MVP Baseball 2004 is a baseball video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports for Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows in 2004. It is the second installment of the MVP Baseball series. Albert Pujols was the cover player for the game.
Gameplay
Building on MVP 2003's surprisingly successful rookie effort, the 2004 edition made major refinements to both the game's control scheme and its dynasty mode. In a baseball gaming first, MVP 2004 was licensed by both the MLB and Minor League Baseball, featuring real minor-league teams at the Class AA & AAA levels.
Reception
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Metacritic | 89/100[2] | 82/100[3] | 90/100[4] | 90/100[5] |
| Publication | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Computer Games Magazine | B+[6] |   [7] | B+[6] | B+[6] |
| Computer Gaming World | N/A |  [8] | N/A | N/A |
| Game Informer | 9.25/10[9] | N/A | 9.25/10[9] | 9.25/10[9] |
| GameSpot | 9/10[10] | 8.3/10[11] | 9.1/10[12] | 9/10[13] |
| IGN | 8.8/10[14] | 8.5/10[15] | 9/10[16] | 9/10[17] |
| Nintendo Power | 4.7/5[18] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | N/A | [19] | N/A |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.1/10[20] |
| PC Gamer (US) | N/A | 78%[21] | N/A | N/A |
| Entertainment Weekly | A–[22] | N/A | A–[22] | A–[22] |
| The Village Voice | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/10[23] |
The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "universal acclaim", while the GameCube and Xbox versions received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][3][4][5]
The game was named by GameSpot as the Best PlayStation 2 Game in review for March 2004,[24] and was nominated for the "Best Traditional Sports Game" award at the website's Best and Worst of 2004 Awards, which went to ESPN NFL 2K5.[25]
References
- ^ Calvert, Justin (March 9, 2004). "EA ships MVP Baseball 2004". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 23, 2004. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "MVP Baseball 2004 critic reviews (GC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "MVP Baseball 2004 critic reviews (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "MVP Baseball 2004 critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "MVP Baseball 2004 critic reviews (Xbox)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Review: MVP Baseball 2004 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Computer Games Magazine. No. 163. theGlobe.com. June 2004. p. 11.
- ^ "Review: MVP Baseball 2004 (PC)". Computer Games Magazine. No. 164. theGlobe.com. July 2004. p. 63.
- ^ Salvator, Dave (June 2004). "MVP Baseball 2004" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 239. Ziff Davis. p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c Reiner, Andrew (April 2004). "MVP Baseball 2004 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 132. GameStop. p. 93. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ Provo, Frank (March 12, 2004). "MVP Baseball 2004 Review (GC)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 6, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ Todd, Brett (March 16, 2004). "MVP Baseball 2004 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ Provo, Frank (March 12, 2004). "MVP Baseball 2004 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ Provo, Frank (March 12, 2004). "MVP Baseball 2004 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 22, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ Goldstein, Hilary (March 5, 2004). "MVP Baseball 2004 (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ Goldstein, Hilary (March 11, 2004). "MVP Baseball 2004 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ Goldstein, Hilary (March 5, 2004). "MVP Baseball 2004 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ Goldstein, Hilary (March 5, 2004). "MVP Baseball 2004 (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ "MVP Baseball 2004". Nintendo Power. Vol. 179. Nintendo of America. May 2004. p. 120.
- ^ "MVP Baseball 2004". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 80. Ziff Davis. May 2004. p. 99.
- ^ "MVP Baseball 2004". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. April 2004. p. 76.
- ^ "MVP Baseball 2004". PC Gamer. Vol. 11, no. 6. Future US. June 2004. p. 76.
- ^ a b c "MVP Baseball 2004". Entertainment Weekly. No. 760. Dotdash Meredith. April 16, 2004. p. L2T 19.
- ^ Catucci, Nick (March 23, 2004). "Stats, Bats, Balls, and Falls: Baseball Vid Gets Ya to Home Base". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on April 2, 2004. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ GameSpot staff (April 2, 2004). "GameSpot's Month in Review for March 2004 [date mislabeled as "March 28, 2005"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on May 3, 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ GameSpot staff (2004). "Best and Worst of 2004 (Best Traditional Sports Game)". GameSpot. CNET. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2025.