MLB 12 The Show
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Game Information
Name: MLB 12 The Show
Genre: Sports
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Developers: SCE San Diego Studio
Publishers: Sony Computer Entertainment
Age rating: E
Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Console(s): PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita

Synopsis
A new and effective pitching system makes MLB 12: The Show a solid baseball experience.

Gameplay
This is the part that really shines. The stadiums are immaculate. Every detail is there. Pitching is pretty rewarding. I just use the simple pick a pitch and push x to throw it there. Haven't tried the "Pulse Pitching" but it's apparently no good. The pitching gets a little wild but I think that's accurate. No one hits their spots every time. THE BANE OF THIS GAME!!! Every game is a 1-0, 8 hit snoozer. A random home run will up the run total but it doesn't help much. Your contact will be "perfect", timing "perfect", and stride "perfect" yet you hit a weak ground ball. Sure, you shouldn't hit a homer every time but the constant ground outs / pop ups with good timing, stride and contact is frustrating. Pitches are so hard to distinguish there's 30+ combined strike-outs EVERY online game. Offline, the AI will never swing out of the zone.

Graphics
The game does not lack for presentation. Everything seems great. The displays are great and never feel thrown together at all. It helps to immerse you into the game. The Road to the Show is a great mode too. The depth and customization of your player is great and I can't really think of anything I would change about it to improve it, from a customization standpoint. There are some areas where perhaps it could go a little deeper into your player and his on and off the field stuff. But generally it is an enjoyable experience.

Controls
Manufacturing runs is hard in this game, due to the batting. After each swing you get feedback, as too early of a swing, or if you chased it etc. I find that this doesn't matter, sometimes you'll have great location and perfect timing and contact and ground out or pop fly out, which happens, but in this game its very hard to get a base hit. And when I do, I end up stranding them because I cant get a solid base hit to advance them.

Ratings(Personal)
Game play: 10/10
Graphics: 8/10
Controls: 9/10
Overall: 9/10