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MLB 11: The Show is a Major League Baseball video game published by Sony Computer Entertainment

Sony Computer Entertainment

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and developed by Sony San Diego. The game was released on March 8, 2011 for the PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

, PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...

and PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

. The game includes all 30 MLB teams, rosters, and stadiums from the 2011 season

2011 Major League Baseball season

The 2011 Major League Baseball season began on Thursday, March 31, and ended on Wednesday, September 28. This marked the first time a season began on a Thursday since , and the first time a regular season ended on a Wednesday since...

PlayStation 3

MLB 11: The Show features the Pure Analog Control System, which includes analog controls for hitting, pitching, and fielding. Pure Hitting allows the player to stride and swing using the Right Analog Stick, Pure Pitching functionality incorporates a new Pitch Meter when setting strength and location, and Pure Throwing can be used to make defensive throws by simply pointing the Right Analog Stick in the direction of the base, also allowing for fake throws to keep runners honest.

The Co-op Mode allows up to four-player offline or online cooperative play where players can split duties covering either the infield or outfield, while also switching off at the plate or choosing the specific batters they’d like to control. Users can play 1 vs. 2, 2 vs. 2, or 2 vs. CPU. There is also a Challenge of the Week online feature, which will include 2-3 minute single player online gameplay, which will be supported by leader boards and prizes awarded in three tiers.

The fifth generation of Road to The Show adds a new interactive slider set to the Create Player process, new training modes triggered by the Player Performance Evaluator, Minor League substitution logic improvements, advancement system improvements that now compares a player's stats to their competition in the organization, and the new No Assist Fielding option.

MLB 11: The Show also includes stereoscopic 3D functionality, a customizable camera editor, stadium specific broadcast camera angles for all 30 MLB teams, new weather elements, stadium specific Jumbotrons and fireworks, and PlayStation Move motion controller support for the Home Run Derby

Home Run Derby

The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It is a contest among the top home run hitters in Major League Baseball to determine who can hit the most home runs. The event is currently sponsored by State Farm Insurance...

mode.

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

version will also feature co-op play and updated rosters, but will not receive the updated Road to the Show, analog control or the Challenge of the Week feature. The controls stay the same as MLB 10: The Show's and Road to the Show continues with the advancement goals and in-game goals. Also Eric Karros will not be replacing Rex Hudler in the PlayStation 2 version.

PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

version will feature tweaked artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...

, the updated Road to the Show, revamped animation, and a Rivalry Mode, as well as updated rosters.

Cover athlete

For the second year in a row, Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

Joe Mauer

Joseph Patrick Mauer is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Minnesota Twins. He is the only catcher in Major League history to win three batting titles...

is the cover athlete. In 2012 he will be replaced by Adrian Gonzalez

Adrián González

Adrian Gonzalez is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.Gonzalez was the first overall pick in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the Florida Marlins. He was traded to the Texas Rangers, and later to the San Diego Padres, where he...

Demo

A demo was released on February 22, featuring a minimum four inning day game rematch of 2010 World Series (game can go into extra innings), between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for MLB 11: The Show was announced on January 31. The soundtrack features:

