MLB 2K9

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

PastaPadre has posted his impressions of the game.......

First Thoughts and Videos from MLB 2K9 | pastapadre.com

[AENeuman]

The ball getting stuck against a wall is horrible. Lost a game because no one could pick up a passed ball! so far it has happened in all 3 games i have played, the other 2 times it was in the outfield.

I don't know much about xbox, do they do patches? Is this something they would patch? I assume i would have to connect online.

[Eaglesfan27]

Yes, companies patch games on the 360. You must be online and have a free silver account to get a patch for the game. If a patch is available, being online with your silver or gold account and putting the game in will automatically attempt to download the patch.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

More impressions. This time, from Bill Harris.........

Dubious Quality: Major League Baseball 2K9, Complete With Soundtrack

[SackAttack]

And that's really a soft-shoe from Bill. The game is worse than THAT.

[DaddyTorgo]

gah

*removes game from to-buy list*

[billethius]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

gah

*removes game from to-buy list*

Yeah, despite liking the demo, I managed to resist buying it on Tuesday and am now glad that I did after reading some further impressions.

[MizzouRah]

I had a good game last night on AS defaults against Kazmir and the Rays.. he shut me out, I only had 3 hits - Carpenter pitched well, but Mott was hammered and we lose 7-0.

There was a couple of goofy fielding animations that made me miss a routing flyball... but other than that, its been fun. The game plays smooth, so that's a major plus vs 2k8. I also love the living rosters!

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

I had a good game last night on AS defaults against Kazmir and the Rays.. he shut me out, I only had 3 hits - Carpenter pitched well, but Mott was hammered and we lose 7-0.

There was a couple of goofy fielding animations that made me miss a routing flyball... but other than that, its been fun. The game plays smooth, so that's a major plus vs 2k8. I also love the living rosters!

Have you had fielders refuse to chase balls even though you're pushing the stick in that direction?

If the answer is 'yes' and you're still having fun, you are entirely too easily entertained.

[DeToxRox]

I bought my PS3 for The Show 08 last year after gettng 2k8 and being so disappointed. Best purchase I made. Played the hell out of 08, and now playing the hell out of 09. Plus you get a bluray player out of it.

If you have the money available .. get the PS3 and the Show. You WILL get your money worth.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

I bought my PS3 for The Show 08 last year after gettng 2k8 and being so disappointed. Best purchase I made. Played the hell out of 08, and now playing the hell out of 09. Plus you get a bluray player out of it.

If you have the money available .. get the PS3 and the Show. You WILL get your money worth.

I know I plan to. Reading these comments has convinced me of that. I keep hoping it'll come down $100 though....or someone will put together a hell of a package to entice me.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Have you had fielders refuse to chase balls even though you're pushing the stick in that direction?

If the answer is 'yes' and you're still having fun, you are entirely too easily entertained.

Not yet.. but I have only played a handful of games.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

I bought my PS3 for The Show 08 last year after gettng 2k8 and being so disappointed. Best purchase I made. Played the hell out of 08, and now playing the hell out of 09. Plus you get a bluray player out of it.

If you have the money available .. get the PS3 and the Show. You WILL get your money worth.

My neighbor never uses his and doesn't care for baseball games, so I might pick it up at some point as I know he'll let me use his ps3.

[AgustusM]

sadly I have no impressions since my 360 got the RROD the day before release.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Not yet.. but I have only played a handful of games.

It took me all of five minutes.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by SackAttack

It took me all of five minutes.

Well that sucks!

[MizzouRah]

I'm still having realistic games...

[MizzouRah]

These living rosters are kind of cool, they also change things like shoe colors, batting helmet colors and what not?

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey32

How is the Dynasty mode? Are you seeing the issues there?

Haven't started a franchise yet.. waiting for opening day since 2k updates their rosters everyday..

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

PastaPadre gives his full impressions........

The Wrap-Up: MLB 2K9 | pastapadre.com

[AgustusM]

after reading all this I think my RROD is going to save me 60 bucks. I have enjoyed the game in the past but I think I am going to go back to last years game, or even the year before which was pretty good.

might even try and find MVP 05 - everything I have read says that with the mods it is a pretty good option.

[MizzouRah]

MLB 2k8 was horrid.. and I think you should at least give 2k9 it a rent.

Pasta padre is an EA whore.. so do yourself a favor and judge for yourself.

[AgustusM]

anyone get it for PC? It is only $20 and since my 360 is in the shop anyway, I thought I might go that route.

