Major League Baseball 2K8 360 Impressions

[Sportsforever]

Quote: Originally Posted by 123456dan

This is the most fun I've had playing a sports game in years. One question though, how to you throw to the cutoff man form the OF? I can't figure it out and a lot of doubles are turning into triples as a result. Thanks!

Hold the left trigger as you are loading up your throw...

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by 123456dan

This is the most fun I've had playing a sports game in years. One question though, how to you throw to the cutoff man form the OF? I can't figure it out and a lot of doubles are turning into triples as a result. Thanks!

Hold down the LT and press up on the RS. That one stumped me at first too.

[brendanrfoley]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

Hold down the LT and press up on the RS. That one stumped me at first too.

If you hold LT while pointing the stick down (to throw home) and let 'er rip... the cut off man automatically throws home... right?

[Sportsforever]

Quote: Originally Posted by brendanrfoley

If you hold LT while pointing the stick down (to throw home) and let 'er rip... the cut off man automatically throws home... right?

Yes, they automatically throw where ever you were wanting to throw. For example, if you get a ball in right center and come throwing to third but you have the left trigger depressed, the cutoff man will get the ball and relay to 3B.

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by brendanrfoley

If you hold LT while pointing the stick down (to throw home) and let 'er rip... the cut off man automatically throws home... right?

I'm trying to figure that out exactly. There have been a lot of auto-throws by the cutoff man and I couldn't figure out why. None of them ever burned me so I thought the CPU was just making the correct decision. Who knows, maybe I've just gotten lucky so far.

[gobucks]

Why is there no Meatball slider for the human? There is one for the CPU only...or am I missing it?

[123456dan]

Thanks for helping me on the cutoff throws. And to gobucks, it's probably because meatballs are based on a pitcher making a mistake or mis-executing a pitch. Since there is a slider for Total-Control Pitching difficulty, turning that up will likely increase the number of meatballs that you are going to throw.

Well, with the switch to the 360 version along with ehh's framerate fix, I've played enough of the game now to be able to honestly say I'll enjoy this title. Is it my favorite of the two options? No. But is it a fun little alternative when I need a change of pace? Absolutely. It has also given me a chance to run a franchise with a team other than the Cubs for a chance, so that's fun

At any rate, here's to hoping 2K can send out a patch that solves the problem for good, but either way, I'm happy to have two games to play this season. I hope everyone enjoys whichever game they're playing