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{{Short description|2009 video game}}
{{advert|date=January 2010}}

{{Infobox VG
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}{{Infobox video game
|title=MLB 09: The Show
| title = MLB 09: The Show
|image=[[Image:09theshow.jpg|256px]]
| image = MLB 09 The Show PS3 cover.jpg
|caption=Cover art
| caption = PS3 Cover art featuring [[Dustin Pedroia]]
|developer= [[SCE San Diego Studio]]
| developer = [[San Diego Studio]]
|publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| publisher = [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
|designer
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|March 3, 2009<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/13/mlb-09-details-emerge | title=MLB '09 Details Emerge | work=[[IGN]] | publisher=IGN Entertainment | author=Jeff Haynes | date=January 13, 2009 | access-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-date=February 6, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206143756/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/13/mlb-09-details-emerge | url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|engine=MLB 07/ San Fran Studios (PS3) San Diego Studios Engine (PSP) MLB 06 (PS2)
| series = ''[[MLB: The Show]]''
|released={{vgrelease|NA=March 3, 2009}}<ref name="March, 2009">{{cite web|url= http://ps3.ign.com/articles/944/944580p1.html| title= MLB '09 Details Emerge| work= | publisher= [[IGN]]| date= 2009-01-13| author= Jeff Haynes}}</ref>
|genre=[[Sports game|Sports]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]]
|modes=[[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]], Online: Ethernet Broadband required
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]]<ref name="sonypr1">{{cite web | url=http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/12-22-2008/0004945954&EDATE= | title=MLB 09 The Show(TM) Announced for PlayStation(R) 3, PSP(R) (PlayStation(R) Portable), and PlayStation(R) 2 | work=[[Sony Computer Entertainment|SCEA]] | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=December 22, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530035036/http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F12-22-2008%2F0004945954&EDATE= | archive-date=May 30, 2009 | url-status=dead | access-date=November 8, 2017 }}</ref>
|ratings={{vgratings|ESRB=E (Everyone)}}
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|media=[[Blu-ray Disc]], [[DVD]], [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]]
}}
}}


'''''MLB 09: The Show''''' is a [[baseball]] simulation [[video game]] developed by [[SCE San Diego Studio]] and published by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], and [[PlayStation Portable]] systems.<ref name="sonypr1" /> It belongs to the [[Major League Baseball]] game series on the [[PlayStation]] systems. '' MLB 09: The Show'' is the fourth edition of the ''MLB: The Show'' series.<ref name="sonypr1" />
'''''MLB 09: The Show''''' is a 2009 [[baseball]] [[video game]] developed by [[San Diego Studio]] and published by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]] and [[PlayStation 3]]. It is the fourth installment of the ''[[MLB: The Show]]'' series,<ref name="sonypr1" /> as well as the last to use [[THX]] technology. 2008 American League MVP [[Dustin Pedroia]] is the cover athlete.

The game is a baseball simulation in which, depending on the gameplay mode, the player controls one or all of the players on a [[Major League Baseball]] team or some select [[Minor League Baseball]] teams. Depending on the gameplay mode, the player may control a team for a single game, season, or franchise, and can also create a player and control his career.<ref name=espnprev />


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[Image:Mlb09screenshot.jpg|left|thumb|New [[Yankee Stadium]] as it appears in-game.]]
[[Image:Mlb09screenshot.jpg|left|thumb|New [[Yankee Stadium]] as it appears in-game.]]
''MLB 09: The Show'' improves and adds many features to the previous ''08'' edition.<ref name=espnprev> {{cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=3775962 |title= MLB 09 The Show: Exclusive first look| work=[[ESPN]]| date=2008-12-20}}</ref> The franchise and career modes are improved with ''Road to the Show 2.0'', which updated the popular mode with an all-new steal and lead-off system, and more interaction with the player's coaches; ''Franchise 2.0'' adds several new features to its career mode including salary arbitration, waiver transactions, September call-ups, and the 40-man roster. Also receiving an update is the game's online league play, including flex scheduling to allow players to play out-of-order games, and Roster Vault option to allow gamers to create their own custom rosters and upload them online for other gamers to use. The game also allows players to store their favorite songs to their PlayStation 3 and assign them to be played at various points in the game. Players may also create custom chants.<ref name=espnprev />
''MLB 09: The Show'' adds features to its predecessor<ref name=espnprev>{{cite web | url=http://www.espn.com/videogames/news/story?id=3775962 | title=MLB 09 The Show: Exclusive first look | work=[[ESPN]] | author=Jon Robinson | date=December 19, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221051153/http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=3775962 | archive-date=December 21, 2008 | url-status=live | access-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref> The franchise and career modes have been altered with ''[[Be-a-pro mode|Road to the Show 3.0]]'', which updated the mode with a steal and lead-off system, as well as more interaction with the player's coaches. ''Franchise 2.0'' added several features to its career mode which include salary arbitration, waiver transactions, September call-ups, and the 40-man roster.