[Tasan]

I got it. There are issues to be sure, but for 20 bucks I think its worth it. They sound like they will patch it, so hopefully the issues I've seen so far will get fixed.

[Tasan]

Oh and I used to play MVP 05. I've been dieing to play an updated baseball game on my computer since that line was stopped.

[MizzouRah]

Patch #2 coming and a pc patch!

MLB 2K9 Patch #2 Announced - XBOX 360 / PS3 / PC - 2K Sports Forums

They are going to address the aggressive batting AI.. should be interesting...

[SegRat]

It's good to hear there is a patch on the way. However I am still having a lot of fun with the game. It may be a bit flawed but fun nun the less.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by SegRat

It's good to hear there is a patch on the way. However I am still having a lot of fun with the game. It may be a bit flawed but fun nun the less.

I thought by now I'd find something really bothersome.. it's the opposite.. I'm having fun still too.

I've been neglecting my NCAA career lately because of MLB 2k9.

[SegRat]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

I've been neglecting my NCAA career lately because of MLB 2k9.

Same here

[MizzouRah]

This game has warts.. like my fielder sometimes going into a slow animation and misplaying a ball.. but the glitches are few and far between for me so far.

The first baseman glitch happened to the CPU tonight, thought that was kind of funny.

As a total package though, I'm really liking what I'm seeing - it's not ootp like as far as stats go.. but I love everything they have been able to improve in this game. The replays are great, hitting is fun, pitching is a blast, commentary is top notch, I could go on......

I'm 2-2 on AS so far and each game has been different.. for me, that's all I can ask for.

[AgustusM]

Originally Posted by AgustusM

anyone get it for PC? It is only $20 and since my 360 is in the shop anyway, I thought I might go that route.

well I bought it on PC because of the price and because my 360 is in for repair, I installed in just an hour ago and well the fact I am posting here is not a good sign. It is not working at all with my not that old logtiech cordless controller and if I am going to have to buy a new controller, well hell I might as well just get the 360 version.

anyone else have the PC version and using a controller that is working?

[MizzouRah]

Read the forums over at OS Agustus.. I thought I read about a fix to get wireless controllers working.

[AgustusM]

Controller selection possible fix...PC - Operation Sports Forums

glad I bought this from Amazon - it has to go back. I tried this suggestion and now 25% of the buttons work. then if you go in and map them 50% of the buttons work 50% of the time. what a waste of time.

[MizzouRah]

I use my wireless 360 controller on my pc.

[Mota]

Just use your 360 controller. You just need a wireless PC adapter which will let you use all your 360 wireless things on your PC. I think it's about $15. Microsoft makes it.

[CleBrownsfan]

dude - this had me LOL

MLB 2k9: This is Why You Suck

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Here's a couple more 2K9 blooper reels. It's pretty funny, until you realize that people are actually playing $60 to play this game. Then you feel somewhat bad for the people who got roped into buying it.

YouTube - MLB 2K9 SUCKS!

YouTube - MLB 2K9 Baserunning Glitch

[Butter]

I especially like the A-Rod disappearing into the ground trick.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

I especially like the A-Rod disappearing into the ground trick.

I'm guessing his hip injury occurred while pulling off the motion capture for that animation.

[Big Fo]

"What is this a fucking barrel roll?"

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Here's a couple more 2K9 blooper reels. It's pretty funny, until you realize that people are actually playing $60 to play this game. Then you feel somewhat bad for the people who got roped into buying it.

YouTube - MLB 2K9 SUCKS!

YouTube - MLB 2K9 Baserunning Glitch

Here are some from your best game evah.. The Show

Moonwalking:

YouTube - MLB 09 The Show Moonwalking Glitch?

Inside the park HR on a check swing:

YouTube - MLB '09 The Show glitch

Fans replacing players, 1B has a cooler around his neck:

YouTube - MLB 09 the Show "Fans replacing players" glitch

1B refuses to pick ball up:

YouTube - MLB09 The Show - Outfield/1B glitch


I mean, how hard is it to post glitches from a game?
Why do you even frequent this thread?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

I mean, how hard is it to post glitches from a game?
Why do you even frequent this thread?

I love how CleBrownsFan gets a free pass when he posted the first one and you don't lay a verbal finger on SackAttack for leveling the same criticisms that I did, but I get hammered for following CleBrownsFan's lead.

