| MLB 2K13 | |
|---|---|
 Cover featuringDavid Price | |
| Developer(s) | Visual Concepts |
| Publisher(s) | 2K |
| Series | MLB 2K |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 |
| Release | March 5, 2013[1] |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player,multiplayer |
MLB 2K13 (sometimes calledMajor League Baseball 2K13) is a 2013baseballvideo game developed byVisual Concepts and published by2K for thePlayStation 3 andXbox 360. This is the first and onlyMLB 2K game not to be released on thePlayStation 2,PSP,Wii,Nintendo DS andMicrosoft Windows. The commentary is delivered by the trio ofGary Thorne,Steve Phillips, andJohn Kruk.David Price (then of theTampa Bay Rays) is the game's cover athlete replacingJustin Verlander fromMLB 2K12.[1]
On January 6, 2014, 2K Sports announced thatMLB 2K13 would be the final game in theMLB 2K series. This would be the lastMLB game to be released on anXbox console untilMLB The Show 21, asSony Interactive Entertainment would be the exclusive licensee forMLB Advanced Media, who eventually forced them to release the games onXbox andNintendo consoles to keep the license.[2]
2K confirmed that the 7 Perfect Game Challenge will be returning, but will now have many different rules.[3]
2K confirmed for the second straight year that there will be a 2K combo pack that includesMLB 2K13 andNBA 2K13. The NBA cover will only featureKevin Durant of theOklahoma City Thunder on it instead of the trio of Durant,Blake Griffin of theLos Angeles Clippers, andDerrick Rose of theChicago Bulls.The combo pack had a retail price of $79.99; MLB 2K13 had a retail price of $59.99 and was released on March 5 along with the bundle.[4]
There are no gameplay or game mode additions compared toMLB 2K12, and it is missing online leagues.[5] This is most likely because 2K only had four months to make the game due to the contract expiration.[citation needed]
| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| The Vaccines | "No Hope" |
| Sean Kingston | "Fire Burning" |
| 2AM Club | "Faster Babe" |
| Kasabian | "Club Foot" |
| Funeral Party | "City in Silhouettes" |
| Infusion | "Natural" |
| Passion Pit | "Little Secrets" |
| Passion Pit | "Take a Walk" |
| Manic Street Preachers | "Peeled Apples" |
| Peter Bjorn and John | "Young Folks" |
| Peter Bjorn and John | "(Don't Let Them) Cool Off" |
| Blue Öyster Cult | "Take Me Away" |
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | (X360) 48/100[6] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Game Informer | 4/10[10] |
| GameSpot | 5/10[8] |
| GamesRadar+ |    [9] |
| IGN | 4.5/10[7] |
MLB 2K13 has received negative reviews, with most reviewers saying the addition of no new modes or game play enhancements makes the game a copy and paste ofMLB 2K12.IGN called the game a "phoned-in, weak sauce embarrassment."
Game Informer wrote, "MLB 2K13 is one of the most embarrassing whiffs I’ve seen. Whether I was playing CPU or human opponents, games frequently hinged on something that shouldn’t have happened on the diamond. Only play it if you have a YouTube account dedicated to archiving video game glitches."
