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MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

07:58 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.

Please don't post anything until you have played the game.

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# 101 Alonzo @ 02/05/09 10:24 PM

WOW! WOW!! WOW!!!

Unbelievable, I just finished my first game and it was a happy ending.

Rays scored only once with 2 hits and 6 walks (lol) and in the 4th, I ralied against Kazmir. lead-off blooper in center from rollins, werth struck out looking and Utley went DEEP for the walk-off.

hit variety looks good to me, rays had 2 hits and both of them were doubles...STAND-UP DOUBLES! thank you

fielding is improved, it looks much smoother.

check-swings are in the game, but like our experts said, it's more difficult, especially with the pitcher at the plate.

Game plays pretty good out of the box, but I bet it will be huge with a good slider-setting.

Power is probably too much out of the box, I hit a bomb with Utley and one to the warning-track with Howard.
But Kazmir struck me out 4-5 times and I ended up with only 2 hits, if walks are fixed, this is great news.

# 102 bcruise @ 02/05/09 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CS10029


	Man on first, Ultey at the plate. Hit a hard grounder to the second baseman. He fields it cleanly and throws it on over to the SS coming to cover second to turn the double play. Catches the ball then goes to throw to first and loses the handle on it. Now that was pretty cool and all, and I was pleased with that amount of detail. What happened next blew me away. The next thing I know Charlie Manual (Right?) is out at second base arguing with the umpire. I'm sitting here trying to figure out what exactly he is upset about. The announcers say something to the extent of, "Looks like we got an argument here. The manager seems to be saying the SS never had control of the ball and the runner is safe." What!! Are you kidding me?1 That is attention to detail at its finest... Time to finish the first inning!

Wanna know the best part?

They had this in the game last year.

# 103 J-Unit40 @ 02/05/09 10:26 PM

I don't follow baseball too closely anymore, but the 1st base coach for the Phillies looks really (and scary) familiar. Nice graphics. Who is that dude? I want to say he played when I was growing up and I had some of his cards.

That Werth dude is huge!

# 104 slickkill77 @ 02/05/09 10:27 PM

Its the way his arms are being held. In game they are being held flat. He holds the bat straight up.

# 105 astrumfe @ 02/05/09 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by J-Unit40


	Who is that dude?

Davey Lopes!!!

they finally got rid of 'timberlake'

# 106 Chris_SCEA_Sports @ 02/05/09 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by The Bimmer


	Like i said just fine!!!!!!

Ahh...the joy of the personalized stance debate.

Pena is a good example of our "no-win" situation. In this picture his hands are pretty low...but take a look at video from September and October...he has his hands higher...check out this video:

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200809163488988

There are many guys like this...sometimes they are up on their toe, sometimes not....sometimes they are a little more open than other times...

The "hands higher, bent knees" Pena is what you will see in the shipping game....if he decides to lower his hands at some point in the season...well, you are on your own then....

Enjoy the demo! And enjoy the game!

Chris

# 107 J-Unit40 @ 02/05/09 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by astrumfe


	Davey Lopes!!! they finally got rid of 'timberlake'

That's it! Thanks man.

Man do I suck at hitting.

# 108 slickkill77 @ 02/05/09 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_SCEA_Sports


	Ahh...the joy of the personalized stance debate. Pena is a good example of our "no-win" situation. In this picture his hands are pretty low...but take a look at video from September and October...he has his hands higher...check out this video: http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200809163488988 There are many guys like this...sometimes they are up on their toe, sometimes not....sometimes they are a little more open than other times... The "hands higher, bent knees" Pena is what you will see in the shipping game....if he decides to lower his hands at some point in the season...well, you are on your own then.... Enjoy the demo! And enjoy the game! Chris

Nice

# 109 Marino @ 02/05/09 10:34 PM

I couldnt believe how amazing it was. I hate Kazmir and his slider

but I hit a double with Utley that skied over the RF's head and hit the wall.

Utley hit a foul ball and fell on one knee, I thought that was pretty cool.

Matt Joyce hammered a running fastball over the fence which gave the Rays the win, but I just loved how seemless the transition was from day to night.

# 110 gman2774 @ 02/05/09 10:35 PM

I can't believe this is an early build of this game. I can't imagine what the finished product will look like. Not to mention all the enhancements (rosters, songs, etc.) the community will add to make the "experience" even better.

SCEA....all I can say is Thank You. Thank you for your hard work and love for the game of baseball. I'm so happy the SCEA is tied to baseball. I would hate to see this effort wasted on a different sport other than baseball.

# 111 Artman22 @ 02/05/09 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by skeem


	Just played a few innings on 720p. Framerate drop is still there, it happens once you choose your pitch and framerate is smooth once the catcher catches the ball. Not good.

That's what i'm talking about. Like i said already i'm not going to get upset cause i now it's a demo but i really hope JIM and Knight are correct.

# 112 BravesBoy @ 02/05/09 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by gcoons22


	I can't believe this is an early build of this game. I can't imagine what the finished product will look like. Not to mention all the enhancements (rosters, songs, etc.) the community will add to make the "experience" even better. SCEA....all I can say is Thank You. Thank you for your hard work and love for the game of baseball. I'm so happy the SCEA is tied to baseball. I would hate to see this effort wasted on a different sport other than baseball.

I completly agree...Thanks SCEA

# 113 bhurst99 @ 02/05/09 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TeixeiraFanatic


	Hey bhurst99, would you mind taking a video of Carlos Pena's, Evan Longoria's, and Chase Utley's stances please?

Longoria

# 114 bigfnjoe96 @ 02/05/09 10:37 PM

1st of I need to get this out of the way....

XBL>PSN... took me 1:15 minutes to download & another 20 to install... 1 of the reason I'm not a big PS3 fan. MANDATORY INSTALLS...

Now that's out of the way:

Demo looked great. I didn't change anything in the Menu. Lost on a walk-off.

Spoiler

Only played 1 game, so I didn't see many new animations. I did see:

Jump Throw & a 1st baseman on a foul ball down the line push it in foul territory with his glove.

Pitching did feel tighter. The transition in lighting is great. For an early build the game played very well. Here some screens I took:

# 115 Kolbe @ 02/05/09 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bigfnjoe96


	1st of I need to get this out of the way.... XBL>PSN... took me 1:15 minutes to download & another 20 to install... 1 of the reason I'm not a big PS3 fan. MANDATORY INSTALLS... Now that's out of the way: Demo looked great. I didn't change anything in the Menu. Lost on a walk-off. Spoiler Not sure if it's in 08, but the Walk-Off team celebration is in Only played 1 game, so I didn't see many new animations. I did see: Jump Throw & a 1st baseman on a foul ball down the line push it in foul territory with his glove. Pitching did feel tighter. The transition in lighting is great. For an early build the game played very well. Here some screens I took: (lots of images nuked)

You should use the in game screen capture utility... way cooler (and easier).

-Kolbe

# 116 CS10029 @ 02/05/09 10:40 PM

They still have that stupid thing, where the catcher throws it around the horn and it goes through the batter that just struck out.

# 117 Pared @ 02/05/09 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bigfnjoe96


	1st of I need to get this out of the way.... XBL>PSN... took me 1:15 minutes to download & another 20 to install... 1 of the reason I'm not a big PS3 fan. MANDATORY INSTALLS...