<s>
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2K5	I-Application
(	O
MLB	B-Application
2K5	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
MLB	B-Application
licensed	O
baseball	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
2K5	I-Application
is	O
available	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
made	O
by	O
Sega	O
Sports	O
was	O
ESPN	B-Application
Major	I-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
back	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
February	O
2005	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
titled	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2K5	I-Application
:	O
World	O
Series	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
2005	O
MLB	B-Application
postseason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
:	O
MLB	B-Application
2K5s	I-Application
online	O
mode	O
includes	O
both	O
games	O
and	O
online	O
leagues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
what	O
sets	O
MLB	B-Application
2K5	I-Application
apart	O
from	O
other	O
baseball	O
video	O
games	O
is	O
how	O
great	O
it	O
looks	O
and	O
sounds	O
...	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2K5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
big	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
for	O
Take-Two	O
'	O
s	O
(	O
formerly	O
Sega	O
's	O
)	O
video	O
game	O
baseball	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
MLB	B-Application
2K5	I-Application
still	O
has	O
a	O
ways	O
to	O
go	O
if	O
it	O
intends	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
memory	O
of	O
MVP	O
next	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
animations	O
need	O
a	O
complete	O
overhaul	O
,	O
the	O
AI	O
definitely	O
needs	O
a	O
reworking	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Franchise	O
Mode	O
has	O
to	O
see	O
significant	O
innovation	O
outside	O
of	O
a	O
nicer	O
interface	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
overall	O
"	O
MLB	B-Application
2K5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
experience	O
worthy	O
of	O
a	O
spot	O
on	O
your	O
shelf.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
World	O
Series	O
Edition	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
,	O
a	O
bit	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
MLB	B-Application
2K5	I-Application
,	O
but	O
both	O
a	O
few	O
points	O
shy	O
of	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
EA	O
Sports	O
 '	O
exclusive	O
license	O
with	O
the	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
and	O
ESPN	O
prohibiting	O
any	O
NFL	O
2K	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
foreseeable	O
future	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
signed	O
an	O
exclusive	O
third-party	O
licensing	O
contract	O
with	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
(	O
MLB	B-Application
)	O
,	O
MLBPA	O
and	O
MLBAM	O
to	O
produce	O
MLB	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agreement	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
from	O
Spring	O
2006	O
to	O
2012	O
,	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
manufacturers	O
Sony	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
produce	O
MLB	B-Application
titles	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
platforms	O
,	O
but	O
barred	O
third	O
party	O
developers	O
such	O
as	O
EA	O
Sports	O
from	O
continuing	O
or	O
developing	O
their	O
own	O
MLB	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
