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, who are real life TV announcers for the San Francisco Giants.

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[edit] Soundtrack

[edit] Cheats

  • Unlock all rewards -- Create a player and name him "Katie Roy"
  • Unlock Boston Red Sox St. Patrick's Day Uniform -- Create a player and name him "Neverlose Sight"
  • Tiny player with large bat which hits home run or fast line drive each time -- Create a player named "Jacob Paterson," "Keegan Paterson," or "Isaiah Paterson" (who is even smaller than the other two).


[edit] MVP Mods

MVP Mods is a site that was started by a user by the name of Trues in February, 2004. It has since evolved, and is currently one of the most popular 3rd-party modification online communities for baseball games today. It is home to more than 40,000 users. The site hosts 3rd-party downloads and forums for discussions related to the game. User modifications meant to improve gameplay include: stadiums, player faces, rosters, jerseys, background menu screens, schedules, game physics, and score overlays.

The most notable download at MVP Mods is "MVP 07: MLB for the PC." It is simply a vast collection of all the best user modifications to create an almost total revamp of the game, including updates for everything possible to update.

MVPMods also hosts the Total Classics Mod. The Total Classics mod allows users to play with famous major league baseball teams of the past.

[edit] External links

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