Official MLB Power Pros thread!

[Skyboxer]

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Sky, thats completely up to you brother. You can do manual fielding, manual base running or semi auto or completely computer controlled. There is no aspect of this game that you can't manipulate to make it the way you want it.

Very cool. Thanks man.
Also and far as the attributes and "player stauts" (with the smiley faces etc) are like the Pro Yakura(sp) Spirits game I have.

[grismosw]

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Finally got it, and lost my first game as the Angels 9-8 to the Phillies at Philly. Both teams had 17 hits.

I had a lot of trouble fielding for some reason.

[XiaNaphryz]

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Finally got it, and lost my first game as the Angels 9-8 to the Phillies at Philly. Both teams had 17 hits.

I had a lot of trouble fielding for some reason.

Yeah, fielding takes some getting used to. You see a hit, and you instinctively move the Control Stick in a particular direction expecting to move a certain fielder, but the first guy you get control of is someone else and you end up going the wrong way by accident.

Use the Fielding Practice mode a couple times to get a better feel for defense. It's a pretty nifty mode, you can specifically setup how the ball is hit to practice anything. So if you want to practice diving for sharply hit groundballs that just stay fair, or fast line drives that carom in the right field corner, you can set it all up in this mode.

[bluengold34_OS]

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Man, i feel like I am beating a dead horse here, and boring you guys to death. This game just keeps getting more and more amazing, so much variation in terms of gameplay and scores. The way I lose and win, nothing feels the same. I must have payed 15-17 exhibition games today and its not even close to being boring or repetitive.

I have the Cubs team completely edited and w/ 2007 stats...so that makes it even more fun

[bsb13]

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Yeah, fielding takes some getting used to. You see a hit, and you instinctively move the Control Stick in a particular direction expecting to move a certain fielder, but the first guy you get control of is someone else and you end up going the wrong way by accident.

Use the Fielding Practice mode a couple times to get a better feel for defense. It's a pretty nifty mode, you can specifically setup how the ball is hit to practice anything. So if you want to practice diving for sharply hit groundballs that just stay fair, or fast line drives that carom in the right field corner, you can set it all up in this mode.

Wow, I havent seen a fielding practice mode in a game since RBI on the sega.

[bluengold34_OS]

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Wow, I havent seen a fielding practice mode in a game since RBI on the sega.

I have used it alot and it has really paid dividends in the field.

[falcons2003]

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Man there is no telling how good this game could have been, if they incorporated more wii controls.

You can easily pitch and field, by manuevring the directional pad on the wii remote and leaving the buttons to throw to a base.

Instead, you are left with not alot of depth for the wii control wise. You just got the exhibition and the home run derby.

The game definately has something gameplay wise. I don't know what it has, but it has something I can't quite put my finger on. It has all the baseball strategy still there, except, it's done quicker, faster, and a great player attributes that are deep that are pretty easy to pull up.

[schmo20]

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hey bluengold, you say that you were playing with monroe on the cubs, is there a roster management option or did you just go get him during your season?

[blackpuppy]

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Man there is no telling how good this game could have been, if they incorporated more wii controls.

You can easily pitch and field, by manuevring the directional pad on the wii remote and leaving the buttons to throw to a base.

Instead, you are left with not alot of depth for the wii control wise. You just got the exhibition and the home run derby.

The game definately has something gameplay wise. I don't know what it has, but it has something I can't quite put my finger on. It has all the baseball strategy still there, except, it's done quicker, faster, and a great player attributes that are deep that are pretty easy to pull up.

I think the thing is the Wii mote part is kinda like 'family mode', i.e. so anybody can just pick up and play without even having to know much about baseball.

[falcons2003]

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Wait,,,I can't use the wii remote as a classic control if I want too?

I have to go out and buy a classic control or gamecube controller???

[XiaNaphryz]

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Wait,,,I can't use the wii remote as a classic control if I want too?

I have to go out and buy a classic control or gamecube controller???

You can use the Wiimote+Nunchuck control scheme.

[blackpuppy]

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Wait,,,I can't use the wii remote as a classic control if I want too?

I have to go out and buy a classic control or gamecube controller???

You can use the Wii mote fine. That's what I'm using. Works like a regular controller.

[grismosw]

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Has anyone noticed the CPU leaving relievers in a long time? Alfonseca pitched 3 innings of relief against me.

[bsb13]

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I wasnt all that hyped about this game when I first heard about it but after reading this thread its starting to sound like a buy for me. I might wait until christmas though.

[XiaNaphryz]

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Has anyone noticed the CPU leaving relievers in a long time? Alfonseca pitched 3 innings of relief against me.

Likely depends on a couple factors - CPU difficulty level, condition of the rest of the bullpen, franchise vs exhibition game, pitcher/batter matchups, etc.