Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

[skinz]

If anyone interested on what the japanese are playing for baseball games here:
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2

The last homerun is from Tony Batista. There's a mode where you control a single player for the whole season. You bat,pitch,and field with that single player. An improved fielding camera from ASB 2005. Also there's rookie mode where you create a player and train with your selected mentor.


what's your opinion?

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[DGetz]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

If anyone interested on what the japanese are playing for baseball games here:
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2

The last homerun is from Tony Batista. There's a mode where you control a single player for the whole season. You bat,pitch,and field with that single player. An improved fielding camera from ASB 2005. Also there's rookie mode where you create a player and train with your selected mentor.


what's your opinion?

I think the controling a single player and rookie created player modes sound awsome.

The link didnt open for me: is this game available in English?

[DGetz]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

If anyone interested on what the japanese are playing for baseball games here:
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2

The last homerun is from Tony Batista. There's a mode where you control a single player for the whole season. You bat,pitch,and field with that single player. An improved fielding camera from ASB 2005. Also there's rookie mode where you create a player and train with your selected mentor.


what's your opinion?

I think the controling a single player and rookie created player modes sound awsome.

The link didnt open for me: is this game available in English?

[spitoon]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

If anyone interested on what the japanese are playing for baseball games here:
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2

The last homerun is from Tony Batista. There's a mode where you control a single player for the whole season. You bat,pitch,and field with that single player. An improved fielding camera from ASB 2005. Also there's rookie mode where you create a player and train with your selected mentor.


what's your opinion?

You need windows media player to play the link

It looks awesome, although it's hard to judge from a video...they can make them say pretty much what they want...

Is it just me, or does anyone find it odd that the game is about 95% in Japanese with the odd word here or there in English???

The animations look very good, and the extra stuff like post game on field interviews, what looked like a player of the game award etc. also look very good.

I wonder why Konami hasn't ventured into the North American marketplace with a baseball game of that calibre? Obviously it's too late now with the exclusive deal for Take Two, but really how hard would it be for them to convert that game to an english game? It's would be just a matter of changing the text, audio and player names....

[spitoon]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

If anyone interested on what the japanese are playing for baseball games here:
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2

The last homerun is from Tony Batista. There's a mode where you control a single player for the whole season. You bat,pitch,and field with that single player. An improved fielding camera from ASB 2005. Also there's rookie mode where you create a player and train with your selected mentor.


what's your opinion?

You need windows media player to play the link

It looks awesome, although it's hard to judge from a video...they can make them say pretty much what they want...

Is it just me, or does anyone find it odd that the game is about 95% in Japanese with the odd word here or there in English???

The animations look very good, and the extra stuff like post game on field interviews, what looked like a player of the game award etc. also look very good.

I wonder why Konami hasn't ventured into the North American marketplace with a baseball game of that calibre? Obviously it's too late now with the exclusive deal for Take Two, but really how hard would it be for them to convert that game to an english game? It's would be just a matter of changing the text, audio and player names....

[skinz]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

Is it just me, or does anyone find it odd that the game is about 95% in Japanese with the odd word here or there in English???

The animations look very good, and the extra stuff like post game on field interviews, what looked like a player of the game award etc. also look very good.

I wonder why Konami hasn't ventured into the North American marketplace with a baseball game of that calibre? Obviously it's too late now with the exclusive deal for Take Two, but really how hard would it be for them to convert that game to an english game? It's would be just a matter of changing the text, audio and player names....

The reason for the English words popping up is probably for importers to navigate thru the menus. I have last year version and it was easy to get into. The pitching interface is way better than the meters. The batting last year was like how Pennant Chase for Nintendo is now. The big cursor where you have to aim the ball to hit the sweet spot on the cursor. It was okay but too easy to hit HRs. If you look at the video, the bat look very thin to make it harder to hit. Also, last year there was no multiple seasons. Only one season then its game over. This year you can play 3 full seasons which is great since Japanese baseball only have one farm team for each team.


This is the pitching interface and batting interface. You pick your location and wait until the ring decrease to the shape of the ball for a perfect pitch.


Last year batting system



This years batting system




Three different behind the pitcher cameras

[skinz]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

Is it just me, or does anyone find it odd that the game is about 95% in Japanese with the odd word here or there in English???

The animations look very good, and the extra stuff like post game on field interviews, what looked like a player of the game award etc. also look very good.

I wonder why Konami hasn't ventured into the North American marketplace with a baseball game of that calibre? Obviously it's too late now with the exclusive deal for Take Two, but really how hard would it be for them to convert that game to an english game? It's would be just a matter of changing the text, audio and player names....

