MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

[Deltron]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

Is there an option to turn off power swings?

I don't really like having to bounce back and forth between contact and power swing -- it doesn't seem entirely realistic to me. I much prefer the Ken Griffey style cursor hitting, where it's simplified and HRs seem to come more naturally when making solid contact.

[SportsGamerShow]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

Is there an option to turn off power swings?

I don't really like having to bounce back and forth between contact and power swing -- it doesn't seem entirely realistic to me. I much prefer the Ken Griffey style cursor hitting, where it's simplified and HRs seem to come more naturally when making solid contact.

There's isn't an option to turn off power swings.

[nunogomes]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

Im having a hard time finding a good balance in this game... i can only hit good shot´s whith the power swing!

the cpu NEVER chases a pitch even SLIGHTLY outside the strike zone...

In Pro hitting the CPU scores well BUT never swings at anything that it´s a strike!

And im able to hit well BUT only have power with the Power swing, the Contact swing only hit´s weak shot´s...

[Fiddy]

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I've been playing on Pro across the board and think its time to bump up CPU pitching and defense to All Star.

I'm finding it too easy to on defense. If I switch to All Star what effects will I see?

I wondered the same thing about the user CPU defense. I just keep it the same as the CPU. Which for me is legend. I just think the user CPU level is for when games are simmed.

Like Weeman stated you can make a huge list of what's missing and issues. It just don't matter bc this game is a blast.

They need to stop the MLB2K series and just make this their baseball sim and then make the bigs as well. They would be better off.

[jyoung]

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So I hit a 380 foot home run yesterday with Brewers pitcher Shaun Marcum, who is rated 1 contact and 50 power. For some reason the pitchers in this game are all on the juice.

My staff's #2 pitcher, Yovani Gallardo, leads my team in batting average for the season.

[falcons2003]

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So I hit a 380 foot home run yesterday with Brewers pitcher Shaun Marcum, who is rated 1 contact and 50 power. For some reason the pitchers in this game are all on the juice.

Where does it have Home run distances???

[falcons2003]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

I've moved on to the CPU hitting on ALL STAR. I was pretty much shutting the CPU offense down, and they weren't hitting any HRS om pro. First couple of games on all star were rough, but I'll be able to handle it. You just cannot make any mistakes in the field, and really concentrate pitching wise. Gotta win the turning points and Key batter situations. You gotta yank your pitchers out of there right when they get tired or start getting rocked, or it gets ugly.

CPU hitting was pounding me on All STAR Hitting. I would have a bunch of good innings shutting down the CPU, and then a few horrendous ones, just awful awful ones. It wasn't working.

So I found a better mix. Since CPU PRO was getting to easy to shutdown, I went back to CPU PRO Hitting, but I turned off my pitching cursor so I couldn't paint the corners or my pitches. That seems to be the right mix right now.

[jyoung]

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Where does it have Home run distances???

They are not listed on-screen (disappointing), but the home run went right over a wall where the distance was marked.

[ch46647]

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This game is amazingly fun to play. Probably the best $10 I have ever spent. However, when I play against a friend our games are very high scoring. Does anybody else have this problem? It seems like it is very difficult to pitch against someone playing with you because they can see the pitch marker where you want to originally place it.

I know you can turn the pitch marker off but then I can't tell where I am placing the pitch...

[falcons2003]

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I know you can turn the pitch marker off but then I can't tell where I am placing the pitch...

Keep playing with the marker/cursor off you will get used to it. At first it is really tough, but once you play for awhile, you will get the hang of it. That's probably your best bet vs. someone. I'm playing with the cursor off now, and I've gotten use to it pretty quickly. Still leaves a good level of uncertainty, but that's good, you don't want to be able to paint the corners all the time.

[falcons2003]

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They are not listed on-screen (disappointing), but the home run went right over a wall where the distance was marked.

I gotcha, you were estimating. I thought it might be in the game somewhere and I missed it, I was pumped for a second,,,hahaha. Marcum does sting the ball for some reason. Dude it a rocket down the line on me and I was like what the hell??

[ch46647]

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Is there any point to using anything other then "power" swing? I cant even get the ball out of the outfield using a "regular" swing...

[The Cleaner III]

According to this article, http://www.xboxhornet.com/wordpress/?p=8034 you will be able to unlock "edit player" when you buy the upcoming downloadable content. Pretty stupid.

[areobee401]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

Switch everything to All Star and I'm happy to say the game is giving me a challenge now. On defense you have to pay attention and make sure you are on top of the ball. Also diving and jumping catches aren't as easy to come by. CPU throws more balls and its not as easy to hit. Also nice to see the CPU scoring some runs too.

[philliesfan136]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

In the article (http://www.xboxhornet.com/wordpress/?p=8034), they say we'll have to pay about $30 to get all the features:

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"Where MLB Bobblehead Pros goes from “Simply Average” to “Almost Offensive” is the aggressive DLC salepitch thrown into the gamer’s ocular cavities. Looking at the main menu, three options are inaccessible: “My Bobble” and “Home Run Derby” are downloadable content, while Edit Player is locked unless you buy the upcoming “MLB® Bobblehead Battle Bonus“. If that wasn’t bothersome enough, both the National League All-Stars and American League All-Stars teams are included in the game’s roster….as unreleased upcoming DLC. In total, gamers could well expect to pay close to, if not more than, $30 to ‘unlock’ all of the potential features in this stripped down DLC title. Perhaps the game’s mild irritations (noticeably long save/load times, no avatar awards) would be better tolerated if the DLC wasn’t so obviously pre-planned and pre-integrated well before this title was greenlit,"

Attached is a look at part of the Edit Player feature to be unlocked.