Official MLB Power Pros thread!

[Blzer]

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Thanks. What about franchise? Sorry that I'm asking about all of this.

[sask3m]

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first thing i'm going to do is a fantasy draft, to hell with rosters

[XiaNaphryz]

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first thing i'm going to do is a fantasy draft, to hell with rosters

Assuming a fantasy draft is even an option for franchise mode...I'm not sure if it is.

[ComfortablyLomb]

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Assuming a fantasy draft is even an option for franchise mode...I'm not sure if it is.

I have a feeling this game is going to be a love/hate affair around here. People's expectations are all over the place.

[TheMatrix31]

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Yeah, well, I couldn't get an early copy.

[blackpuppy]

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Yeah, well, I couldn't get an early copy.

Got a feeling I'm gonna strike out on an early copy as well. I mean, it's not like it's getting the anticipation of Halo 3.

[jangotangos]

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Is the game going to be in stores wednesday or thursday next week?

[AI03]

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Is the best place to get the game at Amazon.com for ps2 @ 29.99$ with free shipping?

[caseyd]

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Is the game going to be in stores wednesday or thursday next week?

The Best Buy ad someone posted says that it will be available on Tuesday. Is that for real?

[XiaNaphryz]

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Some updated info from the Japanese website:

Things already known:

- 5 levels of lock-on when batting

New stuff not posted here yet:

- New camera on defense
- Expert pitching system from Pro Yakyuu Spirits (where the American games copied it from), press a button at release to match the circle for most effective pitch
- There is a basic edit mode...looks like you can only change names, jersey number, and appearance but not the actual attributes.
- New default hitting angle will show you a wider view of the field, but there's another new batting camera called Wide - you can the widest view when batting - not sure if this is specific for 16:9. You can still switch to classic camera if you want for batting/pitchng/defense.
- The pitch indicator can be chosen from Point-style (like every other Pawapuro game) or Ball-style, which is like from the videos on GameSpot, you can see the seams moving on the ball as it comes toward you.
- Season mode goes up to 10 years, and you can have 3 separate save files, so you can have 3 different seasons going on at the same time if you want.

[XiaNaphryz]

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Supposedly some stats were posted up on Dengeki PS2. Japanese fans are upset over at the 2ch boards as it looks like the player stats are based off of last season's stats instead of this past June as was suggested earlier.

Maybe it's just the Japanese version that has the messed up stats and the US version is fine? Wishful thinking I know.

Rough conversion for the max speeds listed (from kmh to mph): 160 kmh ~ 99 mph, 150 kmh ~ 93 mph, 140 kmh ~ 87 mph, etc

Taken from the Japanesebaseball.com videogame forum:

Dengeki PS2 published pics of player stats. Here they are...

Matsuzaka
155 km/h
Stamina - A
Control - A(Give me a break!)
Fast slider - 5
Curve - 2
Circle change - 4
Cutter
Splitter
Doctor K(New ability? New name for strike out ability?)

Saitoh
152 km/h
Stamina - C
Control - B
Slider - 5
Curve - 4
Splitter - 5
Nobi 2
Kire 4
Light ball(New attribute. Opposite of heavy, I guess.)
Kaifuku 4
Vs. Lefty 2

Iwamura
Contact - C
Power - B(Come on!!!)
Trajectory - 3
Speed - C
Arm - C
Defense - D(COME ON!!!!)
Error - D

Ichiro
Meet- C(Wow...I almost want to stop reporting...)
Power - C
Trajectory - 2
Speed - B
Arm - A
Defense - A
Error - C
Clutch hit - 1
Average Hitter
Chance Maker
Infield Hit
Slap Hitter

Johan Santana
156 km/h
Stamina - A
Control - A
Slurve - 5
Circle change - 5
Kire 4
Doctor K

Pujols
Contact - B
Power - A
Trajectory - 4
Speed - D
Arm - C
Defense - B
Error - B
Clutch Hit 5
Average Hitter
Power Hitter
Intimidation
Game Ender
Pull Hitter

Wang
156 km/h
Stamina - A
Control - B
Sinking fastball - 1
Change up - 3
Fast slider - 3
Splitter - 3
Nobi 4
Bullpen blows lead

Halladay
154 km/h
Stamina - A
Control - B
Sinking fastball - 2
Change - 4
Curve - 5
Cutter - 4
Nobi 4
Kire 4
Quick 2

Sabathia
157 km/h
Stamina - A
Control - C
Slurve - 5
Change - 3
Nobi 4
Kire 4
Escape pitch
Doctor K

Haren
154 km/h
Stamina - A
Control - C
Change - 3
Splitter - 3
Curve - 4
Cutter - 2
Nobi 4
Mistake pitch

Glavine
143 km/h
Stamina - A
Control - C
Cutter - 2
Curve - 2
Change - 2
Circle change - 4
Clutch pitch 4
Vs. Lefty 4
Nobi 4
Escape pitch
Comebacker reflexes