The reason for the English words popping up is probably for importers to navigate thru the menus. I have last year version and it was easy to get into. The pitching interface is way better than the meters. The batting last year was like how Pennant Chase for Nintendo is now. The big cursor where you have to aim the ball to hit the sweet spot on the cursor. It was okay but too easy to hit HRs. If you look at the video, the bat look very thin to make it harder to hit. Also, last year there was no multiple seasons. Only one season then its game over. This year you can play 3 full seasons which is great since Japanese baseball only have one farm team for each team.


This is the pitching interface and batting interface. You pick your location and wait until the ring decrease to the shape of the ball for a perfect pitch.


Last year batting system



This years batting system




Three different behind the pitcher cameras

[XiaNaphryz]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

Konami's baseball games have always been awesome. I have an import of one of their Pawa Puro games for the Gamecube, and their baseball games have had some really cool modes for YEARS that I wish American games would have.

The single player career mode is the one I'd love to see most. You create a player, and he starts out as a rookie for a pro team. You ONLY control your player, noone else! So for example if you're a position player all you do is bat when you're up, you can't control any other players. Same thing with pitchers, you only pitch when you're in the game.

This means that certain things are out of your control, so if you're a starter and have a 3-1 lead after 7 innings, if you get pulled your bullpen may blow your lead and there's nothing you can do about it. It's a really cool mode, makes you feel like you're actually playing your created player.

There's various RPG elements as well between games, so you can decide what to do on off-days (do I practice or go out with the guys to the karaoke bar and get blasted?) All of this affects your player status, so your play may improve or suffer accordingly.

There's also a "fame" rating for your player, so the better your player performs the more attention he'll get. Get it high enough and you'll be a super-star getting lots of TV promo offers and such.

Other RPG elements include things such as contract negotiations (LOTS of haggling possible here, with incentive clauses and hard-nosed owners/GMs to deal with), what kind of car or house to own, and you can even run into girls who you can date. You can end up marrying someone and starting a family, and if you happen to play a game on one of your kids birthdays your player condition instantly maxes out, a VERY cool touch.

Career progression is very cool as well. Position players starting out will only get pinch-hit or sub duties for a while, with the occasional start. Pitchers will start out in the bullpen. As you do better, you'll be given more chances to shine. My ace pitcher I'm currently playing started out as a middle reliever for the Tokyo Giants with just 3 pitches (low 90s fastball, slider, change-up), but did so well his first year that they gave me a shot at being closer. After doing really well in that spot and earning Rookie of the Year honors, they gave me a shot at being a starter. I did pretty good, placing in the top 5 in ERA and Wins.

However, early the next season the Giants trade me to Hanshin (!!) which surprised the hell out of me and pissed me off as well. Funny thing is, from that point on whenever Hanshin plays the Giants my pitcher ALWAYS owns them. Payback is sweet. The trade was a bad idea, as the Giants didn't improve with the players they received whereas I eventually help lead the Tigers to a championship. So three seasons later, I'm the highest paid pitcher in the league with 4 awesome pitches (mid 90s fastball, wicked slider, tough sinker, changeup), 4 pitching titles (lead the league in ERA, Wins, and Ks 2 years running), and a championship MVP. It's my free agent year now and I'm getting tons of offers from different teams. I'm considering whether to stay with Hanshin or jump across to the other league (AL equivalent with DH) and try to win a championship there.

[XiaNaphryz]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

Konami's baseball games have always been awesome. I have an import of one of their Pawa Puro games for the Gamecube, and their baseball games have had some really cool modes for YEARS that I wish American games would have.

The single player career mode is the one I'd love to see most. You create a player, and he starts out as a rookie for a pro team. You ONLY control your player, noone else! So for example if you're a position player all you do is bat when you're up, you can't control any other players. Same thing with pitchers, you only pitch when you're in the game.

This means that certain things are out of your control, so if you're a starter and have a 3-1 lead after 7 innings, if you get pulled your bullpen may blow your lead and there's nothing you can do about it. It's a really cool mode, makes you feel like you're actually playing your created player.

There's various RPG elements as well between games, so you can decide what to do on off-days (do I practice or go out with the guys to the karaoke bar and get blasted?) All of this affects your player status, so your play may improve or suffer accordingly.

There's also a "fame" rating for your player, so the better your player performs the more attention he'll get. Get it high enough and you'll be a super-star getting lots of TV promo offers and such.

