MLB '09: The Show Review

[countryboy]

I always see people say that the game doesn't deserve a 9.5 due to the online lag. Could it be that the online lag is what prevented it from getting a 10?

And why do people keep using car analogies for video games? Its thousands of dollars vs $60. If spending $60 for you is the equivilent of spending thousands, then maybe you should re-think where you're spending your $60.

[djep]

Quote: Originally Posted by allgames

Can you also explain why there is a depth of field option in replay mode that does nothing when it's clicked. Has anyone gotten that to actually create the depth of field effect??

I don't know...it works perfectly fine whenever I use it. You don't notice the blur effect on everything except the player you have locked on to with the camera?

[Acedeck]

Quote: Originally Posted by mgoblue678

I think the people saying NHL 09 is very realistic need to watch hockey a little more. It isn't even close to being a true sim like The Show for a number reasons. 1. There is no board play whatsoever in NHL 09 this is a large part of hockey. 2. Every pass is tape to tape unless intercepted, that is not hockey. 3. Faceoffs are extremely simple lack any kind of fighting for the puck. 4. The goalie play in 09 is pretty far from being realistic. 5. I should not be able to make the same kind of dekes with Kirk Maltby as I can with Pavel Datsyuk. Player attributes need to be better at seperating player skills. 6. This is the biggest one. There is absolutely no neutral zone play in NHL 09. You can skate into the zone without any resistance whatsoever most times. Show me the last real hockey game where you saw that. There is a ton of resistance in the NHL when trying to enter the zone. The NHL is primarly played in the neutral zone except on powerplays. In NHL 09 most of the play is in the offensive zones. 7. The puck has an overall magnet behavior to players sticks. Obviously this much different in real life. NHL 09 is a fun game but I cringe every time I hear somebody call it realistic. The Show 09 by a wide margin is better at replicating the sport of baseball and what we see in MLB. Not to be overly harsh but I think only casual hockey fans or non hockey fans would consider NHL 09 realistic. The people who know a little bit more about hockey and watch it more on a regular basis can see the important things that are missing. ^^^Bro if you think The Show is a bad game, I say good luck enjoying any sports game. Then again maybe you just don't care for games that are true sims or maybe you don't like baseball. Either way your loss.

I agree with all of this. This is coming from a hockey fanatic, as well as a person who's played the sport for over 18 years.

I believe MLB 09 is so much more true to the sport of baseball than NHL 09, it's not even worth comparing.

[allgames]

Hey if you guys think the developers of this game can only improve it 5 tenths of a percent to make it perfect, then you're in some kind alternative universe. If you're writing a review to compare it to 2K then that's one thing. Reviewing a game on it's own merits is another. 5/10 of a point from perfect is ridiculous when it can't keep players from walking through each other and can't offer a better pitching method than PGA Tour 98.

I will say that when I played today, there was a patch downloaded and it seemed to fix some of the graphical glitches i saw earlier, but still didn't fix the lag or the horrible collision detection.

[EnigmaNemesis]

Quote: Originally Posted by allgames

Hey if you guys think the developers of this game can only improve it 5 tenths of a percent to make it perfect, then you're in some kind alternative universe. If you're writing a review to compare it to 2K then that's one thing. Reviewing a game on it's own merits is another. 5/10 of a point from perfect is ridiculous when it can't keep players from walking through each other and can't offer a better pitching method than PGA Tour 98. I will say that when I played today, there was a patch downloaded and it seemed to fix some of the graphical glitches i saw earlier, but still didn't fix the lag or the horrible collision detection.

I didn't know you could pitch in PGA Tour 98!?!?!



In all seriousness, I don't think any of us realists are thinking of them improving it a tenth of a point, rather, keep sustaining a 9-9.5 gem EVERY YEAR!

[DavonBrown]

Why is this game exclusively on Playstation??? I have a 360 but I want this game sooooo bad.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by DavonBrown

Why is this game exclusively on Playstation??? I have a 360 but I want this game sooooo bad.

because its developed by Sony.

[Earl1963]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

because its developed by Sony.

yeah its made by sony! This game alone can get sony back into the console race.