MVP Baseball 2004

EA takes its MVP Baseball franchise to the next level in 2004. Features realistic player models, historic ballparks and players, full EA Sports Bio compatibility, and an enhanced franchise mode. The all-new Advanced Hitting Control lets you place the bat where you want it. Control the field as you leap over the wall to rob home runs, hook slide into 3rd or barrel over the catcher at home. Manage your team—from the minors to the pros—and take your ball club to win the World Series!

Released: 9 March 2004
Platforms: GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox
Genres: Baseball Simulation Sports
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Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

MVP Baseball 2004 is a baseball video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports for Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows in 2004. It is the second installment of the MVP Baseball series. Albert Pujols was the cover player for the game.

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baseball
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box art - real photos
san diego padres
commentary
cheat code
penalties
xbox 360 backwards compatibility

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Gameplay

Building on MVP 2003's first effort, the 2004 edition made major refinements to the game's control and dynasty mode. For the first time in baseball gaming, MVP 2004 was licensed by both the MLB and Minor League Baseball, featuring minor-league teams at the AA & AAA levels.

Reception

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "universal acclaim", while the GameCube and PC versions received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. GamePro said of the game, "It may not be the league-leader in every category, but excellent performances across the board make it the best baseball game of the year."

The game was named by GameSpot as the Best PlayStation 2 Game of March 2004 in Review, and was nominated for the "Best Traditional Sports Game" award at the website's Best and Worst of 2004 Awards, which went to ESPN NFL 2K5.