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MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

08:58 PM - February 5, 2009 by Millennium

The MLB 09 The Show demo is up on the Playstation Network Store. Please post your impressions once you download and play the game.

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# 821 Greene_Flash03 @ 02/08/09 01:18 AM

Thanks for the quick response guys. I just wondered because I saw some screenshots from the demo (screenshot thread) some dude took a photo of the guys warming up in the bullpen, pinch hit screen, etc.

# 822 DaBaseballGuru @ 02/08/09 01:26 AM

WOW!!! The Show continues to amaze me as there is no way MLB 2K9 is going compete with THIS game. The lighting effects are amazing and as I reached the 4th inning the neon lights and the stadium lights were begining to shine bright. I bought the PS3 for this game and when the release comes in March I will be reminded why The Show makes owning a PS3 worth every penny!!!!

# 823 dodgerblue @ 02/08/09 01:26 AM

Love the demo and the variety. One game finished 6-4 with scoring on hr's, errors and xbase hits. Next game ended on a walkoff hr for a 1-0 victory.

One very strange play however. Man on second for me (phils). Infield mile high popup towards second, second baseman goes to cover second, first baseman covers towards first. RIGHT FIELDER RUNS ALL THE WAY IN FROM HIS POSITION TO CATCH THE BALL. He caught it on the infield dirt! It is a demo, but I hope this was fixed for the final version.

# 824 bosshog78 @ 02/08/09 01:37 AM

Hey guys,
I have a quick question. I don't know if it's due to this being the demo, but when I am pitching ( i tried out the camera where it's from behind the pitcher like in real life) and I throw a ball or strike, the catcher starts the motion to throw it back to me and then it just kinda blips and then it's back in my pitchers hand. I don't have fast play on and I don't remember if this was the case last year. Can someone tell me if this happens to you, or if it's the demo or for that matter any other reason for the occurrence.

# 825 pingponggame @ 02/08/09 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Shakedowncapo


	Ok, now I see what Pared meant about BSG overdoing some stances. Guys like Chase and Werth are fine and look pretty awesome but while the motion of Jimmy's bat is perfect, it is WAY too fast. Shane is the same way but his stance is more true to his style. The way Jimmy lifts his foot waiting is PERFECT but that bat speed needs to come down considerably. Can that happen Chris? Jimmy - Too fast Werth - Perfect Chase - Bat needs to come down lower but great job with front leg and the way he holds the bat. Ryan - Pefect(was in the game last year) Raul - Fine Vic - Perfectly fine(love the high leg kick) Pedro - Same as last year...Fine with me. Ruiz - Great bat motion, its perfect...but like Jimmy's its way to fast.

Raul Ibanez is way off...have you seen ibanez bat before? lol

Won't let me post a link to a video, but search youtube with "raul ibanez" and choose the one where he doubles home everyone at wrigley field against the cubbies.

Holds his bat much higher above his head, and doesn't have his legs as wide...also a slight open stance as well..If its not updated by the full retail version, will probably have to find someone elses who comes close.

ps. Where did BSG go when ibanez's turn was up?? lol, someone wake him up! jk He's practically the only starter from either team who didn't get a good stance upgrade...especially since I think he needed it nearly the most. lol oh well.

# 826 HokieB @ 02/08/09 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Greene_Flash03


	This may be a stupid question, but can you make subsitutions in the DEMO? If so, how? Thanks!

While you can't substitute, you can have the CPU pinch hit for your pitcher. Just switch controller sides right before your pitcher comes up to bat. Obviously, the CPU will only do it if it makes sense. I keep playing games into the 8th and 9th because I can pitch well but can't hit worth crap

Anyway, just a neat little workaround. You can experiment with this during pinch-run or relief pitcher situations too I suppose.

# 827 metal134 @ 02/08/09 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	No you cannot. You would have to keep plunking batters until you get tossed to make a sub.

That doesn't work. I decided to just get crazy and for a laugh, plunked something like ten batters in a row with Kazmir and he was not given the heave ho.

# 828 pingponggame @ 02/08/09 02:48 AM

I got it to work in the 08 demo by plunking around 5-10 in a row, then just as I plunked the next guy, quickly switch teams. The computer may then decide to swap the pitcher out. Thats how I did it last year...I got all the way to papelbon when i was the rockies...lol

# 829 speedkills @ 02/08/09 06:39 AM

This is my first exposure to the MLB the Show series. Wow, now this is next gen sports gaming. Steroid scandals or not I'm actually going to follow the baseball season for once because of this game. A few questions though:

I hit a home run and the camera automatically switched to a cinematic camera angle of the batter watching it go. Is this random? Because I would still like to see the classic camera following the ball out of the park. And is batting solely timing based? So I can't adjust the location of the swing? Again this is my first experience with MLB the Show.