Other RPG elements include things such as contract negotiations (LOTS of haggling possible here, with incentive clauses and hard-nosed owners/GMs to deal with), what kind of car or house to own, and you can even run into girls who you can date. You can end up marrying someone and starting a family, and if you happen to play a game on one of your kids birthdays your player condition instantly maxes out, a VERY cool touch.

Career progression is very cool as well. Position players starting out will only get pinch-hit or sub duties for a while, with the occasional start. Pitchers will start out in the bullpen. As you do better, you'll be given more chances to shine. My ace pitcher I'm currently playing started out as a middle reliever for the Tokyo Giants with just 3 pitches (low 90s fastball, slider, change-up), but did so well his first year that they gave me a shot at being closer. After doing really well in that spot and earning Rookie of the Year honors, they gave me a shot at being a starter. I did pretty good, placing in the top 5 in ERA and Wins.

However, early the next season the Giants trade me to Hanshin (!!) which surprised the hell out of me and pissed me off as well. Funny thing is, from that point on whenever Hanshin plays the Giants my pitcher ALWAYS owns them. Payback is sweet. The trade was a bad idea, as the Giants didn't improve with the players they received whereas I eventually help lead the Tigers to a championship. So three seasons later, I'm the highest paid pitcher in the league with 4 awesome pitches (mid 90s fastball, wicked slider, tough sinker, changeup), 4 pitching titles (lead the league in ERA, Wins, and Ks 2 years running), and a championship MVP. It's my free agent year now and I'm getting tons of offers from different teams. I'm considering whether to stay with Hanshin or jump across to the other league (AL equivalent with DH) and try to win a championship there.

[skinz]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

Konami's baseball games have always been awesome. I have an import of one of their Pawa Puro games for the Gamecube, and their baseball games have had some really cool modes for YEARS that I wish American games would have.

The single player career mode is the one I'd love to see most. You create a player, and he starts out as a rookie for a pro team. You ONLY control your player, noone else! So for example if you're a position player all you do is bat when you're up, you can't control any other players. Same thing with pitchers, you only pitch when you're in the game.

This means that certain things are out of your control, so if you're a starter and have a 3-1 lead after 7 innings, if you get pulled your bullpen may blow your lead and there's nothing you can do about it. It's a really cool mode, makes you feel like you're actually playing your created player.

There's various RPG elements as well between games, so you can decide what to do on off-days (do I practice or go out with the guys to the karaoke bar and get blasted?) All of this affects your player status, so your play may improve or suffer accordingly.

There's also a "fame" rating for your player, so the better your player performs the more attention he'll get. Get it high enough and you'll be a super-star getting lots of TV promo offers and such.

Other RPG elements include things such as contract negotiations (LOTS of haggling possible here, with incentive clauses and hard-nosed owners/GMs to deal with), what kind of car or house to own, and you can even run into girls who you can date. You can end up marrying someone and starting a family, and if you happen to play a game on one of your kids birthdays your player condition instantly maxes out, a VERY cool touch.

Career progression is very cool as well. Position players starting out will only get pinch-hit or sub duties for a while, with the occasional start. Pitchers will start out in the bullpen. As you do better, you'll be given more chances to shine. My ace pitcher I'm currently playing started out as a middle reliever for the Tokyo Giants with just 3 pitches (low 90s fastball, slider, change-up), but did so well his first year that they gave me a shot at being closer. After doing really well in that spot and earning Rookie of the Year honors, they gave me a shot at being a starter. I did pretty good, placing in the top 5 in ERA and Wins.

However, early the next season the Giants trade me to Hanshin (!!) which surprised the hell out of me and pissed me off as well. Funny thing is, from that point on whenever Hanshin plays the Giants my pitcher ALWAYS owns them. Payback is sweet. The trade was a bad idea, as the Giants didn't improve with the players they received whereas I eventually help lead the Tigers to a championship. So three seasons later, I'm the highest paid pitcher in the league with 4 awesome pitches (mid 90s fastball, wicked slider, tough sinker, changeup), 4 pitching titles (lead the league in ERA, Wins, and Ks 2 years running), and a championship MVP. It's my free agent year now and I'm getting tons of offers from different teams. I'm considering whether to stay with Hanshin or jump across to the other league (AL equivalent with DH) and try to win a championship there.

Yeah, the Pawa Puro games are well-known to have like 800 pages manuals/strategy guides. The best baseball game out there for years.

[skinz]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

Konami's baseball games have always been awesome. I have an import of one of their Pawa Puro games for the Gamecube, and their baseball games have had some really cool modes for YEARS that I wish American games would have.

