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Originally Posted by Stumpy Santo |
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I bought '10 even after reading bcruise's "disclaimer" regarding lack of online capability, which he posted before release date of the game, if I remember correctly.
Personally, I've never played against anyone online, so losing that feature didn't bother me. Because of lack of roster updates, or ANY information reagrding alternatives, I decided to just start my franchise and just enjoy playing what is still the best baseball experience on a portable system. Surprisingly, I find I'm having alot more fun than in years past, when I was spending a month obsessing over roster updates and correct lineups. Finally, I believe there has been an improvement graphically over '09.
I certainly understand people's disappointment this year. I'm sure many people bought the game without realizng it was only ad-hoc mode, and the lack of other features (i.e. custom music, roster updates, etc.) certainly makes the argument that this year's version is a step back from '09.
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I, too, am having great fun with the PSP version this year. I never played online but will miss the updated roster feature...assuming that doesn't become available via another means.
I'm not sure if it is the 2010 version, or a couple of slider adjustments (all adjustments were made equal for both me AND the CPU) I made (can explain further if you are interested), but I finally have a game that feels "fair." I'm 8 games into my season (All-Star difficulty) with the Giants and am 6-2 so far. Scores are as follows:
Giants 4 Astros 1--Lincecum pitches 8 1/3 innings of shutout ball.
Astros 3 Giants 0--Barely put up a fight. 5 hits and 10 strikeouts
Giants 3 Astros 2--Tight game the entire way. Held my breath on every pitch.
Giants 6 Braves 5--Tied it in the 9th, won it in the bottom of the 10on a walkoff job by DeRosa
Giants 7 Braves 4--Down 3-0 early. Battled back to make it 4-3. In the bottom of the 8th Sanchez hit a 3 run homer. Added an insurance run and Wilsom came in and slammed the door.
Giants 4 Pirates 3--Again, down 3-0 early. But I held tough and Lincecum went on to pitch the complete game win.
Giants 4 Pirates 3--Down 3-1 in the 9th. Scored 3 runs in the bottom of the ninth without the Pirates recording an out.
Pirates 6 Giants 1--Moholm pitched a complete game
. It took 149 pitches but he got it done.
Rubber game in the Pirates series tonight and then it is off to LA for my first series against the dreaded Dodgers. They lead the division with a 7-1 record.
Needless to say, I'm having a BLAST!!