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MLB Power Pros 2008

MLB Power Pros is a different take on the MLB license. While the player has the ability to play as authentic players on actual MLB teams, the players are represented by anime characters, with large heads, feet…

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MLB Power Pros 2008 is a simulator developed by Konami, released 29 July 2008 on Nintendo DS, Wii and PlayStation 2.

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What MLB Power Pros 2008 is

MLB Power Pros 2008 is a simulator game developed by Konami and released in 2008. It was published by 2K Sports. It is available on Nintendo DS, Wii and PlayStation 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

MLB Power Pros 2008, also known in Japan as Jikkyou Pawapuro Major League 3 (実況パワフルメジャーリーグ3), is the sequel to MLB Power Pros. It is a baseball video game developed by Baseball Contents Production and published by 2K in North America and Konami in Japan for Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PlayStation 2 video game consoles, as well as the Nintendo DS handheld, and is part of the traditionally Japan-only Power Pros series of video games. The game was released in 2008 and published by 2K. The game retains the same look, feel, and gameplay as its predecessor, but features updated rosters, new modes, new features, among others.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the MLB series

MLB Power Pros 2008 is the 67th of 129 entries we hold in the MLB series. The next entry was MLB Stickball in 2008. Its critic score of 71 is 5 points below the series average of 76. The highest-rated entry is MLB 06: The Show at 90.

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How it was received

MLB Power Pros 2008 holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 43% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What it launched against

MLB Power Pros 2008 launched on 29 July 2008, within three weeks of Braid, Persona 4, Street Fighter IV and Rhythm Heaven. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Braid, Persona 4, Street Fighter IV, Rhythm Heaven.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did MLB Power Pros 2008 come out?
MLB Power Pros 2008 was released on 29 July 2008 for Nintendo DS, Wii and PlayStation 2.

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