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RaychelSnr · 03-04-2009, 08:45 AM

March 3, 2009 was supposed to be a day of triumph for 2K Sports. The final chapter in a three-year development cycle that started with MLB 2K7.

Each new edition was to be another layer of bricks built upon the initial foundation, remaking the baseball video-game genre as we knew it. MLB 2K9 was to be the shining star at the top of a glorious skyscraper of baseball awesomeness.

As they say, "the best laid plans of mice and men."

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ExtremeGamer · 03-04-2009, 08:54 AM

Good review, hit on the positives and negatives more than the other sites.

Good job.

bigfnjoe96 · 03-04-2009, 08:57 AM

Very Fair review Chris. I wish you would have talked a little about the Inside Edge Feature, especially for Pitching. Personally I think VC did a good job with it this year. If you use it & follow the percentages most of time, you will get some pretty good results

RaychelSnr · 03-04-2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bigfnjoe96


	Very Fair review Chris. I wish you would have talked a little about the Inside Edge Feature, especially for Pitching. Personally I think VC did a good job with it this year. If you use it & follow the percentages most of time, you will get some pretty good results

Actually Dave Branda (aka BlyGilmore) wrote the review man.

boomhauertjs · 03-04-2009, 09:05 AM

I'm hoping all of the mediocre reviews help me move up in the queue on Goozex to get this game. I started at 14th and already moved up to 12 (without any games being traded).

How does everyone else feel about Dave's comment that the game feels more like softball than baseball?

Blzer · 03-04-2009, 09:06 AM

No real problems with the review on this side of the connection.

I just have one question, though: what do you mean by "player models?" I'm assuming you're referring to the whole package (proportions, jersey detail, faces, tones and animations, etc.). Because you see, whenever I refer to "player models," I'm talking about the skeletal body only. I'm talking about the proportion of the player.

So if I revise the wording from "player models" to "player proportions," how would you say those fare?

serialmike · 03-04-2009, 09:19 AM

I think the review is fair. And truthful. My only issue is that slider will take care Alot of those problems and there is no mention of that in there. Including the Offense. I can make it so you cant hit a homerun on rookie ball If I wanted.

boomhauertjs · 03-04-2009, 09:21 AM

SerialMike, I used your mods for High Heat. Good to see you back in cyberspace!

03-04-2009, 08:45 AM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Major League Baseball 2K9 Review March 3, 2009 was supposed to be a day of triumph for 2K Sports. The final chapter in a three-year development cycle that started with MLB 2K7. Each new edition was to be another layer of bricks built upon the initial foundation, remaking the baseball video-game genre as we knew it. MLB 2K9 was to be the shining star at the top of a glorious skyscraper of baseball awesomeness. As they say, "the best laid plans of mice and men." Read More - Major League Baseball 2K9 Review Platform: Xbox 360

03-04-2009, 08:54 AM	#2
ExtremeGamer Extra Life 11/3/18 OVR: 70 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 35,320 Blog Entries: 32	Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Review Good review, hit on the positives and negatives more than the other sites. Good job. __________________ Mixer Stream XBox - ExtremeGamer PSN - ExtremeGamer Switch - 4640-8613-7710

03-04-2009, 09:05 AM	#5
boomhauertjs All Star OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cleveland Blog Entries: 4	Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Review I'm hoping all of the mediocre reviews help me move up in the queue on Goozex to get this game. I started at 14th and already moved up to 12 (without any games being traded). How does everyone else feel about Dave's comment that the game feels more like softball than baseball?

03-04-2009, 09:19 AM	#7
serialmike Banned OVR: 4 Join Date: Mar 2003	Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Review I think the review is fair. And truthful. My only issue is that slider will take care Alot of those problems and there is no mention of that in there. Including the Offense. I can make it so you cant hit a homerun on rookie ball If I wanted.

03-04-2009, 09:21 AM	#8
boomhauertjs All Star OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cleveland Blog Entries: 4	Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Review SerialMike, I used your mods for High Heat. Good to see you back in cyberspace!

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03-04-2009, 08:57 AM	#3
bigfnjoe96 Hall Of Fame OVR: 28 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Da Basement Posts: 11,413	Very Fair review Chris. I wish you would have talked a little about the Inside Edge Feature, especially for Pitching. Personally I think VC did a good job with it this year. If you use it & follow the percentages most of time, you will get some pretty good results

03-04-2009, 09:06 AM	#6
Blzer Resident film pundit OVR: 55 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 42,192 Blog Entries: 8	No real problems with the review on this side of the connection. I just have one question, though: what do you mean by "player models?" I'm assuming you're referring to the whole package (proportions, jersey detail, faces, tones and animations, etc.). Because you see, whenever I refer to "player models," I'm talking about the skeletal body only. I'm talking about the proportion of the player. So if I revise the wording from "player models" to "player proportions," how would you say those fare?