<s>
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2K7	I-Application
(	O
or	O
MLB	B-Application
2K7	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
licensed	O
baseball	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Kush	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
2007	O
MLB	O
licensed	O
game	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
though	O
its	O
competition	O
came	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
MLB	B-Application
07	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
from	O
989	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portable	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
baseball	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
lead	O
developer	O
Ben	O
Brinkman	O
,	O
MLB	B-Application
2K7	I-Application
will	O
be	O
skipped	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
title	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
will	O
be	O
MLB	B-Application
2K8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
2K7	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
as	O
gold	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
was	O
shipped	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
;	O
its	O
previous	O
release	O
date	O
had	O
been	O
advertised	O
as	O
March	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
presumably	O
to	O
prevent	O
early	O
adoption	O
of	O
MLB	B-Application
07	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
on	O
Sony	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
and	O
DS	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
conspicuously	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
announcement.The	O
reported	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
those	O
handhelds	O
is	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
differs	O
vastly	O
from	O
its	O
2006	O
release	O
of	O
MLB	B-Device
2K6	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
owners	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
play	O
Game	O
7	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
National	O
League	O
Championship	O
Series	O
starting	O
in	O
the	O
7th	O
inning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
and	O
all	O
other	O
game	O
formats	O
were	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
with	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Europe	O
for	O
PAL	B-Language
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
iteration	O
features	O
a	O
stunningly	O
lifelike	O
batter/pitcher	O
interface	O
on	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
console	I-Application
systems	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
detailed	O
models	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
MVP	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
and	O
current	O
2K	O
Sports	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
series	O
developer	O
Ben	O
Brinkman	O
,	O
"	O
nearly	O
all	O
of	O
 [ the ] 	O
player	O
faces	O
have	O
been	O
redone	O
from	O
the	O
ground-up	O
using	O
scanned	O
data.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
True	O
Fielding	O
:	O
Fielder	O
positioning	O
,	O
relay	O
and	O
cutoff	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
will	O
feature	O
full	O
30	O
man	O
leagues	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
will	O
support	O
only	O
12	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
developers	O
claimed	O
they	O
would	O
try	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
maximum	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Umpires	O
also	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
personalities	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
meaning	O
each	O
umpire	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
unique	O
style	O
of	O
calling	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
important	O
feature	O
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
joystick	O
's	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
during	O
same-machine	O
multiplayer	O
-	O
as	O
the	O
invisible	O
icon	O
reaches	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
strike	O
zone	O
,	O
the	O
rumble	O
will	O
increase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
owners	O
are	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
enjoy	O
this	O
feature	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
such	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
gamepad	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
features	O
are	O
tuned	O
fielding	O
,	O
improved	O
baseruning	O
,	O
2K	O
sports	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
Inside	O
Edge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
an	O
online	O
update	O
,	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
classic	O
stadiums	O
would	O
be	O
appearing	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Olympic	O
Stadium	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
2K7	I-Application
owners	O
have	O
reported	O
in	O
dedicated	O
forums	O
that	O
the	O
update	O
created	O
a	O
save	O
game	O
glitch	O
on	O
their	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
console	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
received	O
more	O
positively	O
due	O
to	O
better	O
technical	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
March	O
2007	O
issue	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.5/10	O
score	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
ratings	O
of	O
7.9/10	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
a	O
B	O
from	O
1UP	O
and	O
an	O
8.4/10	O
from	O
Team	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
lower	O
(	O
7.5/10	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
console	I-Application
versions	O
,	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
a	O
7.0/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
6.8	O
while	O
giving	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
6.7	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
supporting	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
stated	O
in	O
its	O
2.5/10	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
lacks	O
basic	O
features	O
every	O
sports	O
game	O
should	O
have.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
fared	O
better	O
,	O
averaging	O
a	O
58%	O
score	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
reviews	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
MLB	B-Application
07	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.3/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
MLB	B-Application
2K7	I-Application
is	O
packed	O
with	O
content	O
and	O
solid	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Only	O
12	O
of	O
the	O
21	O
songs	O
are	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