Oswalt
156 km/h
Stamina - A
Control - B
Slider - 4
Curve -3
Splitter - 3
Change - 3
Poker face
Release

Peavy
154 km/h
Stamina - A
Control - B
Slider - 5
Curve - 3
Change - 4
Nobi 2
Kire 4
Doctor K
Comebacker reflexes

Randy Johnson
156 km/h
Stamina - A
Control - C
Slider - 4
Splitter - 3
Two seam - 1
Clutch pitch 2
Vs. Lefty 4
Nobi 4
Kire 4
Light pitch
Escape pitch
Winning pitcher
Hot head
Intimidator

Miguel Tejada
Contact - B
Power - B
Trajectory - 3
Speed - E
Arm - C
Defense - B
Error - C
Clutch hit 2
Average Hitter
Infield hit

Pudge Rodriguez
Contact - C
Power - B
Trajectory - 2
Speed - D
Arm - A
Defense - A
Error - C
Clutch hit 2
Chance maker
Infield hit
Three hit batter

Dye
Contact - C
Power - A
Trajectory - 4
Speed - E
Arm - C
Defense - C
Error - B
Patient batter
Chance maker
Free swinger
Pull hitter

DeJesus
Contact - C
Power - B
Trajectory - 2
Speed - B
Arm - C
Defense - B
Error - C
Three hit batter

Vlad Guerrero
Contact - B
Power - A
Trajectory - 3
Speed - D
Arm - A
Defense - C
Error - D
Vs. Lefty 4
Average Hitter
Infield hit
Intimidator
Pull hitter

Michael Young
Contact - C
Power - B
Trajectory - 2
Speed - B
Arm - D
Defense - C
Error - B
Clutch hit 5
Average Hitter
Patient batter
Infield hit
Grand slam hitter

Beltran
Contact - D
Power - A
Trajectory - 4
Speed - B
Arm - A
Defense - B
Error - B
Vs. Lefty 2
Power Hitter
Patient batter
Grand slam hitter

Howard
Contact - C
Power - A
Trajectory - 4
Speed - F
Arm - B
Defense - D
Error - C
Clutch hit 2
Power Hitter
Chance maker
Free swinger
Pull hitter

Chipper Jones
Contact - C
Power - A
Trajectory - 3
Speed - D
Arm - B
Defense - B
Error - C
Gold glover
Bare hand catch

Miguel Cabrera
Contact - B
Power - A
Trajectory - 3
Speed - E
Arm - D
Defense - C
Error - C
Clutch hit 4
Average Hitter

Zimmerman
Contact - D
Power - B
Trajectory - 3
Speed - D
Arm - B
Defense - C
Error - B
Bunt master(Huh?)
Infield hit
Game ender
Pull hitter

Griffey
Contact - E
Power - B
Trajectory - 4
Speed - F
Arm - C
Defense - C
Error - D
Clutch hit 2
Pull hitter

Fielder
Contact - D
Power - B(Ouch)
Trajectory - 3(Ouch again)
Speed - F
Arm - B
Defense - D
Error - C
Vs. lefty 4
Free swinger
Pull hitter

Freddy Sanchez
Contact - B
Power - B
Trajectory - 2
Speed - C
Arm - E
Defense - B
Error - C
Vs. lefty 4
Average Hitter
Opposite field power
Grand slam hitter

Alfonso Soriano
Contact - D
Power - A
Trajectory - 4
Speed - B
Arm - B
Defense - C
Error - C
Clutch hit 2
Chance maker
Free swinger
Pull hitter

Giant Gonzales(Barry Bonds)
Contact - D
Power - A
Trajectory - 4
Speed - F
Arm - C
Defense - C
Error - B
Clutch hit 5
Intimidator
Pull hitter

Holliday
Contact - B
Power - A
Trajectory - 3
Speed - B
Arm - D
Defense - D
Error - C
Clutch hit 2
Average Hitter
Opposite field power
Slap hitter
Patient batter

[spit_bubble]

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- There is a basic edit mode...looks like you can only change names, jersey number, and appearance but not the actual attributes.

Weak.

There are many red flags like this that are taking the wind out of the sails... Or should I say sales? Well, for me at least.

While I applaud them for the idea of bringing the game over, they gotta do more. So sorry 2K Sports, I'm just not a fan of the many half assed attempts that seem to be the standard for the industry these days.

Besides, I still have a bitter taste in my mouth from the abomination that was The Bigs.

[grismosw]

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Perhaps this is why the interview never happened.

I'll still buy it, looks fun to me.

[coinspinner]

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Looks like this was just a quick "Let's get something on the Wii" move by 2K. I'm actually not sure why they are bringing the PS2 version over as well, since they have MLB2k7 on the PS2 already.

I'll probably still pick it up.

[blackpuppy]

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I still have a bitter taste in my mouth from the abomination that was The Bigs.

Hey man the bigs might not be your cup of tea, but it was and is a great product. I know to take your opinion with a grain of salt now.