A decent baseball game, but not enough depth to make it great.
So when the opportunity comes around to try something new and fresh, especially after one straight year of playing the Show, I dove right in.
And what I saw was...MEH.
Yes, 2k10 is a serviceable game. It has all the basics down, and for all intents and purposes should be a great game of baseball. But digging into the game you feel a little empty. Like there is something missing.
This was alarming. What could it be? Maybe it's the pitches. The pitches don't move with any great speed and seem to be lazy. Pitches also don't seem to move realistically or with purpose. Take Wakefield's knuckleball...you're told it dances all over the place but it just seems to move in a straight arc at the plate.
But, honestly, that really cannot be it.
Maybe it's the player models...I though we had moved past doll faced players years ago, but nay, they are here again.
But that cannot be it.
Perhaps what this boils down to is MLB 2k10 is a decent baseball video game, and while it does not attempt to be a simulation, it also misses some the basics of the game.
I really cannot say what it is about this game...it feels like an empty experience. A baseball game that is missing some of the game.
If you want to pick this one up, check it out first and really make sure this is what you are looking for.