<s>
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
17	I-Application
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
San	O
Diego	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
(	O
MLB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
twelfth	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
MLB	O
:	O
The	O
Show	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
cover	O
features	O
Ken	O
Griffey	O
Jr.	O
(	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
inducted	O
into	O
the	O
National	O
Baseball	B-Application
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Aaron	O
Sanchez	O
is	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
the	O
Canadian	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
Wei-Yin	O
Chen	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
Taiwanese	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
17	I-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
baseball	B-Application
;	O
more	O
specifically	O
,	O
it	O
simulates	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
MLB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
17	I-Application
features	O
three	O
presentation	O
themes	O
:	O
MLB	O
Network	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
similar	O
presentation	O
to	O
actual	O
MLB	O
Network	O
broadcasts	O
;	O
Theme	O
1	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
other	O
MLB	O
games	O
;	O
and	O
Theme	O
2	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
primarily	O
for	O
Minor	O
League	O
Baseball	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
17	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
include	O
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
17s	I-Application
"	O
Road	O
to	O
the	O
Show	O
"	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
"	O
Pave	O
Your	O
Path	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
controls	O
the	O
progression	O
of	O
their	O
player	O
's	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
17	I-Application
also	O
added	O
features	O
to	O
other	O
pre-existing	O
game	O
modes	O
like	O
"	O
Franchise	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Diamond	O
Dynasty	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
"	O
Diamond	O
Dynasty	O
"	O
involves	O
building	O
the	O
ultimate	O
baseball	B-Application
team	O
and	O
maintaining	O
a	O
virtual	O
trading-card	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
legendary	O
baseball	B-Application
players	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
collect	O
,	O
new	O
missions	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
and	O
live	O
updated	O
2017	O
Topps	O
player	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
17	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
showed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
date	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
MLB	B-Application
06	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
17	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
9	O
out	O
10	O
saying	O
"	O
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
17	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ambitious	O
game	O
that	O
tries	O
to	O
dazzle	O
players	O
with	O
new	O
avenues	O
of	O
play	O
and	O
a	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
action	O
has	O
never	O
looked	O
or	O
played	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Wakeling	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
stating	O
"	O
the	O
action	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
better	O
,	O
with	O
smarter	O
fielding	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
enhanced	O
ball	O
physics	O
that	O
bring	O
the	O
hitting	O
to	O
life.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Wilson	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
polish	O
and	O
controls	O
stating	O
"	O
Plays	O
,	O
looks	O
and	O
feels	O
just	O
like	O
real	O
baseball	B-Application
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Retooled	O
ball	O
physics	O
and	O
myriad	O
new	O
animations	O
are	O
the	O
main	O
differentiator	O
from	O
MLB	O
16	O
,	O
with	O
outfielders	O
taking	O
more	O
varied	O
angles	O
to	O
cut	O
off	O
line	O
drive	O
doubles	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
realistic	O
spin	O
effects.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
scored	O
it	O
a	O
9.5/10	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
overall	O
presentation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
17	I-Application
builds	O
on	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
many	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
by	O
adding	O
some	O
key	O
features	O
and	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
these	O
additions	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
more	O
like	O
real	O
baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	O
Owen	O
S	O
.	O
Good	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
17	I-Application
continues	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
longest-running	O
successes	O
in	O
sports	O
video	O
gaming	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
regression	O
.	O
</s>