The single player career mode is the one I'd love to see most. You create a player, and he starts out as a rookie for a pro team. You ONLY control your player, noone else! So for example if you're a position player all you do is bat when you're up, you can't control any other players. Same thing with pitchers, you only pitch when you're in the game.

This means that certain things are out of your control, so if you're a starter and have a 3-1 lead after 7 innings, if you get pulled your bullpen may blow your lead and there's nothing you can do about it. It's a really cool mode, makes you feel like you're actually playing your created player.

There's various RPG elements as well between games, so you can decide what to do on off-days (do I practice or go out with the guys to the karaoke bar and get blasted?) All of this affects your player status, so your play may improve or suffer accordingly.

There's also a "fame" rating for your player, so the better your player performs the more attention he'll get. Get it high enough and you'll be a super-star getting lots of TV promo offers and such.

Other RPG elements include things such as contract negotiations (LOTS of haggling possible here, with incentive clauses and hard-nosed owners/GMs to deal with), what kind of car or house to own, and you can even run into girls who you can date. You can end up marrying someone and starting a family, and if you happen to play a game on one of your kids birthdays your player condition instantly maxes out, a VERY cool touch.

Career progression is very cool as well. Position players starting out will only get pinch-hit or sub duties for a while, with the occasional start. Pitchers will start out in the bullpen. As you do better, you'll be given more chances to shine. My ace pitcher I'm currently playing started out as a middle reliever for the Tokyo Giants with just 3 pitches (low 90s fastball, slider, change-up), but did so well his first year that they gave me a shot at being closer. After doing really well in that spot and earning Rookie of the Year honors, they gave me a shot at being a starter. I did pretty good, placing in the top 5 in ERA and Wins.

However, early the next season the Giants trade me to Hanshin (!!) which surprised the hell out of me and pissed me off as well. Funny thing is, from that point on whenever Hanshin plays the Giants my pitcher ALWAYS owns them. Payback is sweet. The trade was a bad idea, as the Giants didn't improve with the players they received whereas I eventually help lead the Tigers to a championship. So three seasons later, I'm the highest paid pitcher in the league with 4 awesome pitches (mid 90s fastball, wicked slider, tough sinker, changeup), 4 pitching titles (lead the league in ERA, Wins, and Ks 2 years running), and a championship MVP. It's my free agent year now and I'm getting tons of offers from different teams. I'm considering whether to stay with Hanshin or jump across to the other league (AL equivalent with DH) and try to win a championship there.

Yeah, the Pawa Puro games are well-known to have like 800 pages manuals/strategy guides. The best baseball game out there for years.

[deeman11747]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

Konami's baseball games have always been awesome. I have an import of one of their Pawa Puro games for the Gamecube, and their baseball games have had some really cool modes for YEARS that I wish American games would have.

The single player career mode is the one I'd love to see most. You create a player, and he starts out as a rookie for a pro team. You ONLY control your player, noone else! So for example if you're a position player all you do is bat when you're up, you can't control any other players. Same thing with pitchers, you only pitch when you're in the game.

This means that certain things are out of your control, so if you're a starter and have a 3-1 lead after 7 innings, if you get pulled your bullpen may blow your lead and there's nothing you can do about it. It's a really cool mode, makes you feel like you're actually playing your created player.

There's various RPG elements as well between games, so you can decide what to do on off-days (do I practice or go out with the guys to the karaoke bar and get blasted?) All of this affects your player status, so your play may improve or suffer accordingly.

There's also a "fame" rating for your player, so the better your player performs the more attention he'll get. Get it high enough and you'll be a super-star getting lots of TV promo offers and such.

Other RPG elements include things such as contract negotiations (LOTS of haggling possible here, with incentive clauses and hard-nosed owners/GMs to deal with), what kind of car or house to own, and you can even run into girls who you can date. You can end up marrying someone and starting a family, and if you happen to play a game on one of your kids birthdays your player condition instantly maxes out, a VERY cool touch.

Career progression is very cool as well. Position players starting out will only get pinch-hit or sub duties for a while, with the occasional start. Pitchers will start out in the bullpen. As you do better, you'll be given more chances to shine. My ace pitcher I'm currently playing started out as a middle reliever for the Tokyo Giants with just 3 pitches (low 90s fastball, slider, change-up), but did so well his first year that they gave me a shot at being closer. After doing really well in that spot and earning Rookie of the Year honors, they gave me a shot at being a starter. I did pretty good, placing in the top 5 in ERA and Wins.

