| Major League Baseball 2K12 or, in short, MLB 2K12, is an Major League Baseball licensed baseball simulation video game published by 2K Sports that was released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii and Xbox 360 on March 6, 2012. The commentary is delivered by the trio of Steve Phillips, Gary Thorne, and John Kruk. Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers is the game's cover athlete.[1] Verlander won both the AL Cy Young Award and the AL MVP Award in 2011. This game was the last game released for the PlayStation 2. The Perfect Game Challenge is a competition where players will compete to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K12. In a new format, it will contain a universal leaderboard that ranks the top eight perfect games thrown in MLB 2K12, based on pitcher rating and the opponent faced. At the end of the competition, the top eight competitors will face each other in a live tournament, where the winner will receive $1 million. MLB Today Season Mode is a new mode that allows players to play an entire MLB season at the same pace as a real MLB team. Using the new MLB Today engine, players can track and compare their stats and record to their real-life counterparts, and play through the team's games, one game per day. Franchise Mode is a mode where a player can play through multiple MLB seasons with one team, all while signing free agents, making trades, and setting rosters for that team and its minor league affiliate teams ... |
