<s>
MVP	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2005	I-Application
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
full	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
,	O
Minor	O
League	O
Baseball	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Players	O
Association	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
MVP	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
,	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MVP	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2005	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
30	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
teams	O
and	O
includes	O
nearly	O
all	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
league	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
MVP	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2004	I-Application
,	O
this	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Kevin	O
Millar	O
,	O
who	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
MLBPA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
new	O
rosters	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
by	O
accessing	O
their	O
online	O
play	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MVP	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2005	I-Application
includes	O
an	O
exhibition	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
manager	O
's	O
mode	O
,	O
two	O
different	O
franchise	O
modes	O
,	O
a	O
scenario	O
editor	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
baseball-themed	O
practice	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
editor	O
lets	O
players	O
adjust	O
20	O
different	O
variables	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
teams	O
involved	O
,	O
inning	O
,	O
count	O
,	O
who	O
's	O
on	O
base	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
—	O
players	O
can	O
set	O
up	O
every	O
possible	O
scenario	O
that	O
has	O
ever	O
occurred	O
in	O
baseball	B-Application
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dynasty	O
mode	O
in	O
MVP	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2004	I-Application
had	O
a	O
bug	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
impossible	O
for	O
computer-generated	O
players	O
to	O
evolve	O
into	O
A-list	O
superstars	O
unless	O
the	O
players	O
actually	O
played	O
95%	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
prominent	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Hitter	O
's	O
Eye	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
turns	O
the	O
baseball	B-Application
different	O
colors	O
in	O
the	O
pitcher	O
's	O
hand	O
(	O
white	O
for	O
fastballs	O
,	O
red	O
for	O
breaking	O
pitches	O
,	O
green	O
for	O
off-speed	O
pitches	O
,	O
pink	O
for	O
sinkers	O
and	O
orange	O
for	O
knuckleballs	O
)	O
and	O
leaves	O
a	O
trail	O
as	O
the	O
ball	O
flies	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
toward	O
the	O
plate	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
hitting	O
,	O
which	O
game	O
developers	O
said	O
had	O
been	O
too	O
difficult	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supported	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
servers	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
are	O
unavailable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
MVP	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2005	I-Application
includes	O
nine	O
songs	O
,	O
all	O
by	O
different	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
MVP	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2005	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$29	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
55th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
console	O
sales	O
of	O
MVP	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
games	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
reached	O
3.5	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
87.53	O
%	O
and	O
88	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
;	O
87.10	O
%	O
and	O
87	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
;	O
86.96	O
%	O
and	O
86	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
;	O
84.57	O
%	O
and	O
85	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
;	O
and	O
66.78	O
%	O
and	O
67	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MVP	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2005	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
2005	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Tiger	B-Application
Woods	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
06	I-Application
.	O
</s>
