MLB 2K9

[Quality Start Machine]

I'm pumped about the Living Rosters.

Does this mean I can't have a team of zombies?

[Philberto]

Wow, this game sounds beyond shitty.

Shh.. Don't deter me from wasting $60.00

[Kermit, B.]

Wow, this game sounds beyond shitty.

I can't believe this is the only option for 360-only people.  I really hope it's better than 2K8, at least, which I thought was somewhat passable.

[Kermit, B.]

DPD, but if these are really the hitting options, this could be quite awesome (from O.S.):

Here's what the mod at the 2k forums had to say

1) Default – Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode, the LSTICK influences your hit (Left=Left, Right=Right, Up=Flyball, Down=Groundball)

2) Zone Hitting - Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode the LSTICK moves the HITTING CURSOR that looks like a bat in order for you to hit the ball, you have to put the cursor in the same zone where the pitch is thrown. The zone hitting cursor also has a "sweet spot" where if the ball is lined up perfectly with that sweet spot, the player will get a boost to the hit.

3) Classic – Press A to Swing

Zone Hitting sounds fantastic and complicated (in a good way).

[*In a Nutsack]

DPD, but if these are really the hitting options, this could be quite awesome (from O.S.):

Here's what the mod at the 2k forums had to say

1) Default – Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode, the LSTICK influences your hit (Left=Left, Right=Right, Up=Flyball, Down=Groundball)

2) Zone Hitting - Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode the LSTICK moves the HITTING CURSOR that looks like a bat in order for you to hit the ball, you have to put the cursor in the same zone where the pitch is thrown. The zone hitting cursor also has a "sweet spot" where if the ball is lined up perfectly with that sweet spot, the player will get a boost to the hit.

3) Classic – Press A to Swing

Zone Hitting sounds fantastic and complicated (in a good way).

It sounds like the All Star Baseball swing mechanic.  I'm hoping that the stadiums and environments get an upgrade.  Has anyone ever played The Show?  How do the stadiums look for that one?

[Timmy B]

DPD, but if these are really the hitting options, this could be quite awesome (from O.S.):

Here's what the mod at the 2k forums had to say

1) Default – Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode, the LSTICK influences your hit (Left=Left, Right=Right, Up=Flyball, Down=Groundball)

2) Zone Hitting - Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode the LSTICK moves the HITTING CURSOR that looks like a bat in order for you to hit the ball, you have to put the cursor in the same zone where the pitch is thrown. The zone hitting cursor also has a "sweet spot" where if the ball is lined up perfectly with that sweet spot, the player will get a boost to the hit.

3) Classic – Press A to Swing

Zone Hitting sounds fantastic and complicated (in a good way).

It sounds like the All Star Baseball swing mechanic.

It does.

And anything reminiscent of All-Star Baseball is, well, not good.

[Kermit, B.]

DPD, but if these are really the hitting options, this could be quite awesome (from O.S.):

Here's what the mod at the 2k forums had to say

1) Default – Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode, the LSTICK influences your hit (Left=Left, Right=Right, Up=Flyball, Down=Groundball)

2) Zone Hitting - Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode the LSTICK moves the HITTING CURSOR that looks like a bat in order for you to hit the ball, you have to put the cursor in the same zone where the pitch is thrown. The zone hitting cursor also has a "sweet spot" where if the ball is lined up perfectly with that sweet spot, the player will get a boost to the hit.

3) Classic – Press A to Swing

Zone Hitting sounds fantastic and complicated (in a good way).

It sounds like the All Star Baseball swing mechanic.

It does.

And anything reminiscent of All-Star Baseball is, well, not good.

Or it could be awesome, like this.

[BC]

2K's "MLB Front Office Manager" is out today. I don't plan on getting it immediately, maybe when it inevitably comes a 10 or 15 dollar buy. In the fall, I bought the combo of Madden and NFL Head Coach and ended up playing Head Coach much more. In fact, I just popped Head Coach back in the Xbox about two weeks ago (I usually rotate three or four games every couple weeks to not just fall in a rut of playing one game all the time) and am enjoying it immensely. Anyway, I'll probably end up getting 2K9 when it comes out and wait on getting Front Office Manager, yet I get the feeling from the previews that I'll end up enjoying Front Office Manager more.

Although this screenshot of Wrigley from Front Office Manager did piss me off. What the heck?

[5laky]

DPD, but if these are really the hitting options, this could be quite awesome (from O.S.):

Here's what the mod at the 2k forums had to say

1) Default – Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode, the LSTICK influences your hit (Left=Left, Right=Right, Up=Flyball, Down=Groundball)

2) Zone Hitting - Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode the LSTICK moves the HITTING CURSOR that looks like a bat in order for you to hit the ball, you have to put the cursor in the same zone where the pitch is thrown. The zone hitting cursor also has a "sweet spot" where if the ball is lined up perfectly with that sweet spot, the player will get a boost to the hit.

3) Classic – Press A to Swing

Zone Hitting sounds fantastic and complicated (in a good way).

It sounds like the All Star Baseball swing mechanic.

It does.

And anything reminiscent of All-Star Baseball is, well, not good.

Or it could be awesome, like this.

That's what I'm talking about. I would just buy that game and play it as is, if it didn't mean buying a PS3 and importing the goddamn thing from Japan AND learning how to read Japanese menus and what not. Apparently the PS3 is region free, so you just have to get your hands on that game and you've got a baseball game to play. That hitting system is almost exactly like Power Pros, and that game, for those that have Wii, is fantastic.

