<s>
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2K8	I-Application
,	O
or	O
,	O
in	O
shorter	O
terms	O
,	O
MLB	B-Application
2K8	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
MLB	B-Application
licensed	O
baseball	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Castle	O
Games	O
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
newly	O
renamed	O
2K	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
(	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
are	O
solely	O
developed	O
by	O
2K	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
Sports	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
for	O
Canada	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
Asian	O
markets	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
2007	O
World	O
Series	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
features	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
discs	O
have	O
a	O
glitch	O
in	O
franchise	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
round	O
of	O
downloadable	O
content	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
The	O
Minor	O
League	O
Stadium	O
Pack	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
Durham	O
Bulls	O
Athletic	O
Park	O
,	O
Hadlock	O
Field	O
and	O
Legends	O
Field	O
(	O
now	O
called	O
George	O
M	O
.	O
Steinbrenner	O
Field	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Majestic	O
Cool	O
Base	O
Uniforms	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
one	O
new	O
uniform	O
for	O
each	O
Major	O
League	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Card	O
Series	O
2	O
download	O
which	O
unlocked	O
the	O
next	O
set	O
of	O
packs	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
card	O
battle	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
notably	O
missing	O
some	O
regular	O
every	O
day	O
MLB	B-Application
players	O
like	O
Kevin	O
Millar	O
and	O
Brendan	O
Donnelly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
involvement	O
in	O
crossing	O
picket	O
lines	O
as	O
replacement	O
players	O
during	O
the	O
1994	O
work	O
stoppage	O
,	O
which	O
prevents	O
them	O
from	O
becoming	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
MLB	B-Application
Players	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
more	O
"	O
baseball-lite	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
MLB	B-Application
2K8	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
called	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2K8	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
which	O
extensively	O
utilizes	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
and	O
features	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
power-ups	O
and	O
fantasy	O
stadiums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MLB	B-Application
2K8	I-Application
represents	O
the	O
third	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
console	I-Application
baseball	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
2K	O
Sports	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
lead	O
developed	O
by	O
Ben	O
Brinkman	O
for	O
2K	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Brinkman	O
's	O
1UP.com	O
log	O
,	O
he	O
revealed	O
that	O
MLB	B-Application
2K8	I-Application
represents	O
the	O
middle	O
act	O
of	O
a	O
planned	O
three	O
year	O
development	O
cycle	O
for	O
2K	O
's	O
baseball	O
series	O
for	O
next	O
gen	O
systems	O
,	O
with	O
MLB	B-Application
2K7	I-Application
being	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Brinkman	O
,	O
"	O
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
we	O
set	O
out	O
a	O
three	O
year	O
plan	O
for	O
the	O
MLB	B-Application
franchise	O
so	O
that	O
once	O
2K7	O
ended	O
we	O
could	O
get	O
right	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
2K8	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
goals	O
and	O
features	O
to	O
accomplish.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
an	O
interview	O
in	O
an	O
IGN	O
article	O
,	O
"	O
MLB	B-Application
2K7	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
step	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
process	O
of	O
reinventing	O
the	O
2K	O
Sports	O
baseball	O
brand	O
and	O
the	O
MLB	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
sixes	O
and	O
one	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
2K	O
needs	O
to	O
step	O
things	O
up	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
there	O
’s	O
no	O
doubt	O
about	O
that	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
're	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
track	O
judging	O
by	O
the	O
year-to-year	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
baseball	O
nut	O
with	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
town	O
and	O
definitely	O
worth	O
a	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
though	O
,	O
MLB	B-Application
2K8	I-Application
probably	O
is	O
n't	O
winning	O
the	O
pennant.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
USA	O
Today	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
boasts	O
enough	O
control	O
innovation	O
to	O
merit	O
an	O
upgrade	O
over	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
installment	O
,	O
but	O
bugs	O
in	O
future	O
releases	O
could	O
mean	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
bench.	O
"	O
</s>
