MLB Slugfest Series
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MLB Slugfest is a series of baseball games developed by Sports Mogul
, Gratuitous Games
and Midway Games
, and released by Midway Games
for major console systems such as PlayStation 2
, Nintendo GameCube
, and Xbox
. The game bills itself as a more "street" style baseball game, including more mature / aggressive themes, the ability to attack other players, and urban-styled in-game commentary.
As of 2009, there are four versions of MLB Slugfest: 2003, 2004, Loaded, and 2006. Loaded includes the unlockable characters Sub-Zero
and Scorpion
, as well as other non-traditional players. Loaded was the first (and only) baseball game to receive a T for "Teen" rating by the ESRB
. MLB Slugfest 2006 was released on May 31, 2006.
Sports Mogul
Sports Mogul Inc. is a United States computer game developer and publisher with 5 employees, founded in 1997 by Clay Dreslough. They are the creators of Baseball Mogul, Football Mogul and Baseball Mogul Online...
, Gratuitous Games
Gratuitous Games
Gratuitous Games is a now defunct video game developer. It developed games for the Nintendo 64, GameCube, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 consoles.-Games Developed:*Cruis'n Exotica *Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko...
and Midway Games
Midway Games
Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...
, and released by Midway Games
Midway Games
Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...
for major console systems such as 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...
, Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
, and Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
. The game bills itself as a more "street" style baseball game, including more mature / aggressive themes, the ability to attack other players, and urban-styled in-game commentary.
As of 2009, there are four versions of MLB Slugfest: 2003, 2004, Loaded, and 2006. Loaded includes the unlockable characters Sub-Zero
Noob Saibot
Noob Saibot is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He debuted as a hidden character in Mortal Kombat II , although the later game Mortal Kombat: Deception established his true identity as that of the original Sub-Zero, who was killed by his nemesis Scorpion after...
and Scorpion
Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)
Scorpion is a recurring player and boss character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He has been a playable character in all the games, with the exception of the original version of Mortal Kombat 3.-In video games:...
, as well as other non-traditional players. Loaded was the first (and only) baseball game to receive a T for "Teen" rating by the ESRB
Entertainment Software Rating Board
The Entertainment Software Rating Board is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings, enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines, and ensures responsible online privacy principles for computer and video games as well as entertainment software in Canada, Mexico and...
. MLB Slugfest 2006 was released on May 31, 2006.
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