However, early the next season the Giants trade me to Hanshin (!!) which surprised the hell out of me and pissed me off as well. Funny thing is, from that point on whenever Hanshin plays the Giants my pitcher ALWAYS owns them. Payback is sweet. The trade was a bad idea, as the Giants didn't improve with the players they received whereas I eventually help lead the Tigers to a championship. So three seasons later, I'm the highest paid pitcher in the league with 4 awesome pitches (mid 90s fastball, wicked slider, tough sinker, changeup), 4 pitching titles (lead the league in ERA, Wins, and Ks 2 years running), and a championship MVP. It's my free agent year now and I'm getting tons of offers from different teams. I'm considering whether to stay with Hanshin or jump across to the other league (AL equivalent with DH) and try to win a championship there.

Sounds really cool. And if I may inquire... how did you come about getting this game?

[deeman11747]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

Konami's baseball games have always been awesome. I have an import of one of their Pawa Puro games for the Gamecube, and their baseball games have had some really cool modes for YEARS that I wish American games would have.

The single player career mode is the one I'd love to see most. You create a player, and he starts out as a rookie for a pro team. You ONLY control your player, noone else! So for example if you're a position player all you do is bat when you're up, you can't control any other players. Same thing with pitchers, you only pitch when you're in the game.

This means that certain things are out of your control, so if you're a starter and have a 3-1 lead after 7 innings, if you get pulled your bullpen may blow your lead and there's nothing you can do about it. It's a really cool mode, makes you feel like you're actually playing your created player.

There's various RPG elements as well between games, so you can decide what to do on off-days (do I practice or go out with the guys to the karaoke bar and get blasted?) All of this affects your player status, so your play may improve or suffer accordingly.

There's also a "fame" rating for your player, so the better your player performs the more attention he'll get. Get it high enough and you'll be a super-star getting lots of TV promo offers and such.

Other RPG elements include things such as contract negotiations (LOTS of haggling possible here, with incentive clauses and hard-nosed owners/GMs to deal with), what kind of car or house to own, and you can even run into girls who you can date. You can end up marrying someone and starting a family, and if you happen to play a game on one of your kids birthdays your player condition instantly maxes out, a VERY cool touch.

Career progression is very cool as well. Position players starting out will only get pinch-hit or sub duties for a while, with the occasional start. Pitchers will start out in the bullpen. As you do better, you'll be given more chances to shine. My ace pitcher I'm currently playing started out as a middle reliever for the Tokyo Giants with just 3 pitches (low 90s fastball, slider, change-up), but did so well his first year that they gave me a shot at being closer. After doing really well in that spot and earning Rookie of the Year honors, they gave me a shot at being a starter. I did pretty good, placing in the top 5 in ERA and Wins.

However, early the next season the Giants trade me to Hanshin (!!) which surprised the hell out of me and pissed me off as well. Funny thing is, from that point on whenever Hanshin plays the Giants my pitcher ALWAYS owns them. Payback is sweet. The trade was a bad idea, as the Giants didn't improve with the players they received whereas I eventually help lead the Tigers to a championship. So three seasons later, I'm the highest paid pitcher in the league with 4 awesome pitches (mid 90s fastball, wicked slider, tough sinker, changeup), 4 pitching titles (lead the league in ERA, Wins, and Ks 2 years running), and a championship MVP. It's my free agent year now and I'm getting tons of offers from different teams. I'm considering whether to stay with Hanshin or jump across to the other league (AL equivalent with DH) and try to win a championship there.

Sounds really cool. And if I may inquire... how did you come about getting this game?

[XiaNaphryz]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

Sounds really cool. And if I may inquire... how did you come about getting this game?

I imported it (the game I own is Pawa Puro 10). There are several reliable online sites that sell import games, such as Play-Asia.com, NCSX.com, and VideoGameDepot.com to name a few.

However, there is VERY little English in these games and a TON of text. So unless you know Japanese, know someone who can help translate, find a translation guide, or don't mind figuring things out the hard hard hard way through trial and error, I would not recommend getting a copy.

[XiaNaphryz]

Re: Pro Yakyuu spirits 2 vs. MVP 2005

Sounds really cool. And if I may inquire... how did you come about getting this game?

I imported it (the game I own is Pawa Puro 10). There are several reliable online sites that sell import games, such as Play-Asia.com, NCSX.com, and VideoGameDepot.com to name a few.

However, there is VERY little English in these games and a TON of text. So unless you know Japanese, know someone who can help translate, find a translation guide, or don't mind figuring things out the hard hard hard way through trial and error, I would not recommend getting a copy.