Nowadays it seems kinda fashionable to bash EA, but lately they've made a believer out of me. I've never been a big EA fan, but looking back at this summer I think I played two games more than anything else: MVP Baseball 2004 and Fight Night.
Baseball is a passion of mine and last year WSB2K3 was my all-time fav, but I just fell in love with MVP; ESPN MLB, although quite decent, just wasn't as enjoyable as MVP. If they can tweak some things, especially the lefty top spin glitch and the circus acrobat diving fielders, the game will be amazing next year.
As for Fight Night, I haven't had this much fun with a boxing game since Punch Out and Super Punch-Out. I realize it's a different style altogether because Fight Night attempts to imitate real boxing, but it has just enough of an arcade feel to it to make it really enjoyable. Bobbing, weaving, blocking, and countering is just very intuitive in the game. My only regret is not getting the PS2 version, because this game must be awesome to play online.
Baseball is a passion of mine and last year WSB2K3 was my all-time fav, but I just fell in love with MVP; ESPN MLB, although quite decent, just wasn't as enjoyable as MVP. If they can tweak some things, especially the lefty top spin glitch and the circus acrobat diving fielders, the game will be amazing next year.
As for Fight Night, I haven't had this much fun with a boxing game since Punch Out and Super Punch-Out. I realize it's a different style altogether because Fight Night attempts to imitate real boxing, but it has just enough of an arcade feel to it to make it really enjoyable. Bobbing, weaving, blocking, and countering is just very intuitive in the game. My only regret is not getting the PS2 version, because this game must be awesome to play online.