[JD]

DPD, but if these are really the hitting options, this could be quite awesome (from O.S.):

Here's what the mod at the 2k forums had to say

1) Default – Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode, the LSTICK influences your hit (Left=Left, Right=Right, Up=Flyball, Down=Groundball)

2) Zone Hitting - Time your swing with the RSTICK by pressing BACK then UP. In this mode the LSTICK moves the HITTING CURSOR that looks like a bat in order for you to hit the ball, you have to put the cursor in the same zone where the pitch is thrown. The zone hitting cursor also has a "sweet spot" where if the ball is lined up perfectly with that sweet spot, the player will get a boost to the hit.

3) Classic – Press A to Swing

Zone Hitting sounds fantastic and complicated (in a good way).

As does Classic. 

[Philberto]

2K's "MLB Front Office Manager" is out today. I don't plan on getting it immediately, maybe when it inevitably comes a 10 or 15 dollar buy. In the fall, I bought the combo of Madden and NFL Head Coach and ended up playing Head Coach much more. In fact, I just popped Head Coach back in the Xbox about two weeks ago (I usually rotate three or four games every couple weeks to not just fall in a rut of playing one game all the time) and am enjoying it immensely. Anyway, I'll probably end up getting 2K9 when it comes out and wait on getting Front Office Manager, yet I get the feeling from the previews that I'll end up enjoying Front Office Manager more.

Although this screenshot of Wrigley from Front Office Manager did piss me off. What the heck?

Yellon was removed for disciplinary reasons.

[Kermit, B.]

After reading IGN's hands-on, I don't know what to think.  I'm very intrigued.  Some great stuff in there:

• It sounds like they added MVP 2005's "Batter's Eye" feature where you can tell the difference between fastball/changeup/breaking ball by a flash of color when the pitch is delivered.
• Even though they "dumbed down" the pitching, it sounds like you can toggle an option to make it just like last year (excellent).
• The batting camera, which I thought was one of the reasons it was so difficult to determine balls and strikes, has been lowered.
• Player ambition, like the NBA 2K series, has been incorporated.
• The menu system is going to look like MLB.com (hopefully less of an eyesore, though).

I'm sure I'm getting this on release day regardless, but if they iron out the framerate, this might actually be the first really solid baseball title on the 360.

[*In a Nutsack]

After reading IGN's hands-on, I don't know what to think.  I'm very intrigued.  Some great stuff in there:

• It sounds like they added MVP 2005's "Batter's Eye" feature where you can tell the difference between fastball/changeup/breaking ball by a flash of color when the pitch is delivered.
• Even though they "dumbed down" the pitching, it sounds like you can toggle an option to make it just like last year (excellent).
• The batting camera, which I thought was one of the reasons it was so difficult to determine balls and strikes, has been lowered.
• Player ambition, like the NBA 2K series, has been incorporated.
• The menu system is going to look like MLB.com (hopefully less of an eyesore, though).

I'm sure I'm getting this on release day regardless, but if they iron out the framerate, this might actually be the first really solid baseball title on the 360.

That's what we said before 2K8's release.  We were disappointed and the game needed a patch.  We're saying that it'll be solid this year and it might, but it will undoubtedly be inferior to The Show on PS3.

I hate that they dumbed down the pitching, but it seems that you can add the third step in the pitching interface through the settings menus, which is good.  There's also saving in the middle of games (EAT IT WEEBS), which I love.  I'm sure I'll be getting the game regardless as I love baseball games, but I really wish The Show was multiplatform.

[Quality Start Machine]

2K's "MLB Front Office Manager" is out today. I don't plan on getting it immediately, maybe when it inevitably comes a 10 or 15 dollar buy. In the fall, I bought the combo of Madden and NFL Head Coach and ended up playing Head Coach much more. In fact, I just popped Head Coach back in the Xbox about two weeks ago (I usually rotate three or four games every couple weeks to not just fall in a rut of playing one game all the time) and am enjoying it immensely. Anyway, I'll probably end up getting 2K9 when it comes out and wait on getting Front Office Manager, yet I get the feeling from the previews that I'll end up enjoying Front Office Manager more.

Although this screenshot of Wrigley from Front Office Manager did piss me off. What the heck?

Yellon was removed for disciplinary reasons.

What's nice is after the game you get to see a guy in morts slide down one of the rooftop bleachers.

[Weebs]

After reading IGN's hands-on, I don't know what to think.  I'm very intrigued.  Some great stuff in there:

• It sounds like they added MVP 2005's "Batter's Eye" feature where you can tell the difference between fastball/changeup/breaking ball by a flash of color when the pitch is delivered.
• Even though they "dumbed down" the pitching, it sounds like you can toggle an option to make it just like last year (excellent).
• The batting camera, which I thought was one of the reasons it was so difficult to determine balls and strikes, has been lowered.
• Player ambition, like the NBA 2K series, has been incorporated.
• The menu system is going to look like MLB.com (hopefully less of an eyesore, though).

I'm sure I'm getting this on release day regardless, but if they iron out the framerate, this might actually be the first really solid baseball title on the 360.

That's what we said before 2K8's release.  We were disappointed and the game needed a patch.  We're saying that it'll be solid this year and it might, but it will undoubtedly be inferior to The Show on PS3.

I hate that they dumbed down the pitching, but it seems that you can add the third step in the pitching interface through the settings menus, which is good.  There's also saving in the middle of games (EAT IT WEEBS), which I love.  I'm sure I'll be getting the game regardless as I love baseball games, but I really wish The Show was multiplatform.

I don't get it.