Just to get some of the mechanics out of the way

Being from Boston, I am a serious Red Sox fan. Fenway Park is one of the most historic stadiums in the history of sports kingdoms, so it was natural for me to choose my beloved Red Sox as my favorite team when first prompted to as MLB The Show 18 loads. The initial load screen is easy to follow, with images from this year’s roster that you choose, so in my case Mookie Betts and Chris Sale dominated the home screen. Some of the modes that stick out are The Road to The Show and Diamond Dynasty. The other modes are pretty similar to MLB The Show 18 Stubs every other sports game. You get a franchise mode, an exhibition mode and some other basic modes within MLB The Show 18 but the one I was most interested in was The Road.

Just to get some of the mechanics out of the way, I played a quick exhibition game to figure out controls. The game prompted me to try a couple of different methods for hitting, pitching, fielding and more, as they have different choices for those actions. It was pretty cool because they gave you a chance to try them out before choosing, which is helpful because sometimes you just don’t know what you might pick.