Also receiving an update is the game's online league play, allowing players to play out-of-order games and create their own custom rosters, and upload them online for other players to use. Players may also create custom chants.<ref name="espnprev" />
Among the in-game improvements include "Hotshot Fielding", which allows more dynamic fielder reactions and animations, as well as improved bare-handed flips, "Progressive Batting Performance", in which player abilities improve or regress depending on how the gamer plays. With "Multi-Branch Fielding", players can now take full control of fielders and break out of any animation in the process, while "Adaptive Pitching Intelligence" (API) allow catchers to call the game based on individual strengths and weaknesses of each pitcher and analyze tendencies of batters. The game also accurately graphically reflects the pitch being thrown on the pitcher's hand, and includes 18 different pitch types including six fastball variations (four-seamer, two-seamer, running fastball, cutter, splitter, sinker), five breaking pitches (10-4 curve, 12-6 curve, slider, slurve, screwball), four change-ups (straight, circle change-up, palmball, forkball), and three specialty pitches (knuckle, knuckle-curve, and the vulcan changeup). The "Pitch Command System" (PCS) affects a pitcher's ability to throw a specific pitch change depending on how often the pitcher throws it. Umpire personalities have been tweaked further as well.<ref name=espnprev />


Among the in-game alterations, there are more dynamic animations and reactions, improved bare-handed flips, in addition to "Progressive Batting Performance", in which player abilities improve or regress depending on how they play. With "Multi-Branch Fielding", players can now take full control of fielders and break out of any animation in the process, while "Adaptive Pitching Intelligence" (API) allows catchers to call the game based on the individual strengths and weaknesses of each pitcher and analyze tendencies of batters. The "Pitch Command System" (PCS) affects a pitcher's ability to throw a specific pitch change depending on how often the pitcher throws it.<ref name="espnprev" />
The game also features pitch analysis, a breakdown of all the pitches thrown during the current game being played, which allows gamers to be able to sort a pitcher by LHB or RHB, pitch type and result. This feature is also available for batters, and the batter analysis allowed for a breakdown of how a batter had performed based on LHP or RHP, Pitch Type, and result. SportsConnect Online User Tracking (SCOUT) allows gamers to set their game preferences, store them on the server, and then allow the system to look for a Quick Match with an opponent that fits their criteria.<ref name=espnprev />

The game also features pitch analysis, a breakdown of all the pitches thrown during the current game being played. This feature is also available for batters, and the batter analysis allowed for a breakdown of how a batter has performed. SportsConnect Online User Tracking (SCOUT) allows players to set their game preferences, store them on the server, and then allow the system to look for a Quick Match with an opponent that fits their criteria.<ref name=espnprev />


The game also features live MLB updates in-game, as well as SportsConnect Headline News.<ref name=espnprev /> In addition, SportsConnect provides weekly roster updates that can be downloaded onto the console.
The game also features live MLB updates in-game, as well as SportsConnect Headline News.<ref name=espnprev /> In addition, SportsConnect provides weekly roster updates that can be downloaded onto the console.

==Cover athlete==
The cover athlete of ''MLB 09: The Show'' is [[Boston Red Sox]] [[second baseman]] [[Dustin Pedroia]], the [[American League]] [[Most Valuable Player]] of the 2008 regular season. He was put on the cover because Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Philles (NL) was on it for 2008 and he is in the NL. If you start the series back in 2006 with David Ortiz on it (AL) then the year after that was David Wright who is in the (NL) then Ryan Howard now Dustin Pedroia.


