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Major League Baseball 2K12

October 21, 2023

Major League Baseball 2K12 or, in short, MLB 2K12, is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball simulation video game published by 2K that was released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows on March 6, 2012. This was the last MLB game to be released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Nintendo DS. The commentary is delivered by the trio of Steve Phillips, Gary Thorne, and John Kruk.

Cover athlete Edit

Main article: Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers is the game's cover athlete replacing Roy Halladay from MLB 2K11.[1] Verlander won both the AL Cy Young Award and the AL MVP Award in 2011.

Modes Edit

  • The Perfect Game Challenge is a competition where players will compete to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K12.
  • MLB Today Season Mode
  • Franchise Mode is a mode where a player can play through multiple MLB seasons with one team, all while signing free agents, making trades, drafting players and setting rosters for that team and its minor league affiliate teams. However, it is not as in depth as MLB Today Season Mode, and more than one game may be played in a day in Franchise Mode. You can edit your players abilities in all areas unlimited times, making it possible to make your entire team perfect.

You can also edit their contract values and adjust the sliders or difficulty level during a franchise.

Changes from the previous installments Edit

  • MLB 2K12 makes pitcher and batter interactions more realistic than ever before, as certain pitches will decrease or increase in effectiveness against certain players, depending on their strengths and weaknesses.
  • MLB 2K12 has a new throwing system and variation and realism in the hits.
  • MLB 2K12 features improved gameplay from the previous installments, including improved AI, as well as improved graphics and lighting.
  • MLB 2K12 features all of the real life MLB logos, uniforms, and ballparks.

End of the Series Edit

2K Sports gave many signals on May 22, 2012, that the game would mark the end of the MLB 2K series. The game was left off the list of games for 2K's 2013 fiscal year, which was the same way they signaled the end of the NHL 2K series (although it returned on mobile devices in 2014) and the College Hoops series.[2] A spokesman for Take Two commented, "Our legacy Major League Baseball agreement will sunset in fiscal 2013. MLB 2K12 is our last offering under that agreement. At this time, we have no further comment."[3]

However, on January 9, 2013, 2K Sports eventually announced that they had reached an agreement with Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association, and Major League Baseball Advanced Media to release Major League Baseball 2K13. The game was released on March 5, 2013.[4] MLB 2K13 was the final installment of the series.

Soundtrack Edit

The following soundtrack was confirmed on February 17, 2012.[5]

Artist Song
Atmosphere Just for Show
Bass Drum of Death Get Found
Explosions in the Sky Trembling Hands
G-Side Put Me in the Game
Grouplove Colours
JEFF the Brotherhood Shredder
My Morning Jacket Holdin' On to Black Metal
Pretty Lights Hot Like Dimes
Skrillex Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Telekinesis Please Ask for Help
The Cool Kids Boomin'
The Joy Formidable Austere
The Vaccines If You Wanna

Reception Edit

Major League Baseball 2K12 received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

GamesRadar wrote, "Despite its many issues, MLB 2K12 packs a significant punch when it comes to the nuts-and-bolts of big league baseball...Unfortunately, it's just too ordinary-looking and choppy-playing...For all its good points, a game of this stature should be more polished at this stage of the franchise's existence."


References Edit

  1. ^ Schramm, Mike (November 6, 2011). "MLB 2K12 names Tigers' Justin Verlander as cover Athlete". Joystiq. from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Pastapadre (May 22, 2012). "MLB 2K Series Left Out of Take Two Lineup Listing – Could Signal Cancellation". from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  3. ^ L. Patterson, Eric (May 22, 2012). "Has Take-Two Interactive Killed The MLB 2K- Franchise?". Electronic Gaming Monthly. from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "2K Sports Announces Major League Baseball® 2K13 and Return of the Perfect Game Challenge". 2K Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Pastapadre (February 17, 2012). "Soundtrack for MLB 2K12". from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  6. ^ "Major League Baseball 2K12 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Major League Baseball 2K12 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Eykemans, Peter (March 6, 2012). "Major League Baseball 2K12 Review". IGN. from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Bonds, Ian (March 29, 2012). "Review: MLB 2K12". Destructoid. from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  10. ^ Grisham, Richard (March 12, 2012). "MLB 2K12 review". GamesRadar. from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  11. ^ Reiner, Andrew (March 15, 2012). "Major League Baseball 2K12 Review: A Year Of Bug Fixes". Game Informer. from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Nelson, Mike (March 7, 2012). "MLB 2K12 Review - Updated". GameSpy. from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Djordjević, Marko (March 10, 2012). "Major League Baseball 2K12 Review". GameSpot. from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

