Hey Batter, Batter, Batter, Swing!

I'm not really big on baseball but I do respect the sport. I watch the games from time to time to get a better understanding of it. There are a lot aspects that I like about the game and there are some I don't. Since I'm pretty competitive and love to score hitting is what I love about the game. Catching would another aspect I love. I'd love put somebody out by catching a fly ball that was meant to be a home run hit. One thing that I don't like is sometimes not as fast as I would like it to be. Its not like football or basketball where you can score at a moments notice. Well I guess you could if you had team full of base stealers and home run hitters.

I've played baseball games but the one I'm even remotely good at is 20/20 Baseball. Lame, I know but the game is fun to play. I haven't play MLB 11: The Show or the previous games but I am familiar with the Major League Baseball 2K series. What I found from playing the 2K series was that the games weren't necessarily newbie friendly. I had a lot of trouble playing and trying to understand the game. I had problems hitting and pitching.

Now the general consensus seems to be that MLB 11: The Show seems to be a lot better than Major League Baseball 2K11. I did a Google search and found a few articles supporting that notion. GameSpot even rated MLB 11: The Show a 8.0 versus Major League Baseball's 7.5. So there is some truth to that.

MLB 11 seems to have simpler mechanics when it comes to hitting the ball making the game newbie friendly. That's something I definitely need. The game uses a pure analog control system for pitching, hitting , and throwing. It also has cooperative play of up to 4 players online and offline. The game has player creation with the new player performance evaluator feature. And for those big boys who shelled out $3000 for the new 3D TVs, there's the added feature of 3D stereoscopic functionality. You can even play the game with the new Playstation Move system.

I still might buy Major League Baseball 2K11 as well because they have that Perfect Game Contest going on. I wouldn't mind having a chance at a cool million. Check out the MLB 11: The Show Review below.