MVP Baseball 2003

MVP is EA Sports' replacement for the aging Triple Play series. Re-written from the ground up, this rookie title includes a Homerun Showdown (not a derby - something a little different) and Franchise mode as well as the usual exhibition games. Many custom batting and pitching animations as well as vendors hawking hot-dogs and hecklers shouting player and team specific heckles - all in an effort to submerse you in the game.

Released: 11 March 2003
Platforms: PlayStation 2 Windows Xbox
Genres: Baseball Simulation Sports
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Non-fiction
Country: Canada
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

MVP Baseball 2003 is a baseball video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Microsoft Windows in 2003. It is the first installment of the MVP Baseball series, and was released as a successor to EA's Triple Play games, though it bore little more than a graphical similarity to its predecessors, which had been heavily maligned by critics in the series' final years. The PlayStation 2 version was ported to Japan for release on June 5, 2003.

Randy Johnson and Miguel Tejada were the cover players.

Keywords

baseball
instant replay
year in the title
san diego padres
commentary
penalties
xbox 360 backwards compatibility

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. GamePro said of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions, "Bottom line, MVP earns props for looking good and trying something new while delivering solid baseball. High Heat is a much better playing ballgame, but MVP will appeal to baseball fans intrigued by its individuality."