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

[Bumble14]

I wanted to play the demo extensively before chiming in, and after 15-20 games I think I am ready to give my pros and cons of the demo. As a preface let me say that I am a fan of any good baseball games. I love the sport more than anything, and baseball games are my bread and butter. I am completely objective, and play no favorites.

First the Positives:

+ Hitting feels great, and the ball off bat physics seem pretty realistic.

+ I think the commentary could be the best I've ever heard in a sports game.

+ I'm not a huge fan of the analog pitching mechanic, but I enjoyed it in the demo.

+Presentation was nice, nothing spectacular, but a huge step up from other 2K baseball games.

Now for the Negatives:

- Fielding is an absolute mess. There are some serious issues with outfielders slowing down when fielding, and it feels as if you lose control of your fielders in certain situations.

Also, try running in circles with an outfielder if you miss a ball- for some reason the game speeds your player up and there are animation chops that look like you are reenacting some sort of Benny Hill chase sketch. There are some serious issues with fielding in this demo.

-Already encountered 2 glitches. #1 You can pick anyone off as long as they take a 2 step lead. Try it- it's automatic. #2 The CPU can't hit breaking pitches.

-Once you get the hang of hitting the game becomes a homerun derby.


Overall Impressions:

Pitching and hitting are great, but fielding is terrible. I want to like this game because of how much fun I have hitting and pitching, but the fielding issues-specifically the player control issues- have me thinking about sitting this year out.

I really hope the pickoff and curveball glitches are just demo issues- these could be gamebreakers for some.

[Brooklynnets24]

Quote: Originally Posted by dave_sz

Umm, every game needs sliders to make it play right for the specific player. Show is the same...

the shows 08 was fine on default

[kGinGreen]

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Guru~

Dammm Price is the bomb...I am mowing em down with Price..... THis demo is nice after you get use to the controls.... PS do you guys run it on 720p or 1080p I heard that games should always be run on native for best possible experience

Hey Guru, I've figured out the subs and everything else came back to me pretty quick, but could you please tell me how to dive? and steal, advance individual runners? I cant figure t hose 3 things out.

[kGinGreen]

Quote: Originally Posted by Brooklynnets24

the shows 08 was fine on default

I believe it. 2k games usually need quite a bit a tweaking compared to other games.

[JonahFalcon]

Sliders have become a crutch.

Used to be, sliders were for personal preferences.

Now, it's basically users having to virtually patch a game for the devs.

[kGinGreen]

Quote: Originally Posted by JonahFalcon

Sliders have become a crutch. Used to be, sliders were for personal preferences. Now, it's basically users having to virtually patch a game for the devs.

I dont liek sliders at all for that reason. This game does play pretty well out of the box though and we are on pro difficulty most likely. I want to try some of the other difficulties.

[dave_sz]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sheamazin

Is the demo only out on the 360? I dont see it on PS3 network.

that's because the PSN store is updated on thursday, ALWAYS, unless it's a major game demo like RE5...

[dave_sz]

Quote: Originally Posted by Brooklynnets24

the shows 08 was fine on default

for you maybe it was, I said every player is different...