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

[statnut]

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Well, it sounds like they are guessing on the price of the DLC. $20 for what there is yet to be unlocked sounds a little much ($10 for HR derby?).

Anyway, has anyone noticed that there are players missing from the rosters? K-Rod is missing from the Mets bullpen, which seems a bit odd and inexcusable.

[The Cleaner III]

Well, it sounds like they are guessing on the price of the DLC. $20 for what there is yet to be unlocked sounds a little much ($10 for HR derby?).

Anyway, has anyone noticed that there are players missing from the rosters? K-Rod is missing from the Mets bullpen, which seems a bit odd and inexcusable.

Yeah, it's ridiculous not to have K-Rod. The Mets are also missing Ruben Tejada. They probably did it on purpose to force you to buy the "edit player" feature. I'm waiting to start my Mets season since there is no fantasy draft, or create/edit player right now. I wonder how many other players happen to be missing from the game.

[jyoung]

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I bet Home Run Derby mode will be up for download Wednesday morning since that's when the marketplace updates.

Nashville Sounds are well-represented in the derby tonight with Rickie Weeks and Prince Fielder making the National League team.

I heard Ryan Braun made the NL all-stars but is still injured and can't play, so that would have been three Sounds alumni on the squad!



Also, if anyone saw what Konami did with the glut of DLC in the recent Castlevania HD game, it's no surprise to see them DLC-ing it up again with Bobblehead Pros.

[jyoung]

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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...

Nope.

Power swing all day, baby!

[Wahoo35]

Hey guys. Was wondering if there was any way to change the number of innings a game lasts while in season mode? It shows up in the options menu but is grayed out along with the mercy rule and max innings. I'm not a fan of simulating and playing 9 innings for 162 games is a bit much. Definitely a fun little game though.

[The Cleaner III]

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...

I noticed that I mostly hit weak groundballs with the contact swing. I was wondering if I was doing something wrong or if the batting cursor is different from past Power Pros games. In the other PP games I was able to get plenty of solid hits with contact swing. This game seems like you need power swing just to hit a routine flyball to the outfield.

[falcons2003]

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Well, it sounds like they are guessing on the price of the DLC. $20 for what there is yet to be unlocked sounds a little much ($10 for HR derby?).

Ya, My guess would have been half of what it cost for the game for the DLC. But I guess we will see soon.

[jyoung]

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I noticed that I mostly hit weak groundballs with the contact swing. I was wondering if I was doing something wrong or if the batting cursor is different from past Power Pros games. In the other PP games I was able to get plenty of solid hits with contact swing. This game seems like you need power swing just to hit a routine flyball to the outfield.

Definitely check the hot/cold zones for all the hitters on your team. You can view these in the player lineup screen. It will improve your hitting a bunch once you're taking advantage of each player's hot zones.

But yeah, there's really no reason not to use the "power swing" exclusively in this game. The risk/reward system is kind of screwed up there.

[Blzer]

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Definitely check the hot/cold zones for all the hitters on your team. You can view these in the player lineup screen. It will improve your hitting a bunch once you're taking advantage of each player's hot zones.

But yeah, there's really no reason not to use the "power swing" exclusively in this game. The risk/reward system is kind of screwed up there.

Well, if it's the same as Power Pros, then it's literally impossible to hit a home run with the contact swing. I really don't like that.

I wish it was more balanced like The Show.

[kings of queens]

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If they want $10 (800 points) for Homerun Derby and Edit player each then I'll skip the Homerun Derby and just buy the Edit player. Which I hope comes out around the trading deadline since that would make sense.. Costing $5 each is reasonable. Then full game will be $20 which is what PP was on the PS2.

[areobee401]

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For the $10 dollar price tag I can live with outdated rosters and what not. I don't see how anyone can complain about that stuff for the price you paid for the game. People seem to be losing sight that its an arcade game and not a retail game.

Gameplay and limited features the game still offers more then some $60 sport titles out there.

[nunogomes]

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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.

Well, i tried what you said (everything to All-Star) and started a season with the Red Sox. Couldn´t be more happy with the result´s of the first game:

Red Sox(me) 7 vs Rangers(cpu) 4

Hits: Me - 11 / CPU - 10

Notes:
- I strucked out 6 times, CPU strucked out 5 times
- John Lackey went 6/2 innings with 79 pitches giving up 1 run
- My relievers gave up the other 3 runs
- Pitchers tire out quickly but there are 2 animations: when he cleans his forehead with his arm he doesn´t seem to loose much control or velocity, however when pitchers start to make that animation where they are gasping for air, the ball is thrown all over the place (nice).
- I got two HR´s (Youk and Ortiz) both with power swing
- I got a triple that hitted the right field wall with CONTACT swing!

Very, very good game!!! However, i would not be able to win with everything in All Star if i wasn´t playing with the Red Sox, im sure...

[dsk]

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Hey guys,

I'm a handful of games into this and am getting rocked and am not scoring runs. I've read through all these post and will give a few of these things a try for pitching (using higher rated pitches, not placing the ball where the CPU first places his bat etc..)

I'm on fast pitch speed and struggle to hit with power. Last night I took the advice listed here (not swinging at low pitches and using the power swing and this led to a lot of fly ball outs, but no home runs and few extra base hits.

I'm gonna reset to default difficulties today as i've tinkered a lot with the settings. Maybe letting the settings sit for a couple of days will lead to more consistent results.


Any tips would be appreciated.

[nunogomes]

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Has you can see on my above post, i switched everything to all-star and had a great game, HOWEVER, there is a major difference:

I play in NORMAL pitch speed... fast doesn´t give me enough time to place the bat that well... i play with LOW help in batting

Try normal speed instead of fast...

[philliesfan136]

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Do you guys think a new DLC pack is coming out today?