I do agree 100% on MVP Baseball. That was a great series which did so many things right. Ironically I was a fan of MVP Baseball by EA and the NFL2k series by 2kSports, and both of them were wiped out by the other company. To say it is the worst game ever is just being over the top – I’ve played plenty of baseball games that don’t measure up to this one. However, a second patch has also come out for the game, which tells you it shipped with some issues, so if you’re playing without the benefit of Xbox Live you may be seeing a very different game.

I know there is a lot of negativity towards the 2k series online, but I chalk some of that up to their exclusivity rights, similar to what EA faces with Madden. The comment about updates speaks to that, as that is a common complaint about EA’s juggernaut that one year to the next feels more like a roster update than a fully realized new game. However, having not played the previous versions I had nothing to compare them to so that criticism may be completely legitimate.

There are definitely still some bugs to work out, which ideally should have been ironed out during game testing, but these things slip through. Fable II had some terrible bugs that were addressed by patches. Gears of War 2 had a nearly unplayable online multi-player when it launched, and they’re getting ready for a third set of updates/fixes. Ultimately, though, it’s just my opinion based on my experience with the game so I’m always glad to see other peoples’ thoughts.

Online play is worse than last year as well.

I wish they would just go back to 2k8 and issue patches to smooth some of those issues out. I’d be glad to pay $24-$30 each year for an update, but I’m getting pretty tired of paying $65 for a game that changes only slightly — and often badly — each year.