I'm definitely picking this game up on release and will have something else to use my PS3 for than just a glorified Blu-Ray disc player.

# 830 bigdadd718 @ 02/08/09 08:01 AM

im still not a fan of the lighting behind the plate. ou cannot see any of the esposed brick.

# 831 callmetaternuts @ 02/08/09 10:47 AM

A few questions and impressions after a bunch of games.

1) Im having trouble with some players not going for the ball. A few examples are (as the Phillies) a grounder down the 3rd base line, not a rocket, and i dive and it rolls right through my fielder. Another, as the CF, a fly ball about 15 feet to this left. I run over to catch it and as im getting close to the circle it doesnt "pull me in" Normally an animation takes over, but this time i ran to the circle and the ball went right through him, for what ended up being a triple. There is no way either guy should have missed it. ANyone else seeing this?

2) Its pretty easy to pick a guy off first if you have a ball get away from the catcher and throw down to first. Ive had to stop doing it in the demo since it seems so easy

3) Hitting is BRUTAL for me on Legend. Im not very good apparently, but i am happy to say ive gone yard 3-4 times with the X Button (and none with Howard).

# 832 callmetaternuts @ 02/08/09 10:59 AM

Also, CB ( i cant find your post) but i agree. Id like to be able to track what pitches i threw previously to a batter without going through a menu. ANd id like to be able to track ALL pitches thrown to me as a hitter, not just that at bat.

The fielding for me is a little meh. It looks good, but i just feel like as long as i start the fielder in the right direction, there isnt much for me to do. Maybe i havent played enough yet, or played with a bad enough fielding team to notice it.

# 833 metallidevils @ 02/08/09 11:26 AM

i was under the impression that in last year's game, if you guessed correctly the location of the pitch, you didn't even have to move your hitting circle to that area, all you had to worry about was the timing. That doesn't seem to be the case this year, at least in the demo. Pressing L3 after a swing where I guess the pitch location shows the hitting circle dead center, every time.

# 834 countryboy @ 02/08/09 11:44 AM

yeah, metal you must use the L-Stick when batting this year, even if you've correctly guessed the pitch location. I love it. And I also like how it seems as though you're controlling your hands instead of a "cursor".

This is one thing I was hoping they fixed last year, because hitting took very little skill last year as all you had to do was correctly time your swing and you would make contact.

# 835 metal134 @ 02/08/09 11:47 AM

Wrong guy, speedkills asked that question, lol!

# 836 countryboy @ 02/08/09 11:53 AM

I was responding to the other metal..metallidevils...lol

There's too many metals on this board..

# 837 Sportsforever @ 02/08/09 12:12 PM

Another small detail that I find incredible is that the crowd actually reacts to the on field action and not just by getting louder. For example, there was a big situation with Utley at the plate and 2-outs...I struck him out and as I watched the folks in the crowd they each reacted differently. One woman who was standing grabbed her head and turned and said something to the woman next to her...another guy sat down and slumped in his seat shaking his head while yet another guy was giving Utley the business. I think the crowd this year really pushes this game visually from very good to surreal.

# 838 Buckeyes_Doc @ 02/08/09 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sportsforever


	Another small detail that I find incredible is that the crowd actually reacts to the on field action and not just by getting louder. For example, there was a big situation with Utley at the plate and 2-outs...I struck him out and as I watched the folks in the crowd they each reacted differently. One woman who was standing grabbed her head and turned and said something to the woman next to her...another guy sat down and slumped in his seat shaking his head while yet another guy was giving Utley the business. I think the crowd this year really pushes this game visually from very good to surreal.

I agree the crowd is incredible in this year's game. By far the best crowd I've ever seen in a video game. It really draws you into the game even more.

# 839 phillyfan23 @ 02/08/09 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by lilbently


	I agree the crowd is incredible in this year's game. By far the best crowd I've ever seen in a video game. It really draws you into the game even more.

I think it's because the game is in philly.....

# 840 countryboy @ 02/08/09 01:06 PM

ahhh...is there anything better than shutting up the crowd with a big time strikeout?

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