<s>
MLB	B-Application
08	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
San	O
Diego	O
Studio	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
longest-running	O
officially	O
licensed	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
game	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
08	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
MLB	O
:	O
The	O
Show	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
simulation	O
in	O
which	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
or	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
on	O
a	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
team	O
or	O
some	O
select	O
Minor	O
League	O
Baseball	B-Application
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
MLB	O
:	O
The	O
Show	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
most	O
baseball	B-Application
simulation	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
30	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
teams	O
in	O
any	O
game	O
mode	O
(	O
excluding	O
Road	O
to	O
the	O
Show	O
)	O
and	O
use	O
that	O
team	O
in	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
new	O
general	O
features	O
have	O
been	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
edition	O
,	O
MLB	B-Application
07	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
08	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
contains	O
most	O
game	O
modes	O
found	O
in	O
nearly	O
every	O
baseball	B-Application
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
quick	O
game	O
(	O
or	O
exhibition	O
)	O
,	O
season	O
,	O
and	O
franchise	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
normal	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
lineups	O
,	O
pitchers	O
,	O
game	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
either	O
play	O
against	O
another	O
player	O
or	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Franchise	O
mode	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
team	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
minor	O
league	O
teams	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
general	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Manager	O
mode	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Rivalry	O
mode	O
"	O
are	O
the	O
two	O
final	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
featured	O
in	O
MLB	B-Application
08	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
08	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
's	O
San	O
Diego	O
Studio	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MLB	O
The	O
Show	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
predecessor	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
MLB	B-Application
07	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Diego	O
Studio	O
wanted	O
to	O
improve	O
on	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
MLB	B-Application
07	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
,	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
animations	O
,	O
realistic	O
animations	O
for	O
specific	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
gameplay	O
physics	O
to	O
improve	O
on	O
MLB	B-Application
07	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
other	O
famous	O
stadiums	B-Application
and	O
arenas	B-Application
are	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Jacobs	O
Field	O
in	O
Cleveland	O
,	O
Quicken	O
Loans	O
Arena	B-Application
home	O
of	O
the	O
Cleveland	O
Cavaliers	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Comerica	O
Park	O
in	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
Ford	O
Field	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
Detroit	B-Application
Lions	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
at	O
Shea	O
Stadium	B-Application
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
Citi	O
Field	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
under	O
construction	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Mets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Haynes	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
Visually	O
,	O
MLB	O
'	O
08	O
is	O
a	O
gigantic	O
leap	O
forward	O
over	O
that	O
of	O
last	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visually	O
striking	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
that	O
baseball	B-Application
fans	O
have	O
been	O
waiting	O
for	O
on	O
the	O
PS3.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
review	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
's	O
realism	O
and	O
graphics	O
were	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
any	O
baseball	B-Application
sim	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
visuals	O
accompanying	O
the	O
tried-and-true	O
play	O
showcase	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
realism	O
;	O
fans	O
lunge	O
for	O
foul	O
balls	O
and	O
knock	O
a	O
beach	O
ball	O
around	O
,	O
while	O
star	O
players	O
have	O
their	O
signature	O
swings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPU	B-Device
AI	O
shows	O
some	O
smarts	O
while	O
pitching	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ratio	O
of	O
home	O
run	O
balls	O
seems	O
right	O
on.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
possible	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
you	O
can	O
buy	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
highly	O
recommend	O
anyone	O
who	O
is	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
good	O
sports	O
game	O
to	O
try	O
out	O
MLB	O
08.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
it	O
provides	O
a	O
smooth	O
,	O
consistent	O
baseball	B-Application
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