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| 1UP_PS3 = A<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3173288&p=37 | title=MLB 09 The Show (PS3) | website=[[1UP.com]] | author=Mike Nelson | date=March 16, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317205947/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3173288&p=37 | archive-date=March 17, 2009 | url-status=dead | access-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref>
| Destruct_PS3 = 9/10<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-mlb-09-the-show-126065.phtml | title=Destructoid review: MLB 09 The Show (PS3) | website=[[Destructoid]] | author=Samit Sarkar | date=March 24, 2009 | access-date=November 9, 2017 | archive-date=April 2, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402135401/http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-mlb-09-the-show-126065.phtml | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| IGN = 8.7/10<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ps3.ign.com/articles/959/959003p1.html |title= MLB 09: The Show Review |accessdate=2009-12-12 |last=Haynes |first=Jeff |date=2009-03-10 |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc.}}</ref>
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|GSpot=9.0/10<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/sports/mlb09theshow/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review |title= MLB 09: The Show Review |accessdate=2009-12-12 |last=Todd |first=Brett |date=2009-03-10 |publisher=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>
| GSpot_PS3 = 9/10<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mlb-09-the-show-review/1900-6205858/ | title=MLB 09: The Show Review (PS3) | website=[[GameSpot]] | author=Brett Todd | date=March 10, 2009 | access-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-date=May 21, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521063142/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mlb-09-the-show-review/1900-6205858/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy_PS3 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/mlb-09-the-show-/964170p1.html | title=GameSpy: MLB 09: The Show (PS3) | publisher=[[GameSpy]] | author=Steve Berman | date=March 18, 2009 | access-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-date=August 4, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804055010/https://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/mlb-09-the-show-/964170p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
| GT_PS3 = 8.8/10<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A0hKCcRNYk | title=MLB 09 The Show: Review (PS3) | publisher=[[GameTrailers]] ([[YouTube]]) | author=yekcir54321 | date=March 13, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319190221/http://www.gametrailers.com/game/10744.html | archive-date=March 19, 2009 | url-status=live | access-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref>
| GameZone_PS2 = 8.7/10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/mlb_09_the_show_ps2_review | title=MLB 09: The Show - PS2 - Review | publisher=GameZone | author=Heath Hooker | date=March 9, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312235846/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r37128.htm | archive-date=March 12, 2009 | url-status=live | access-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref>
| GameZone_PS3 = 8.7/10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/mlb_09_the_show_ps3_review | title=MLB 09: The Show - PS3 - Review | publisher=GameZone | author=Michael Lafferty | date=March 1, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306064255/http://ps3.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r37128.htm | archive-date=March 6, 2009 | url-status=live | access-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref>
| GameZone_PSP = 7/10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/mlb_09_the_show_psp_review | title=MLB 09: The Show - PSP - Review | publisher=GameZone | author=Dakota Grabowski | date=March 11, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421215303/http://psp.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r37128.htm | archive-date=April 21, 2009 | url-status=live | access-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref>
| IGN_PS2 = 7.3/10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/07/mlb-09-the-show-review-2 | title=MLB 09: The Show Review (PS2) | work=IGN | publisher=IGN Entertainment | author=Jeff Haynes | date=March 6, 2009 | access-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-date=May 21, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521213331/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/07/mlb-09-the-show-review-2 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN_PS3 = 8.7/10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/04/mlb-09-the-show-review-3 | title=MLB 09: The Show Review (PS3) | work=IGN | publisher=IGN Entertainment | author=Jeff Haynes | date=March 3, 2009 | access-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-date=May 21, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521063142/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/04/mlb-09-the-show-review-3 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN_PSP = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/09/mlb-09-the-show-review | title=MLB 09: The Show Review (PSP) | work=IGN | publisher=IGN Entertainment | author=Jeff Haynes | date=March 9, 2009 | access-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-date=June 23, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623220557/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/09/mlb-09-the-show-review | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| MC_PS2 = 79/100<ref name=mcps2>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mlb-09-the-show/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 | title=MLB 09: The Show for PlayStation 2 Reviews | website=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-date=November 9, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109193956/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/mlb-09-the-show | url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC_PS3 = 90/100<ref name=mcps3>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mlb-09-the-show/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 | title=MLB 09: The Show for PlayStation 3 Reviews | website=Metacritic | access-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-date=December 4, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204023915/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/mlb-09-the-show | url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC_PSP = 78/100<ref name=mcpcp>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mlb-09-the-show/critic-reviews/?platform=psp | title=MLB 09: The Show for PSP Reviews | website=Metacritic | access-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-date=December 3, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203231023/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/mlb-09-the-show | url-status=live }}</ref>
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The PlayStation 3 version of ''MLB 09 The Show'' received "universal acclaim", while the PlayStation 2 and PSP versions received "generally favorable reviews", according to [[Metacritic]].<ref name=mcps2 /><ref name=mcps3 /><ref name=mcpcp />
The Playstation 3 version of MLB 09 The Show received generally favorably reviews upon its release. For instance, its score on Metacritic was 90 out of 100, which Metacritic equates to "Universal acclaim."<ref name=meta/> The game's main competitor, [[MLB 2K9]], scored lower, with a 64% Metacritic average. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/majorleaguebaseball2k9 |title= MLB 2K9 Metacritic score |publisher=Metacritic}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==