I appreciate that you're the sole person trying to keep this game alive. You're a loyal fan of 2K and I'm sure they appreciate your loyalty.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

I love how CleBrownsFan gets a free pass when he posted the first one and you don't lay a verbal finger on SackAttack for leveling the same criticisms that I did, but I get hammered for following CleBrownsFan's lead.

I appreciate that you're the sole person trying to keep this game alive. You're a loyal fan of 2K and I'm sure they appreciate your loyalty.

As I'm sure Sony sends you compensation for pimping everything they put their name on.

I just have a hard time seeing posts from you in a thread about a game you have 0 interest in. I mean, what's your point? Pointing out the game sucks from OTHER people?

I do know other people who are enjoying this game though, me included and another patch from 2k might make this game much better as far as glitches are concerned.

You'll NEVER play it though..

[CleBrownsfan]

In my offense I wasn't trying to bash the game... I laughed more at the kids commentary then I did the glitches.

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

In my offense I wasn't trying to bash the game... I laughed more at the kids commentary then I did the glitches.

Yup, you didn't accuse people of wasting $60 to play a game that has these bloopers in it.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by gstelmack

Yup, you didn't accuse people of wasting $60 to play a game that has these bloopers in it.

So you believe that this game is in any redeemable way worth $60?

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

So you believe that this game is in any redeemable way worth $60?

SO FAR, I'm glad I bought it. I don't think any game is worth $60.. but I've played enough to keep it in my library right now.

I'll see how the replay value holds up once I start my franchise.

[Oilers9911]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

So you believe that this game is in any redeemable way worth $60?

It is worth it to anyone that enjoys it no? if I pay $60 for something and enjoy it and get my money's worth who is to say otherwise?

[MizzouRah]

PS3 patch is out.. 360 coming possibly by this weeked!

Hey guys,
Back from the UK today and happy to be releasing patch notes. The PS3 dropped today, the 360 will be released by MS, I hope to have exact confirmation on a time/date in a bit.

-A noticeable reduction in amount of fly balls missed by outfielders (both the target and slowing down before a fly ball is caught have been fixed).
-Tuned overall slider values to get a better stand alone game, based on community suggestions
-Turned down Home Runs, should see dramatic improvement in amount of home runs hit during game play.
-AI aggressiveness tweaked – AI will take more balls
-Throwing in the “Red” was way harder than the best “Green” spot so maximum strength lowered in the red
-In-game crash resolved when not opening the Pitch Overlay hud and then bringing in another pitcher. Will resolve late inning crashes.
-Added variety so that all fielders arm strength isn’t so similar. Now the better arm strength fielders will make a difference.
-Fixed the bug that was causing the catcher to disappear when switched with a DH.
-There was another bug fixed when substituting the catcher and the DH that would cause the umpire to throw the ball backwards.
-Added more variety in pitching by making the gesture be a little harder to nail down “perfectly”
-Fixed a bug where the base runner would JOG home (Sacrifice fly and ground balls)
-Tweaked the issue where the 1st baseman’s foot would come off the bag too easily resulting in a lot of infield hits that should have been routine outs.
-Pitchers will now walk off the mound after the 3rd strikeout in an inning.
-Tuned numbers to fix the fact that pickoffs were too easy, especially at second base.
-Increased the delivery speed of the animations from the stretch to improve throwing out the AI when they attempted to steal.
-Pitcher rotation bug fixed where users in leagues would have their first bench player put in as their starting pitcher. They could adjust the starting pitcher but never get their bench player back to their line up. This would eventually lead to a crash.
-The user was unable to send a trade when having nine pitchers or eleven hitters on their roster in a fantasy draft league online. That has been resolved
-Online - Menu - The Winning/Losing Streak will now populate correctly when viewing the Card Battle Leader boards.
-League settings changes now will take affect immediately.
-Audio settings get reset when going online.

There are a lot of other things, including some franchise stuff, but they are more minor and countless. I am sure you'll come across them, but these are the major updates.

- Ronnie

[JetsIn06]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Here are some from your best game evah.. The Show

Moonwalking:

YouTube - MLB 09 The Show Moonwalking Glitch?

Inside the park HR on a check swing:

YouTube - MLB '09 The Show glitch

Fans replacing players, 1B has a cooler around his neck:

YouTube - MLB 09 the Show "Fans replacing players" glitch

1B refuses to pick ball up:

YouTube - MLB09 The Show - Outfield/1B glitch


I mean, how hard is it to post glitches from a game?
Why do you even frequent this thread?

In the game's defense, the fans replacing players isn't a glitch. It's just something fun you can unlock with points you gain.