MLB 09: The Show

March 3, 2009 SCE San Diego Studio Sony Computer Entertainment

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About

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. 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.

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.

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Ratings & Metrics

80.6

Critic Score

80.6

Total Score

Game Info

Release Date March 3, 2009
Developer SCE San Diego Studio
Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective Third person
Themes Non-fiction