Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

[lived]

My only complaint from the images is why did they take out those indicators above the fielders head when throwing. Those were sweet, now were back to the standard meter

[EnigmaNemesis]

How are people saying these screens and player models look great?

I think it looks too cartoony, some of the meters (confidence) look too arcady, and the player models have that same 2K look to them for the past few years with still a downgrade over 2K7.

How fat are Damon and Beckett's lower half? The game looks nothing like the early (touched up) shots they showed. Typical 2K marketing deception.

I am very unimpressed.

Just have to wait for vids I guess. The screens are so up and down BS it is annoying.

[krazzed]

Quote: Originally Posted by lived

My only complaint from the images is why did they take out those indicators above the fielders head when throwing. Those were sweet, now were back to the standard meter

I think he might be using classic controls. And now that I look at it, the angle doesn't really bother me, but the grass texture and the little diamond on the bottom really bother me. I think they should have the little silhouettes of the players running around the bases at least.

[Blzer]

A lot of great things to see here. VC's presence is very obvious. I appreciate the many different batting camera angles, and the pitching ones, while very customizable, may not get us one that we can replicate a TV look to which is unfortunate.

I really like there's an influence slider for hits in the regular batting mode. I'm turning that bad boy way down.

So far this is still just a rental and The Show is still a purchase, but this game gives me great hope for this series' future.

If there is a downer, by screenshots alone it feels like a PC game. I have a feeling that videos will show us something different, like the trailers that gave the players a feeling of "depth."

We'll see where this takes us.

[Stroehms]

^ look (*Beta). not final game play. I'm satisfied.

Quote: Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis

How are people saying these screens and player models look great? I think it looks too cartoony, some of the meters (confidence) look too arcady, and the player models have that same 2K look to them for the past few years with still a downgrade over 2K7. How fat are Damon and Beckett's lower half? The game looks nothing like the early (touched up) shots they showed. Typical 2K marketing deception. I am very unimpressed. Just have to wait for vids I guess. The screens are so up and down BS it is annoying.

[bigfnjoe96]

Quote: Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis

How are people saying these screens and player models look great? I think it looks too cartoony, some of the meters look to arcady, and the player models have that same 2K look to them for the past few years. How fat are Damon and Beckett's lower half? The game looks nothing like the early (touched up) shots they showed. Typical 2K marketing deception. I am very unimpressed. Just have to wait for vids I guess. The screens are so up and down BS it is annoying.

If you would take your blinders OFF, you would know these screens are from the OS Beta Copy taken by Steve of the game & not from 2k directly.

[Shakedowncapo]

That yellow stickman looks tacky as hell...hahahaha.

[The Bimmer]

There is no question that i will rent this game. I always thought Gary Thorne was a great announcer plus this game has alot of interesting things i would like to check out. The videos will be nice, but i want to get in a good doubleheader before i judge it.