MLB 10: The Show

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MLB 10: The Show
MLB 10 The Show Cover.jpg
Cover art of (PlayStation 3 version) featuring Joe Mauer
Developer(s) San Diego Studio
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Series MLB: The Show
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable
Release
  • NA: March 2, 2010
Genre(s) Sports (Professional baseball)
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

MLB 10: The Show is a baseball simulation video game created by Sony Computer Entertainment's San Diego division. The MLB: The Show series of video games is the longest officially licensed baseball simulation game on the PlayStation. The game is made for Sony's own PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. It is the direct successor to MLB 09: The Show , and was released on March 2, 2010. The game presents a number of new features, including catcher mode, and Home Run Derby. [1]

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Cover athlete

Joe Mauer, the catcher for the Minnesota Twins, appears on the cover of MLB 10: The Show. [2] Mauer was also the 2009 American League MVP.

Reception

The PlayStation 3 version received "universal acclaim", while the PSP version received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] [4]

The PlayStation 2 version of the game sold almost 200,000 copies. [19]

During the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated MLB 10: The Show for "Sports Game of the Year". [20]

Soundtrack

ArtistSong
Band of Skulls I Know What I Am
Baroness Swollen and Halo
The Grouch & Eligh All In (feat. Gift of Gab & Pigeon John)
Night Horse Come Down Halo
Scarlet SymphonyYour Blood Is Mine
Silversun Pickups It's Nice to Know You Work Alone
The Budos Band The Proposition
The Heavy How Do You Like Me Now (Beats Mix)
The New Regime Haunt My Mind
The Soundtrack of Our Lives Babel On
We Are Scientists Rules Don't Stop
Zodiac Death ValleyLook Alive

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