What is this feature? Essentially it's a way for batters to read a pitch before it reaches the plate. Recent ads for the game have been touting an addition called "the hitter's eye". Now I will finally know what its like to pull one over the right field wall instead of bunting down the third base line. It is now possible to be a successful home run hitter as a south paw. First off, the left handed bug has been fixed. Gameplay improvements have been made on the receiving end of the pitch as well. Combine this with the ability to feel out the strike zone via controller vibration and placing the perfect pitch has become the deepest and most enjoyable segment of the game. Player fatigue still shortens the strength bar and the strike zone can be viewed with or without hot and cold zones. If a player decides to put some heat on the ball, the sweet spot will shrink and it's much harder to keep it under control.
To remedy this, the size of the sweet spot is now proportionate to the strength of a pitch. This added to the natural control advantage pitchers have in a video game. Last year it was a bit too easy to master hitting the sweet spot on every pitch. The sliding pitching scale has returned with a few adjustments. This year EA Canada had the opportunity to clear up some minor problems and tie up loose ends. The MVP series already featured solid game play in both the battery and the field. All of the successful gameplay elements from the series have returned for 2005 and most of this review details how this year's version delivers the upgrades and extras that take MVP even further. The game upped the bar in terms of what a baseball game should include, but it also upped our expectations. MVP 2004 pumped new life into baseball video games with a laundry list of innovations that included the farm leagues, player emotions, and a very deep dynasty mode. It looks like EA Canada wanted to give us something memorable because MVP 2005 delivers the best baseball experience on the market today. After all of the wheeling and dealing where does that leave the fans who are just looking to hit some dingers? It leaves us with the third and final instalment of the MVP series, at least for the next seven years. Then Take Two struck back by purchasing Visual Concepts and the exclusive third party rights to the MLB license. First, EA bought the exclusive rights to the NFL license effectively pushing all competitors out of the market. It has been an eventful year for sports video games.
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