What's Hot and What's Not With MLB 09: The Show

[Sleeper]

HOT for '09

• Custom batter walk up music
• Much improved lighting compared to last year
• Appears to have more variety in hits (especially for extra bases)
• More dynamic crowd animations and models
• Player in game faces seem to have been improved

NOT SO HOT for '09

• Fielding camera is like a flying saucer that flies along to the action as opposed to a static camera that zooms in on the action. The latter would look more like a TV broadcast. Hopefully next year they can add a TV broadcast fielding camera on top of the existing Low, Medium and High views.

For me, the good definitely out-weighs the bad. Bring it on!

[Player9]

Quote: Originally Posted by pbz06

I would seriously hate this game if they change the batter/pitcher interface to something gimmicky like 2k9 It's so perfect right now, smooth, and a lot deeper than it seems. It makes for better human vs. human duels when turning off the pitch location icon and strike zone

hi,i agree with pbz06. If the pitcher/batter interface change is a bad move! Head to head (in the Show)is great without the meter and strikes location zone.I don't like the lock at batting in the show, isn't simulation.When I played vs computer in the past,the MVP series with the meter was apropiated because was challengin to control a fatigue pitcher.But the show is fine too.I 'm sure that some baseball games was great, MVP,High Heat ,Ken Griffey jr and now The Show.The baseball's 2k series needs more things to "catch" me.I will play the demo again to try to feel the best of the game.i bougth 2k baseball game in the past and lost my money except for play the manager mode for some weeks with intensity.The cover athlete was Giambi.Remember this game?I played a lot of sports videogames.Be happy!

[lunkergrabber]

the day light would have been cool but lets face it this game is the best baseball game since MVP baseball. I actually played 21 seasons on 2008 version and it was cool to retire. I would like to see 3 things:1 is when you retire make it cool, and make it so that I can creat a new player and start a new career in the year my other guy retired...2. is let me continue my 2008 saved games on 09, like transfer my stats over..I know with new players on new teams would be tough so I would just make it like your transporting your guy in as a free agent on the off season 3. hrs i like watching where my hrs land...but sometimes its tough to get the angle over the fence make the camera go out there...