MLB 2006

MLB 2006
MLB 2006
Developer(s)	989 Sports
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Series	MLB
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Release	PlayStation 2; NA: March 8, 2005; PlayStation Portable; NA: April 14, 2005;
Genre(s)	Sports (baseball)
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

MLB 2006 is a baseball video game developed by 989 Sports and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 on March 8, 2005. A PlayStation Portable version, simply titled MLB, was released in April 2005. Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim was featured on the cover.

The game was preceded by MLB 2005 and was the last game in the 989 MLB series before MLB games from SCEA started being released by San Diego Studio under the MLB: The Show series in 2006.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Aggregator	PS2	PSP
Metacritic	81/100^[3]	80/100^[4]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Publication	PS2	PSP
Electronic Gaming Monthly	6.83/10^[5]^[a]	N/A
Game Informer	8.25/10^[6]	8/10^[7]
GameRevolution	B^[8]	N/A
GameSpot	8.6/10^[9]	8/10^[10]
GameSpy	^[11]	^[12]
GameZone	8.9/10^[13]	8.3/10^[14]
IGN	8.7/10^[15]	8/10^[16]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	^[17]	^[18]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	6.5/10^[19]	7.5/10^[20]
X-Play	^[21]	^[22]
Maxim	^[23]	N/A

The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[3]^[4] GamePro said that the PlayStation 2 version "follows up last year's comeback player of the year with control tweaks and makes its formidable Franchise mode even better."^[24]^[b] Some websites gave the same console version favorable reviews while it was still in development.^[11]^[21]

Notes

^ Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 7/10, and the other gave it 6.5/10.
^ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version 4.5/5 for graphics, and three 4/5 scores for sound, control, and fun factor.

References

^ "MLB 2006 SET TO HIT ONE OUT OF THE PARK ON PLAYSTATION 2". PlayStation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment America. March 8, 2005. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ IGN staff (May 3, 2005). "Game of the Month: April 2005". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "MLB 2006". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "MLB". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Ford, Greg; Intihar, Bryan; Mauro, Patrick (May 2005). "MLB 2006" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 191. Ziff Davis. p. 132. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
^ Reiner, Andrew (April 2005). "MLB 2006". Game Informer. No. 144. GameStop. p. 128. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Reiner, Andrew (June 2005). "MLB". Game Informer. No. 146. GameStop. p. 136. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Dodson, Joe (March 22, 2005). "MLB 2006 Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
^ Provo, Frank (March 11, 2005). "MLB 2006 Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Provo, Frank (April 15, 2005). "MLB Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Leahy, Dan (February 25, 2005). "GameSpy: MLB 2006". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 24, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Chapman, David (April 22, 2005). "GameSpy: MLB". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 2, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Sandoval, Angelina (March 17, 2005). "MLB 2006 – PS2 – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
^ Lafferty, Michael (April 21, 2005). "MLB – PSP – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
^ Dunham, Jeremy (March 15, 2005). "MLB 2006". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Allen, Jason (April 15, 2005). "989 Sports MLB [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Ford, Greg (April 2005). "The Starting Lineup". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 91. Ziff Davis. pp. 110–11. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Coffey, Robert (July 2005). "MLB". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 94. Ziff Davis. p. 79. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ "MLB 2006". PSM. No. 96. Future US. April 2005. p. 64.
^ "MLB". PSM. No. 99. Future US. July 2005. p. 88.
^ ^a ^b Marriott, Scott Alan (February 15, 2005). "MLB 2006 Review". X-Play. G4 Media. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Fischer, Russ (August 8, 2005). "MLB Review". X-Play. G4 Media. Archived from the original on November 14, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Cunningham, Sean (March 8, 2005). "MLB 2006". Maxim. MaximNet, Inc. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Slo Mo (April 2005). "This Championship Season" (PDF). GamePro. No. 199. IDG. pp. 96–97. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

External links

MLB 2006 at MobyGames
MLB (PlayStation Portable) at MobyGames

Preceded by MLB 2005	Major League Baseball Officially Licensed Videogame 2006	Succeeded by N/A

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[6] Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 7/10, and the other gave it 6.5/10.

[26] GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version 4.5/5 for graphics, and three 4/5 scores for sound, control, and fun factor.

[1] "MLB 2006 SET TO HIT ONE OUT OF THE PARK ON PLAYSTATION 2". PlayStation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment America. March 8, 2005. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[2] IGN staff (May 3, 2005). "Game of the Month: April 2005". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[MCPS2-3] "MLB 2006". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[MCPSP-4] "MLB". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[5] Ford, Greg; Intihar, Bryan; Mauro, Patrick (May 2005). "MLB 2006" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 191. Ziff Davis. p. 132. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[7] Reiner, Andrew (April 2005). "MLB 2006". Game Informer. No. 144. GameStop. p. 128. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[8] Reiner, Andrew (June 2005). "MLB". Game Informer. No. 146. GameStop. p. 136. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[9] Dodson, Joe (March 22, 2005). "MLB 2006 Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[10] Provo, Frank (March 11, 2005). "MLB 2006 Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[11] Provo, Frank (April 15, 2005). "MLB Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[GSpy-12] Leahy, Dan (February 25, 2005). "GameSpy: MLB 2006". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 24, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[13] Chapman, David (April 22, 2005). "GameSpy: MLB". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 2, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[14] Sandoval, Angelina (March 17, 2005). "MLB 2006 – PS2 – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[15] Lafferty, Michael (April 21, 2005). "MLB – PSP – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[16] Dunham, Jeremy (March 15, 2005). "MLB 2006". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[17] Allen, Jason (April 15, 2005). "989 Sports MLB [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[18] Ford, Greg (April 2005). "The Starting Lineup". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 91. Ziff Davis. pp. 110–11. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[19] Coffey, Robert (July 2005). "MLB". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 94. Ziff Davis. p. 79. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[20] "MLB 2006". PSM. No. 96. Future US. April 2005. p. 64.

[21] "MLB". PSM. No. 99. Future US. July 2005. p. 88.

[XPlay-22] Marriott, Scott Alan (February 15, 2005). "MLB 2006 Review". X-Play. G4 Media. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[23] Fischer, Russ (August 8, 2005). "MLB Review". X-Play. G4 Media. Archived from the original on November 14, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[24] Cunningham, Sean (March 8, 2005). "MLB 2006". Maxim. MaximNet, Inc. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[25] Slo Mo (April 2005). "This Championship Season" (PDF). GamePro. No. 199. IDG. pp. 96–97. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

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