Major League Baseball 2K10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

[Frek21]

I don't know if this has been discussed yet because I didn't read all the pages. Is it just me or is the proportion of the size of the field and players messed up? I have played 5 games and not one double. I have like 8 home runs and no doubles.

[Bondsfan]

It seems like the classic hitting (push A to swing) is more responsive than the stick. It just seems easier to time it that way. I just wish the demo would have included a zone hitting option. I really hope they didn't take that out of the game this year.

[duke776]

Quote: Originally Posted by nemesis04

How do you throw a pitch out? I see the option for the intentional walk. Do you just throw outside the zone intentionally for the pitch out?

I was wondering this too, but it looks like there isn't a pitch out button this year accoriding to the screenshots steve posted of the controller layout. I guess we'll have to do it ourselves.

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Also, has there always been this much cpu assistance and control with the user fielding. It seems excessive.

Nope, seems like they did this to get rid of the fielding problems. I'm not a big fan of how much cpu assistance is given, almost like I have little to no control until I get the ball or if it's not a catchable fly ball.

[nemesis04]

Quote: Originally Posted by duke776

I was wondering this too, but it looks like there isn't a pitch out button this year accoriding to the screenshots steve posted of the controller layout. I guess we'll have to do it ourselves. Nope, seems like they did this to get rid of the fielding problems. I'm not a big fan of how much cpu assistance is given, almost like I have little to no control until I get the ball or if it's not a catchable fly ball.

Thanks for answering. The no pitch out option seems odd to me. I also noticed after I hit the cutoff man I have no control over him to throw to a base after. He will throw to the pitcher.

[Kane182]

Quote: Originally Posted by nemesis04

Also, has there always been this much cpu assistance and control with the user fielding. It seems excessive.

This is one of my major gripes. I think 2K7 was the last version where you could manually control your fielders. 2K8 and 2K9 had an auto-assist setting that you could not change.

It's annoying on ground balls especially because unless it is a diving or jumping catch the ball is pretty much fielded automatically. I'm hoping there is a setting in the retail for a more manual fielding setting.

[nemesis04]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kane182

This is one of my major gripes. I think 2K7 was the last version where you could manually control your fielders. 2K8 and 2K9 had an auto-assist setting that you could not change. It's annoying on ground balls especially because unless it is a diving or jumping catch the ball is pretty much fielded automatically. I'm hoping there is a setting in the retail for a more manual fielding setting.

That is disappointing. Also, I am not seeing much risk/reward in the throwing meter. I am trying to throw the ball away on purpose and cannot seem to do it.

[The Living Legend]

Quote: Originally Posted by nemesis04

That is disappointing. Also, I am not seeing much risk/reward in the throwing meter. I am trying to throw the ball away on purpose and cannot seem to do it.

Downloading demo now, i really hope the option to tweak the throwing meter makes it harder to throw accurate as well as the AI side.

[baseball66]

Well from the sounds of it there is no zone hitting, no pitchouts, hardly any user fielding and no slider to slow down the power arms i saw in the videos.