I recently tried the demo of MLB 2004 (PS2) and really dont think it deserves the really bad rap (and reviews) it's gotten. Anyone else playing or have tried this game? I would rank it 3rd after WSB and MVP. Definitely liked it better than ASB. Granted, it's not the deepest game out there, but on the field it plays pretty solidly and does some cool things that other bb games don't. I really like the catcher appearing to throw the ball back, along with the translucent umpire. And the guess pitch feature is very well implemented. The games dont seem very high scoring and HR's seem to come at the right level. Pitching is a bit simplistic, but it works. The hitting model is nice. My biggest gripes are that you can't "tune" the pitch speeds or elect not to see that "pitch preview". That would have helped a lot. The announcing is a bit sparse and the left analog doesn't respond quick enough, so you end up using the D-pad for everything...a little annoying that they could get that right. Stealing is perfect and the opposing AI pitcher mixes things up pretty well. And FINALLY....a game that lets you runs completely around the bases after a HR......very cool! All and all, a very solid playing game. I think if we didn't have WSB around, this game would get a lot more attention.
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Re: Anyone playing MLB 2004?
Someone's been smoken that "leaf"
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Re: Anyone playing MLB 2004?
Someone's been smoken that "leaf"
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not as bad of game as people say it is.. usually i stay away from 989 games, but mlb is a decent game.. check out olerud on the mariners - he actually is shown wearing his helmet when fielding..Comment
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Re: Anyone playing MLB 2004?
not as bad of game as people say it is.. usually i stay away from 989 games, but mlb is a decent game.. check out olerud on the mariners - he actually is shown wearing his helmet when fielding..Comment
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i used to like playing it on psx...i bought it before i did asb and switched it to asb. i was a pretty okay game, but it didn't have the features like asb does. the graphics are good, and i like the different modes that they have, but my biggest gripe was the franchise mode had almost no FAs to sign. it still needs some work if to compete in the BB game market, but it still didn't diserve as bad a rating as it gotComment
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Re: Anyone playing MLB 2004?
i used to like playing it on psx...i bought it before i did asb and switched it to asb. i was a pretty okay game, but it didn't have the features like asb does. the graphics are good, and i like the different modes that they have, but my biggest gripe was the franchise mode had almost no FAs to sign. it still needs some work if to compete in the BB game market, but it still didn't diserve as bad a rating as it gotComment
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yer right.. my gripe is that during a franchise, it seems that everyone gets traded.. but hey, its the only game that has baldelli in it
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yer right.. my gripe is that during a franchise, it seems that everyone gets traded.. but hey, its the only game that has baldelli in it
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I don't play it, but I've noticed that it's the only game out there with Barry Zito's correct windup
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Re: Anyone playing MLB 2004?
I don't play it, but I've noticed that it's the only game out there with Barry Zito's correct windup
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i went to best buy yesterday and they happened to have tha demo of this game. this game ranks down there with old triple play 2002. it is BAD. i think some of u r smokin tha leaf
lol
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i went to best buy yesterday and they happened to have tha demo of this game. this game ranks down there with old triple play 2002. it is BAD. i think some of u r smokin tha leaf lol
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you cant judge it by playing the demo in Best Buy. I felt the same way after I played it also in Best Buy, but then I rented it and tried it at home and it was much better. You can change all the options to be how you want them, etc. I think if anyone gave this game more than 1 hour they would think diferently of it.Comment
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you cant judge it by playing the demo in Best Buy. I felt the same way after I played it also in Best Buy, but then I rented it and tried it at home and it was much better. You can change all the options to be how you want them, etc. I think if anyone gave this game more than 1 hour they would think diferently of it.Comment
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