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MLB 2005

PlayStation exclusive

The MLB (Year#) series, is a series of Major League Baseball video games by Sony Computer Entertainment published under their 989 Sports label. The series was originally developed by Sony Interactive Studios America, who later became 989 Studios until eventually merging into Sony Computer Entertainment America. Following the merge the games were released under the 989 Sports brand up until 2006. Following that, MLB games from SCEA were released by SCEA San Diego under the MLB: The Show series.

Released: 4 March 2004
Platforms: PlayStation PlayStation 2
Genres: Baseball Sports
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Series: 989 Sports Major League Baseball series
Themes: Non-fiction
Age ratings: ESRB E
Languages: English

About

MLB 2005 is a 2004 baseball video game developed by San Diego Studio under the 989 Sports name and published by Sony Computer Entertainment under the 989 Sports label for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Eric Chavez of the Oakland Athletics was featured on the cover. The latter console version was released in Japan as MLB 2004 on May 27, 2004.

The game was preceded by MLB 2004 and succeeded by MLB 2006.

Keywords

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Reception

The PlayStation 2 version received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. GamePro said of the PlayStation 2 version, "MVP Baseball 2004 remains the top overall pick this season, but MLB 2005 is an excellent alternative that will have strong appeal to diehard baseball fans. And it's great to see 989 Sports getting back in the game."