| Product Information | Sony Computer Entertainment's top-tier, PlayStation-exclusive baseball series hits '09 with a slew of improvements, new features and added details. Improved for 09, the Road to the Show 3.0 mode gives fans the ability to play offense and defense from a custom-created player's perspective. This year, Road to the Show includes interactive training (inlcuding special training minigames), a new steal/ lead-off system, updated presentations, and coach interactions.
MLB 09: The Show takes pride in the details, with realistic stadiums and signage, wear and tear on field, dusk to night lighting transitions, and stadium Jumbotron animations. Using the My MLB Music feature, players can store their favorite music for play on MLB 09 The Show. Edit tracks to assign batter walk-up music or record your own voice and assign it to players or for cheers and jeers from the stands. Add in a fifth level of difficulty for Legend Mode as well as a host of improvements and you have yourself the defining portable baseball experience.
| | Product Identifiers | | Publisher | Sony Computer Entertainment | | Game | MLB 09: The Show | | UPC | 711719873020 |
| | Key Features | | Platform | PlayStation Portable | | ESRB Rating | E - Everyone | | Genre | Baseball, Sports |
| | Tech Details | | Number of Players | 1-2 | | Release Year | 2009 | | Game Special Features | Road to the Show 3.0 -- Now includes interactive training, new settings, a new steal/ lead-off system, presentations and coach interactions.
Online Season Leagues -- New Online Season Leagues will allow you to hold a fully functional draft and utilize a Flex Schedule, allowing players to play games ahead in the schedule.
Custom Music, Fan Yells and Chants
Roster Vault (upload/download/rate) -- Create your perfect roster offline by adjusting player attributes, appearance, accessories, etc. Once online users can upload them from where they are stored to allow others users online to download, use and rate their Roster. The new Roster Vault feature lets the The Show community share and judge any Roster.
Catcher Called Games -- Ever heard that good pitching beats good hitting? The Show pushes the envelope for realism by incorporating catchers calling pitches.
SportsConnect News2Go -- Save the latest news feeds to your memory stick and review at your leisure -- offline or on the go.
Make Educated Decisions With The Improved In-Game Pitcher and Batter Analysis -- Stats and match-up analysis are a baseball fan's dream!
Track batters throughout the season with new progressive batting performance.
If you've ever had a difficult time finding someone online with the same gameplay setting as yours, the SCOUT system allows you to set your game preferences, store them on the server and look for a Quick Match with an opponent that fits your criteria.
Adaptive Pitching Intelligence -- Catchers will call the game for you based on the strengths and weakness of each pitcher. And beyond that, catchers will also analyze tendencies of the batters.
Online League Play -- Providing you with the ability to set up leagues with up to 30 teams offering full stat tracking, point benefits and rewards. Customize as you see fit; choose your players, teams, length, rules and much more.
Umpire Personalities -- Each umpire will have his own definition of the strike zone. It's up to you to figure out if they're calling the zone high, low or giving you the corners.
Multi-Branch Fielding -- Now you can take full control of fielders and break out of any animation in the process. Change your fielding decision and branch out of any animation after the first branch point.
3-Man Booth -- Rex Hudler joins Matt Vasgersian and Dave Campbell for comprehensive commentary.
User Controlled Slides let you control base runners down to the last detail.
Rivalry Mode allows you to set up and maintain multi-game rivalries between multiple gamers or versus the CPU. Whether you play offline or online, you'll be able to keep track of all your rivalry stats and bragging rights.
Progressive Broadcast adapts and utilizes game-specific presentations tailored to your career spotlight player as the season progresses.
SportsConnect Headline News lets you stay on top of all the news around the league. Receive all the current happenings in sports today.
Enhanced Career Mode incorporates a New Career Spotlight underscoring all of the accomplishments and failures during your career and showcases them in the limelight.
Enhanced Franchise Mode extends the functionality where performance and player morale are tracked on virtually every level.
Unique Stadium Ambiance for every MLB team specific to their stadium
Release Point Pitching takes videogame pitching to a whole new level utilizing a timing mechanism.
The Pitching Confidence Meter -- your frequency of mistake pitches will impact the confidence level of your hurler making it more difficult to hit your spots and paint the corners.
Guess Pitch tests your ability to master the sweet science.
Unassisted Fielding Control allows fielding freedom with the ball in hand.
Hundreds Of Personalized Animations | | Support Elements | 16:9 Support, Custom Soundtrack, Memory Card, Multi-cartridge Multiplay, Net Support | | Game Series | Advanced Tactical Fighter |
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