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!colspan="2" style="background:#C8C8FF;" | MLB 09: The Show Soundtrack
|-
!style="background:#ddddee;" | Artist
!style="background:#ddddee;" | Song
|-
|[[Darker My Love]]
|"Two Ways Out"
|-
|[[Eagles of Death Metal]]
|"[[Wannabe in L.A.]]"
|-
|[[Hockey (band)|Hockey]]
|"Work"
|-
|[[Kaiser Chiefs]]
|"[[Never Miss a Beat]]"
|-
|Ming
|"El Barrio Boricua"
|-
|[[Night Horse]]
|"Shine On Me"
|-
|[[Rise Against]]
|"Collapse (Post-Amerika)"
|-
|[[Spoon (band)|Spoon]]
|"[[Don't You Evah]]"
|-
|[[The Blue Van]]
|"Man Up"
|-
|[[The Budos Band]]
|"Budos Rising"
|-
|[[The Parlor Mob]]
|"Everything You're Breathing For"
|-
|[[The Stills]]
|"Rooibos"
|-
|[[TV on the Radio]]
|"Golden Age"
|-
|[[Valencia (band)|Valencia]]
|"Safe to Say"
|-
|Zodiac Death Valley
|"Methadone Mambo"
|}


During the [[13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]], the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] nominated ''MLB 09: The Show'' for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Sports Game of the Year|Sports Game of the Year]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2010&idGameAwardType=126 |title=2010 Awards Category Details Sports Game of the Year |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |website=interactive.org |access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref>
Songs can also be added from the player's hard drive into the game.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{moby game|id=/mlb-09-the-show}}
*[http://www.us.playstation.com/mlb09theshow/ Official site]
*[http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Games/MLB_09_The_Show Official site (PS3)]
*[http://www.us.playstation.com/PS2/Games/MLB_09_The_Show Official site (PS2)]
*[http://www.us.playstation.com/PSP/Games/MLB_09_The_Show Official site (PSP)]
*[http://mlbtheshow.co.uk/?p=103 (Reviews)]


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Latest revision as of 03:27, 8 December 2024

MLB 09: The Show
PS3 Cover art featuring Dustin Pedroia
Developer(s)San Diego Studio
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
SeriesMLB: The Show
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable[2]
Release
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

MLB 09: The Show is a 2009 baseball video game developed by San Diego Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3. It is the fourth installment of the MLB: The Show series,[2] as well as the last to use THX technology. 2008 American League MVP Dustin Pedroia is the cover athlete.

Gameplay

[edit]
New Yankee Stadium as it appears in-game.

MLB 09: The Show adds features to its predecessor[3] The franchise and career modes have been altered with Road to the Show 3.0, which updated the mode with a steal and lead-off system, as well as more interaction with the player's coaches. Franchise 2.0 added several features to its career mode which include salary arbitration, waiver transactions, September call-ups, and the 40-man roster.

Also receiving an update is the game's online league play, allowing players to play out-of-order games and create their own custom rosters, and upload them online for other players to use. Players may also create custom chants.[3]

Among the in-game alterations, there are more dynamic animations and reactions, improved bare-handed flips, in addition to "Progressive Batting Performance", in which player abilities improve or regress depending on how they play. With "Multi-Branch Fielding", players can now take full control of fielders and break out of any animation in the process, while "Adaptive Pitching Intelligence" (API) allows catchers to call the game based on the individual strengths and weaknesses of each pitcher and analyze tendencies of batters. The "Pitch Command System" (PCS) affects a pitcher's ability to throw a specific pitch change depending on how often the pitcher throws it.[3]

The game also features pitch analysis, a breakdown of all the pitches thrown during the current game being played. This feature is also available for batters, and the batter analysis allowed for a breakdown of how a batter has performed. SportsConnect Online User Tracking (SCOUT) allows players to set their game preferences, store them on the server, and then allow the system to look for a Quick Match with an opponent that fits their criteria.[3]

The game also features live MLB updates in-game, as well as SportsConnect Headline News.[3] In addition, SportsConnect provides weekly roster updates that can be downloaded onto the console.

Reception

[edit]

The PlayStation 3 version of MLB 09 The Show received "universal acclaim", while the PlayStation 2 and PSP versions received "generally favorable reviews", according to Metacritic.[20][21][22]

During the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated MLB 09: The Show for "Sports Game of the Year".[23]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Jeff Haynes (January 13, 2009). "MLB '09 Details Emerge". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
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