Players can control the exact same group, either by playing with different players, or dispersing the load of batting, pitching, fielding, and base operating among each other.... morePlayers can control the exact same group, either by playing with different players, or dispersing the load of batting, pitching, fielding, and base operating among each other. This means you could play as your favorite group, take turns pitching, batting, and high-fiving every other in the living room. While there is room for improvement, MLB The Show 18 is far and beyond ahead of other games in the genre, and I expect other programmers will take a page out of San Diego Studios' offering.The other main single player option, Franchise mode, has seen less tweaks -- in fact, it's really removed online play. As always, this allows you to behave as the GM of a team and control all the choices round a 162 game season. The menus have been overhauled to make management much easier, and you may opt to play with your campaign using the old-school Retro mode if you prefer, but there's not a whole lot different for returning players to sink their teeth into here.Which renders Diamond Dynasty, the series'... less