Major League Baseball 2K9 Demo Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[michaeldu]

you have to be a gold member to download this game? that's what it's telling me. That's rediculous.

[lived]

Ya, silver members have to wait a week, stupid M$

[LVance]

So, again, controls for hitting? I have no idea.

[ExtremeGamer]

Quote: Originally Posted by michaeldu

you have to be a gold member to download this game? that's what it's telling me. That's rediculous.

That's the way it's always been. Gold members get the perks.

[Flaxseed Oil]

Here are my impressions:

1) I didn't see any framerate issues. So that's a big plus.

2) The graphics look better than last year, for sure. The crowd is awesome. I hit a foul ball down the line and you could see them wrestling after it, then the camera cut to the view from the stands right next to where it landed!

3) The game felt way too easy. I scored 9 runs before i made an out, and won 14-0 in 2 1/2 innings. This was my first game.

4) The pitching is strange...I am not sure what I am supposed to do...I like last year's pitching better

5) The player faces look better.

6) The commentary was outstanding. Out. Frickin. Standing.

7) The grass looked much better.

8) The bat sounds still suck. The music they played at the end of innings is better though.


I'll probably pick this game up because I love baseball games, but I would stay away if you are expecting a hardcore sim.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by ExtremeGamer

Fixed

For the record, it was a rather elite home theater setup that they actually took away because there were homeless people sort of lounging in there from time to time. Aside from the whole "homeless" part, I wasn't too far from fitting that description.

[allBthere]

huge improvement, it's undeniable. The earliest posts in the thread make it seem like a laughable effort from a child. It's good, the hit variety is great. I'm impressed with the progress they've been able to make.

I'm most curious about fielding camera options and replay's. My first game seemed very hard to get anything going and my 2nd game I hit 3 hr's

I want to experiment with not influencing the ball at all, and see if I ever hit a hr, or choppers etc. I think influencing it, isn't just lofting the ball in the air, but actually trying to hit a hr.

[nyisles16]

I like how they incorporated the Inside Edge features this year.. everything done using the D-pad -- nice to see you can sub pitchers and PH in the demo too..

(I do though miss the lineup card feature they had last year)