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Major League Baseball 2K5 Scores With On Command Baserunning on February 11, 2005.
Groundbreaking innovation includes active picture-in-picture
baserunning, Maximum Sliding(tm), and Baseburner mode
SAN RAFAEL, CA (February 11, 2005) - 2K Sports, the sports division of
2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
announced today a revolutionary gameplay innovation, offering fans of
America's pastime the most complete baseball video game simulation. Set
to release in early spring 2005, Major League Baseball 2K5 debuts On
Command(tm) Baserunning, that includes active picture-in-picture
baserunning, and new gameplay features called Maximum Sliding(tm) and
Baseburner(tm) Mode.
Players will immediately experience a new way to see and control
baserunners through the active picture-in-picture display. Using the
four corners of the television screen to represent the bases, players
will be able to see the actions of any baserunner through real-time
picture-in-picture windows. Baserunners will advance along the borders
of the television screen not only to show the actual distance, but also
to show the actions they're performing. This feature empowers the user
with instant real-time movement of baserunners and the ability to
instantly control any baserunner independently. Active
picture-in-picture baserunning delivers both an exciting presentation
style and an intuitive method to precisely control runners.
Baseball has been called a game of inches and with Maximum Sliding(tm)
players make every inch count. This new baserunning mechanic utilizes
the right analog thumbstick to choose how baserunners slide- head or
feet first- in conjunction with hook sliding left or right of the base.
Players will be able to reach a base quicker, get up more quickly from a
slide, or avoid being tagged out with the new freedom found in Maximum
Sliding(tm).
Leading the list of On Command(tm) Baserunning features is the
groundbreaking Baseburner(tm) Mode that offers both unique control and
perspective. Baseburner Mode allows the gamer to play any 'at-bat'
through the perspective of any baserunner, delivering precision control
to gamers. While playing in the baserunner perspective, the player can
tell the batter how, when and what type of swing to use. Players with
multiple baserunners can cycle through any man on base or return to the
default view and control the batter. Gamers can dominate the basepaths
by advancing runners into scoring position, executing hit and run
maneuvers, and scoring the game-ending run with a dramatic squeeze play.
All of this can happen using the unique control mechanics and dynamic
camera angles of Baseburner Mode.
Major League Baseball 2K5 is set to release in early spring 2005 for
both the Xbox(r) videogame system from Microsoft(TM) and the
PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system,
The 2K Sports series of simulation games are produced by Visual
Concepts, a Take-Two development studio. For more information, log onto
www.2Ksports.com
Source: 2K Games
Reported by Joseph Bennett. |
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