Monthly Archives: February 2005

Saw this over at the Xbox Live news page: NASCAR driver Kyle Busch is revving up to race with Xbox Live™ members! What’s the game? NASCAR® 2005: Chase for the Cup™, of course.Kyle Busch will be playing on Xbox Live … Continue reading →

I saw the first in-depth MLB 2006 review over at Bill’s haunt, GameSpy. I could have used a little more depth about the league options and online gaming, but the description of the pitcher/batter interface has me excited. Sony says … Continue reading →

According to the San Jose Mercury News, Ubisoft has bought the assets of Microsoft Sports games, including Rivals, Fever, Inside Drive and Inside Pitch. Unfortunately, no other news was provided in the press release, except they signed Vijay Singh. I’m … Continue reading →

This morning I put on Good Morning America, to see the latest news. I put on CNN.com as well. On CNN the top article was 125 die in Iraq in a single bomb. On GMA, the biggest news was it … Continue reading →

Okay, so I played a couple of ranked games of MVP today. Went 1-1. Game went fine, but there was an issue. The CPU did the warming up of the players, even did the substitutions. Is there a way around … Continue reading →

My friends know me as a guy who loves sports games, but hates the sports game media. Actually, it’s really the reason I started reviewing games back in 1996. I remember reading sports reviews at OGR and Gamecenter and thinking, … Continue reading →

I just took a look at IGN. They gave MVP a 9.2 and ESPN an 8.5. I don’t even think it’s that close. Look at this quote: Last year’s game felt sloppy, but this year MLB 2K is back on … Continue reading →

In the words of Frank Barone …. “HOLY CRAP.” It’s official: ESPN MLB 2K5 for Xbox is an unfinished turd. Kush may mean happy but the only one happy are the people collecting $19.95 for a beta product. If things … Continue reading →

Hey guys, I’m going to be writing up notes in both baseball games as I encounter them. Think of the blog as a virtual note pad for my reviews. I’ve been playing more MVP than ESPN lately. In an earlier … Continue reading →

Well folks, unless a workaround is found or T2 decides to issue an online patch then ESPN Baseball 2K5 (or MLB 2K5 whatever-the-hell it calls itself now) is a total bust. The gameplay is spotty at times, but with the … Continue reading →