Band	Song
311 311 (band) 311 is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. The band was formed in 1988 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Nick Hexum, lead guitarist Jim Watson , bassist Aaron "P-Nut" Wills and drummer Chad Sexton...	Beautiful Disaster Beautiful Disaster (311 song) "Beautiful Disaster" is a 1997 song by the band 311. It is the third and final single from the album Transistor.-Reception:Consequence of Sound commented that "Beautful Disaster" may be 311's greatest hit and states that it has one of most recognizable intro in any song.-Use in Media:*The song is a...
Big Pun Big Pun Christopher Lee Rios , better known by his stage name Big Pun , was an American rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s...	100%
Cults	Go Outside
Edgar Winter Group Edgar Winter Edgar Holland Winter is an American musician. He is famous for being a multi-instrumentalist. He is a highly skilled keyboardist, saxophonist and percussionist. He often plays an instrument while singing. He was most successful in the 1970s with his band, The Edgar Winter Group, notably with their...	Free Ride Free Ride (song) Free Ride is a song written by Dan Hartman and performed by The Edgar Winter Group. The single, engineered by Jim Reeves, was a top 20 U.S. hit in 1973, hitting number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The song is sometimes mistakenly attributed to The Doobie Brothers or Boston, perhaps because of...
Funeral Party Funeral Party Funeral Party is a four piece American band made up of Chad Elliot, James Torres, Kimo Kauhola and Tim Madrid. They formed the band one night in a park in their hometown of Whittier, California, a suburb just outside Los Angeles, California, choosing to name themselves after The Cure song of the...	NYC Moves to the Sound of LA
J. Cole	Blow Up
Manchester Orchestra Manchester orchestra Manchester Orchestra is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2005. The group is currently composed of rhythm guitarist-singer-songwriter Andy Hull, lead guitarist Robert McDowell, keyboardist and percussionist Chris Freeman, bassist Jonathan Corley, and drummer Tim Very...	I've Got Friends I've Got Friends "I've Got Friends" is a single by indie rock band Manchester Orchestra. It is also a track on the band's studio album, Mean Everything to Nothing.The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Alternative charts....
MGMT MGMT MGMT is an American alternative rock band founded by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson and Will Berman, joined the core band in the studio...	Congratulations (Erol Alkan Remix) Congratulations (MGMT song) "Congratulations" is the fourth single released from the album Congratulations by MGMT, released as a music video on August 25, 2010.Sonic Boom commentary of the track, before the Congratulations sessions at the Blanker Unsinn Studio on 2010: "The Half-arsed Hugs of routine celebrations....
Passion Pit Passion Pit Passion Pit is an American electropop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group, which formed in 2007, consists of Michael Angelakos , Ian Hultquist , Ayad Al Adhamy , Jeff Apruzzese and Nate Donmoyer...	Little Secrets Little Secrets (song) Little Secrets, written by Michael Angelakos, is the third single by American wonky pop group Passion Pit, to be taken from their debut album Manners.Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Dan Haren has used the song as his run-out music.-Music video:...
The Rassle	Wild Ones
The Scissors	Let's Go
The Temper Trap The Temper Trap The Temper Trap is an Australian indie rock band which formed in 2005. The core members are Jonathon Aherne on bass guitar and vocals, Toby Dundas on drums and programming, Dougy Mandagi on vocals and guitar, and Lorenzo Sillitto on guitar, keyboards and vocals. They are supplemented on tours with...	Fader (Adam Freeland Remix) Fader (song) "Fader" is the third single from the Australian indie rock band The Temper Trap from their debut album Conditions.The single was first released in Australia in December 2009, where it peaked at #85, marking the single highest and currently only placement in the Charts...

Commentators

New to the MLB 11 The Show broadcast booth is former Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

first baseman

First baseman

First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

Eric Karros -- replacing Rex Hudler

Rex Hudler

Rex Allen Hudler is a former Major League Baseball utility player. He played a total of thirteen seasons after being a first round draft pick of the New York Yankees in 1978.-Playing career:...

-- who joins franchise veterans Matt Vasgersian

Matt Vasgersian

Matt Vasgersian is an American sportscaster and television host. Vasgersian is a host for the MLB Network and has served as an announcer for NBC Sports' coverage of the Olympics, and on Fox Sports' MLB coverage...

and Dave Campbell to complete the three man crew.

Reception

GameZone

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gave the game an 8.5/10, stating "The barrier to entry may be a little high for newer baseball sim gamers, but with a little persistence and plenty of practice, you’ll find yourself in love with MLB 11: The Show."

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 2

PlayStation Portable

Cover athlete

Demo

Soundtrack

Commentators

Reception

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