MLB Front Office Manager Cover and Feature List
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The cover art for MLB Front Office Manager is now out as well as the official feature list. As to the features for the most part they have been discussed through the various interviews and previews out so far and the Online Fantasy Leagues remain especially intriguing. While I was expecting to see Billy Beane incorporated into the cover instead they went the direction of a silhouette, with the implication of course being that you are now the GM.
- Build Your Roster –An extremely deep Career Mode takes users beyond simple trades and free signings, and allows them to fully experience the life of an MLB® general manager. Manage Minor League™ rosters, set domestic and international scouting budgets, bid for Japanese free agents, select new players in the Amateur and Rule 5 Drafts, offer arbitration to free agents, and more.
- Take The Field – Manage your team’s games on the field all season long and enjoy a never-before-seen presentation style designed to resemble a real life TV broadcast.
- Learn From a Pro – Renowned GM Billy Beane becomes a mentor to users, providing helpful tips and insightful baseball information that even the biggest fan doesn’t know.
- Online Fantasy Leagues – Customize your league with fantasy drafts, modified rules and traditional Rotisserie and Head-to-Head fantasy baseball scoring systems. Also available offline against the CPU. Innovative Baseball Statistics – Evaluate talent using in-depth and authentic player statistics, as used by Billy Beane.
November 28, 2008 at 2:50 am
sounds pretty good for the price this could be a steal
November 28, 2008 at 4:42 am
If the online fantasy works as good as it sounds I'm with you on that.
November 28, 2008 at 5:02 am
I'm excited about the "never-before-seen presentation style designed to resemble a real life TV broadcast." Depending on how this looks, I could get the game based solely on that.
November 28, 2008 at 5:13 am
Wow, that's one bad looking cover.
November 28, 2008 at 5:20 am
Looks like a good game. I'll end up getting it instead of MLB 2K9 because 2K8 was one of the worst sports games I've played for a next-gen console.
November 28, 2008 at 6:31 am
let me guess you couldn't use the new pitching system.
November 28, 2008 at 6:34 am
I have seen two different release dates one is Dec. 31 the other Jan. 26 which of these is valid.
November 28, 2008 at 6:57 am
Jan 26th ship date, in stores on the 27th.
November 28, 2008 at 7:25 am
I'm looking forward to the online fantasy leagues. I've already pre-ordered it. At only $39.99, it could be a good deal.
November 28, 2008 at 7:39 am
And I'll definitely run one for the site if everything works as it should. This could be a really fun thing to take part in with a large group of dedicated people.
November 28, 2008 at 8:32 am
Baseball is a sport that just fits in the simulation world. I still miss playing Statis-Pro Baseball by Avalon Hill on the Commodore 64. The graphics were the bare minimum but the stats were sick…Could play a game in 15 minutes….
November 28, 2008 at 9:12 am
This is why I hate 2k. None of this stuff will be in MLB 2k9 and yet for years we keep hearing about these supposed updates. How about you idiots make a decent baseball game instead of making 90 different baseball games
November 28, 2008 at 9:19 am
Yep. It was extremely frustrating. On rookie I would still give up 3 or 4 runs.
November 28, 2008 at 10:05 am
i love it that they put citizens bank park on the cover for the WORLD CHAMPION PHILS!!! GO PHILS!!!
November 28, 2008 at 10:08 am
I'll definitely be active in that if I end up getting the game.
November 28, 2008 at 10:26 am
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/mlbfrontof...
Article on Gamespot.com with screenshots…Looks pretty good.
November 28, 2008 at 10:36 am
Now that I am once again an XBox 360 owner, I'm looking forward to this one. Like others have said, I might just get this one instead of MLB 2K9 depending on how fun it is. It sounds pretty good so far, and the Pasta Padre online fantasy league sounds like a fun thing as well.
December 3, 2008 at 3:24 am
I'd love to take part in something Bryan, if you choose to do so. If people are dedicated to it and it turns out to become a big thing, I'd be happy to have it as a feature on my blog and upcoming website.
December 3, 2008 at 7:45 am
If the online fantasy leagues work, like you said, this game will be awesome
January 24, 2009 at 6:46 am
now this IMO looks alot more fun than 2k9, mainly becuase i enjoy the stuff GM's do, dont now why though, lol, but either way, i'm gonna try to get all the baseball games this year, this game, 2k9, mlb 09: the show, and mlb power pros 2009, all great game, though i really hope 2k9 will be alot better than last year, becuase that one was very terrible, graphics great, everything else, bad, but yeah, i like the fact that you can get players from other contrys, like japan, or maybe scout the next greg maddux or randy johnson or something, its interesting, so i will be getting this game come tuesday