See also Edit

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Major League Baseball 2K12 or in short MLB 2K12 is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball simulation video game published by 2K that was released for the PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Wii Nintendo DS Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows on March 6 2012 This was the last MLB game to be released for the PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable Wii and Nintendo DS The commentary is delivered by the trio of Steve Phillips Gary Thorne and John Kruk Major League Baseball 2K12Cover art featuring Justin VerlanderDeveloper s Visual ConceptsPublisher s 2KSeries2K Sports Major League BaseballPlatform s PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Wii Nintendo DS Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows Cloud OnLive ReleaseMarch 6 2012Genre s Sports Professional baseball Mode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Cover athlete 1 1 Modes 1 2 Changes from the previous installments 2 End of the Series 3 Soundtrack 4 Reception 5 References 6 See alsoCover athlete EditMain article Justin Verlander Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers is the game s cover athlete replacing Roy Halladay from MLB 2K11 1 Verlander won both the AL Cy Young Award and the AL MVP Award in 2011 Modes Edit The Perfect Game Challenge is a competition where players will compete to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K12 MLB Today Season Mode Franchise Mode is a mode where a player can play through multiple MLB seasons with one team all while signing free agents making trades drafting players and setting rosters for that team and its minor league affiliate teams However it is not as in depth as MLB Today Season Mode and more than one game may be played in a day in Franchise Mode You can edit your players abilities in all areas unlimited times making it possible to make your entire team perfect You can also edit their contract values and adjust the sliders or difficulty level during a franchise Changes from the previous installments Edit MLB 2K12 makes pitcher and batter interactions more realistic than ever before as certain pitches will decrease or increase in effectiveness against certain players depending on their strengths and weaknesses MLB 2K12 has a new throwing system and variation and realism in the hits MLB 2K12 features improved gameplay from the previous installments including improved AI as well as improved graphics and lighting MLB 2K12 features all of the real life MLB logos uniforms and ballparks End of the Series Edit2K Sports gave many signals on May 22 2012 that the game would mark the end of the MLB 2K series The game was left off the list of games for 2K s 2013 fiscal year which was the same way they signaled the end of the NHL 2K series although it returned on mobile devices in 2014 and the College Hoops series 2 A spokesman for Take Two commented Our legacy Major League Baseball agreement will sunset in fiscal 2013 MLB 2K12 is our last offering under that agreement At this time we have no further comment 3 However on January 9 2013 2K Sports eventually announced that they had reached an agreement with Major League Baseball the Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball Advanced Media to release Major League Baseball 2K13 The game was released on March 5 2013 4 MLB 2K13 was the final installment of the series Soundtrack EditThe following soundtrack was confirmed on February 17 2012 5 Artist SongAtmosphere Just for ShowBass Drum of Death Get FoundExplosions in the Sky Trembling HandsG Side Put Me in the GameGrouplove ColoursJEFF the Brotherhood ShredderMy Morning Jacket Holdin On to Black MetalPretty Lights Hot Like DimesSkrillex Scary Monsters and Nice SpritesTelekinesis Please Ask for HelpThe Cool Kids Boomin The Joy Formidable AustereThe Vaccines If You WannaReception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic X360 68 100 6 PS3 68 100 7 Review scoresPublicationScoreDestructoid PS3 5 10 9 Game Informer X360 6 75 10 11 GameSpot X360 PS3 5 5 10 13 GameSpy PC nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 GamesRadar X360 PS3 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 IGN X360 PS3 7 10 8 Major League Baseball 2K12 received mixed or average reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic GamesRadar wrote Despite its many issues MLB 2K12 packs a significant punch when it comes to the nuts and bolts of big league baseball Unfortunately it s just too ordinary looking and choppy playing For all its good points a game of this stature should be more polished at this stage of the franchise s existence References Edit Schramm Mike November 6 2011 MLB 2K12 names Tigers Justin Verlander as cover Athlete Joystiq Archived from the original on January 13 2013 Retrieved December 6 2012 Pastapadre May 22 2012 MLB 2K Series Left Out of Take Two Lineup Listing Could Signal Cancellation Archived from the original on January 20 2013 Retrieved December 6 2012 L Patterson Eric May 22 2012 Has Take Two Interactive Killed The MLB 2K Franchise Electronic Gaming Monthly Archived from the original on April 20 2013 Retrieved December 6 2012 2K Sports Announces Major League Baseball 2K13 and Return of the Perfect Game Challenge 2K Sports Retrieved January 10 2013 Pastapadre February 17 2012 Soundtrack for MLB 2K12 Archived from the original on March 29 2013 Retrieved December 6 2012 Major League Baseball 2K12 for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on March 24 2022 Retrieved March 24 2022 Major League Baseball 2K12 for PlayStation 3 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on March 24 2022 Retrieved March 24 2022 Eykemans Peter March 6 2012 Major League Baseball 2K12 Review IGN Archived from the original on March 24 2022 Retrieved March 24 2022 Bonds Ian March 29 2012 Review MLB 2K12 Destructoid Archived from the original on March 24 2022 Retrieved March 24 2022 Grisham Richard March 12 2012 MLB 2K12 review GamesRadar Archived from the original on March 24 2022 Retrieved March 24 2022 Reiner Andrew March 15 2012 Major League Baseball 2K12 Review A Year Of Bug Fixes Game Informer Archived from the original on March 24 2022 Retrieved March 24 2022 Nelson Mike March 7 2012 MLB 2K12 Review Updated GameSpy Archived from the original on December 5 2021 Retrieved March 24 2022 Djordjevic Marko March 10 2012 Major League Baseball 2K12 Review GameSpot Archived from the original on March 24 2022 Retrieved March 24 2022 See also Edit nbsp Baseball portal nbsp Video games portalMLB 12 The Show Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Major League Baseball 2K12 amp oldid 1181156597, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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