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

[mrj513]

I'm going to give my general impressions of the demo and then my comparison to the competition's demo.

The game has obviously been re-made from scratch, it may be a distant cousin to past 2K games as the "stick play" is the main hold over. The player models look very similar in stlye to NBA2K basketball games. I had fun playing the game, more so than I did playing the competition's demo. The graphics of the field and stadium is very similar to the competition's as well, don't know if anyone noticed that....however, the presentation and commentary I strongly believe is better than the competition's and is the best that I have seen in a baseball game.

The style of presentation is very much like watching a baseball game broadcast as there were a plethora of camera angles shown showing various angles of the stadium and field.

The gameplay is the best available in my opinion based on the demo's, I HIT A FOUL BALL INTO MY DUGOUT AND 2 PLAYERS DUCKED OUT THE WAY THAT WERE SITTING ON THE BENCH!!
I believe for 3 innings of play, the gameplay is addictive, and will not become repetitive due to the pitching and fielding right stick play...pitching is fun, now you can solely concentrate on mastering each pitch's right stick formation.

Didn't care to see jaggies as you were shown a paneramic view of the stadium, but the competition has that issue as well. the shadow's are not as prominent as the competion, but overall, I really think that this game will be ateast just as good as the competion based on it's OWN strength's. THIS IS A WHOLE NEW GAME.....SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE TITLE OF THE GAME...LOL

[thornie]

EDIT: nevermind, downloading now.

[Bahnzo]

I'm impressed overall. I think with the right sliders, this will be a good game. Here's hoping that online plays as smooth as offline, and that we can have custom sliders in online league play.

I think it's also important to remember this is a demo and was probably put together long before the code was finalized.

[Artman22]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoxFan01605

True, but remember, these are also two of the better lineups out there also. I think it's mostly attributed to the aggressiveness of the AI that we've all noticed in the videos. It's not horrible or anything (as I said, some patience later in the count, but it is noticeable and boy, do they LOVE to chase the slider...lol. I do have a bit more hope for the pitching as the 2K8 option is still there (hopefully with the same improved stick responsiveness). The hitting is just too easy to me (but I got pretty familiar with it over the last couple years too) at default. We'll see. Tough to gauge performance off of 3-inning samples, so you've gotta take some of this stuff with a grain of salt.

I think it's because it's on easier difficulties. I think it's on Pro. I'm actually stricking guys out as well so i'm sure it's harder on the higher difficulties.

[Mikocop]

Quote: Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis

Of course Percival throws a fastball down the middle in an 0-0 game for me using Howard to jack it out. Felt scripted. They come out of dugout, around plate is a spread out fashion, Howard looks hilarious in a Benny Hill type jerky run, and that was it. The animations need work. Just detracts from the game. And every time I see Howard catch a ball at first, I swear he is going to slip a disc in his back or pull a hammy. The controls, IMO, I thought 2K7 were a bit better. This just seems to lock you it too much. Or maybe I am just used to The Show now. For some reason it doesn't feel fluid. As for ExtremeGamer, I agree, but you should also mention people should not jump on people, and accuse them of finding things wrong just to find things wrong. It is an impressions thread after all.

Ok Debbie downer....just stop playing.

[jvega]

hey guys where do you download the demo ?

[jvega]

hey can anyone help me im new

[WVNCTN]

MS must have taken it down, I'm getting a message that says it's unavailable at this time, try again later.