Major League Baseball 2K8 360 Impressions

[mattstl77]

Thanks for your impressions so far kiz.
One question:
How is baserunning this year?
Thanks in advance.

[kiz5]

Quote: Originally Posted by TeixeiraFanatic

Okay I have a pretty basic question. When pitching, when you release the analog stick is that the place the circle stops or when you get the analog in the right position?(i.e for a fastball you go straight down then up.) To stop the circle in the green do you hold the analog stick up until it gets in the green or what? Thanks for the impressions Kiz

#1 = Power / Speed
#2 = Accuracy

So down until the power you want
Up for accuracy, and release when it's in the green

It's tough, and will take a while to get good at it.

[kiz5]

Quote: Originally Posted by mattstl77

Thanks for your impressions so far kiz. One question: How is baserunning this year? Thanks in advance.

Things seem good so far. Only thing I'm noticing, is that if you're impatient, and keep pressing A (on 360), your runner will run home, rather than it speeding up the game. I've been thrown out a few times because of that! =( Lol.

[kiz5]

Quote: Originally Posted by FootballForever

Kiz, I have a question, does it look like they have players real salaries in the game? Could you look, thanks.

Everything looked about right.

Giambi makes $20M. Vernon Wells around $18M. I'm not sure if they're right on, or within the millionth, but it looked right.

[lived]

What about the bat on ball physics. Do jammed hits still go the other way

And are there september call-ups

[RoyalBoyle78]

Quote: Originally Posted by kiz5

Everything looked about right. Giambi makes $20M. Vernon Wells around $18M. I'm not sure if they're right on, or within the millionth, but it looked right.

thanks, I'm hoping there right on.

[bigfnjoe96]

Quote: Originally Posted by kiz5

Things seem good so far. Only thing I'm noticing, is that if you're impatient, and keep pressing A (on 360), your runner will run home, rather than it speeding up the game. I've been thrown out a few times because of that! =( Lol.

Kiz, is there a reason why your using the buttons to advance runners & not the ANALOG STICK?

[tj_oconnor06001]

Quote: Originally Posted by kiz5

Correct.

Kiz- Are you saying that while in Franchise Mode you are able to edit the lineup of the team you are about to play against in a game?

I hope this is true. I hate playing against the Yanks in my Franchise for example when the CPU has Abreu leading off, Giambi batting 2nd and Jeter way down in the lineup at like 7 or 8.