Major League Baseball 2K6
| Major League Baseball 2K6 | |
|---|---|
![]() North American cover art, featuring Derek Jeter | |
| Developer | Kush Games |
| Publisher | 2K |
| Series | MLB 2K |
| Platforms | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, GameCube |
| Release | |
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Major League Baseball 2K6 (MLB 2K6) is a 2006 Major League Baseball licensed baseball video game developed by Kush Games and published by 2K. It was released for Xbox 360, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. This is the first time the any 2K Sports game was released for a Nintendo system since the 2K3 Series of games and the first Major League Baseball 2K game as World Series Baseball 2K3 was canceled for the system along with the 2K4/ESPN Series of games.
It has new features, such as Inside Edge, World Baseball Classic, online experience and many more. This game also features various aspects that are new to baseball games, including fans shouting, the "swing stick", showboat catches, fans catching balls, and power rankings.
In-game commentary
[edit | edit source]Jon Miller and Joe Morgan provide in game commentary while Jeanne Zelasko and Steve Physioc are the studio hosts for the fictional program, Hard Ball Central.
World Baseball Classic
[edit | edit source]For the first time in the series, the World Baseball Classic is included and any of the 16 teams from the inaugural 2006 classic can be chosen.
Group A
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- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
- File:Flag of Korea (1899).svg Korea
- File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
Group B
- File:Flag of the United States.svg USA
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Group C
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
Group D
- File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Licensing issues
[edit | edit source]Barry Bonds does not appear in this title. However, Joe Young, a fictional left fielder, is believed to be a younger switch-hitter version of Bonds. Bonds does not appear because he is not a member of the MLB Players Association. Young appears in place of Bonds in all titles. However, there were several fictional characters such as 'Carnival Lane'.
Reception
[edit | edit source]| Aggregator | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GameCube | PS2 | PSP | Xbox | Xbox 360 | |
| Metacritic | 66/100[29] | 70/100[30] | 69/100[31] | 71/100[32] | 66/100[33] |
| Publication | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GameCube | PS2 | PSP | Xbox | Xbox 360 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7/10[1] | 7/10[1] | N/A | 7/10[1] | N/A |
| Famitsu | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 29/40[2] |
| Game Informer | N/A | 8.5/10[3] | N/A | 8.5/10[3] | 7/10[4] |
| GamePro | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[5] |
| GameRevolution | N/A | B−[6] | N/A | B−[6] | C+[7] |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10[8] | 7/10[9] | 7.4/10[10] | 7.3/10[11] | 6.8/10[12] |
| GameSpy | StarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[13] | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[14] | N/A | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[14] | StarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[15] |
| GameTrailers | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.8/10[16] |
| GameZone | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.4/10[17] | 7.2/10[18] |
| IGN | 7/10[19] | 7.3/10[20] | 6.7/10[21] | 7.3/10[20] | 7/10[22] |
| Nintendo Power | 6.5/10[23] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[24] | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[25] | N/A | N/A |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.5/10[26] | 7/10[27] |
| The A.V. Club | N/A | C[28] | N/A | C[28] | C[28] |
The game received "average" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[29][30][31][32][33] In Japan, where the Xbox 360 version was ported and published by Spike on July 27, 2006, followed by the PlayStation 2 version on March 8, 2007,[34] Famitsu gave it a score of one eight and three sevens for the former console version.[2]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2006 video games
- 2K Los Angeles games
- 2K Sports games
- GameCube games
- MLB 2K
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- PlayStation 2 games
- PlayStation Portable games
- Sports video games set in the United States
- Take-Two Interactive games
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games set in Maryland
- Xbox 360 games
- Xbox games
