Baseball’s Back with MVP 06 NCAA Baseball

[missionhockey21]

This game looks to be very promising. I can't wait.... once I got used to MVP a few years back, I just couldn't go back to playing the other baseball games with the same enjoyment I once had. Don't get me wrong, MVP had it's flaws but it still delivered the best overall experience you could find. With that said, I think changing the game to NCAA will be a nice change (better than having no MVP at all at least.) Make sure to check out the website, they got a short video on there.

http://www.easports.com/sports/artic...cr=&id=mvpncaa

Baseball’s Back with MVP 06 NCAA Baseball

Sept. 7, 2005 – Electronic Arts announced today that MVP™ 06 NCAA® Baseball is in development and scheduled for release in spring 2006 under the EA SPORTS™ brand. This new version of the best-selling and critically acclaimed MVP Baseball™ franchise is being produced by Electronic Arts Canada in Vancouver, B.C., and will celebrate everything that makes NCAA® baseball unique -- aluminum bats, intense action, and stadiums filled with school spirit and packed with passionate fans.

Get a first look at the game with our "back to school" video and screenshots.

From the same developers of the franchise that IGN earlier this year called the “best baseball experience on the market”, MVP 06 NCAA Baseball will debut new batting and throwing systems, the nation’s top universities and conferences, and a deep college-specific Dynasty Mode™ that takes you on the “Road to Omaha®” with baseball’s brightest young stars.

“We’re excited to be able to work with our partners at the NCAA to deliver the first-ever college baseball video game and our most innovative baseball product to date,” says Brent Nielsen, senior producer for the project. “Baseball purists and casual fans alike have flocked to the MVP Baseball franchise in record numbers year after year. We know MVP 06 NCAA Baseball will only grow that passion for the best baseball experience on the market.”

Complete with an engaging visual presentation and ESPN’s Mike Patrick and former Stanford All-American Kyle Peterson calling the action, MVP 06 NCAA Baseball features an all-new Custom Ballpark feature and a robust Create a Player option. The game also includes exclusive new online* features for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Xbox Live®.

“The excitement surrounding the College World Series and college baseball as a whole continues to rise with fan attendance and public interest increasing each year,” said Dennie Poppe, NCAA Managing Director for Baseball and Football. ”MVP 06 NCAA Baseball will allow fans an opportunity to experience college baseball through high tech video that has thrilling game action, along with the exciting team spirit and atmosphere that you see during an actual game. We’re pleased to work with EA on this project that will bring fans even closer to NCAA college baseball.”

“Electronic Arts has gone to great lengths to capture the unique features of college baseball,” said Pat Battle, Chief Executive Officer of The Collegiate Licensing Company. “We have heard tremendous positive feedback from the university athletic directors, conference commissioners and the baseball coaches. There is a great deal of momentum surrounding college baseball, and this project is another significant step forward.”

The game, which joins NCAA® Football and NCAA® March Madness® in the EA SPORTS™ family of popular NCAA-licensed properties, is slated to ship on the PlayStation 2 console and Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. Video and screenshots of the game can be found in the EA SPORTS.com Media Center.

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[Geki Ace]

MVP 06 NCAA Baseball seems a little overdone in terms of a name. Lose the MVP part and make it NCAA Baseball 06...

[missionhockey21]

Yeah I agree. But they are probably keeping that associated with the title for the casual gamer who might not know that MVP Baseball is dead for now.

[ATLien]

MVP baseball is dead?

[missionhockey21]

Yeah, Take Two bought exclusive third-party rights to Major League Baseball for at least a few years, similar to what EA did with the NFL.

[DirtyKash]

This game will definitely NOT be popular. No one knows the college players. It's not mainstream like football or basketball. I see this failing very fast.

[General]

I'll still buy it!

[PacMan]

This game will definitely NOT be popular. No one knows the college players. It's not mainstream like football or basketball. I see this failing very fast.

Wrong. Many people, like myself, who have played MVP the last few years have alot of trouble playing another baseball game. This is also HUGE for the sport itself. The popularity of NCAA Baseball will rise dramatically because of this game, you watch. Plus if they make a PC version the'll probably make something to make it a MLB game, like OOTP.

[Hmark6]

I'm buying it.

[777rak]

MVP 06 NCAA Baseball seems a little overdone in terms of a name. Lose the MVP part and make it NCAA Baseball 06...

No kidding!!!