Hands-on at Gamespot

[sask3m]

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good grief stop with all the pics, we can all go to gamespot to view them

[cubsbelieve07]

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does anyone know/think the sliders from last year will be effective in this years game?

[KushGamer]

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Like last year, is the erratic pitching location, when the pitcher gets nervous in a tight situation, still in the game?

Yes, but it has a slightly different feel this year as well as improved logic for when it occurs.

[KushGamer]

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is there an option to remove the ball icon while pitching?

I think there might be. I'm about %90 certain there is - might just be for 2-player games though, instead of the fading cursor.

[KushGamer]

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Do they mention, or Kush - can you answer - can you play the game without having to manually field? Do I have to control the fielder and actually make the play, or will the cpu do that for me? I don't mind throwing to the correct base, but I hate manually fielding.

Thanks for any info.

C

Yes, there is an Assisted Fielding option. The CPU will field the ball until it hits a fielder's glove or there is input from the user. The user is responsible for all control after that.

[KushGamer]

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Kush, can you answer this?

I know we can influence whether we push or pull the ball, but can we influence hitting a fly ball or a grounder?

Thank you

Nope, not through any input. Choosing to swing at a high or low pitch will greatly affect that though.

[KushGamer]

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does anyone know/think the sliders from last year will be effective in this years game?

Most sliders from last year will be present again. We re-visited all sliders and made sure they worked well, removed ones we didnt see the point for, and added some new ones as well - like foul balls.

[A.M. Son]

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I like the idea of a foul ball slider!
Gotta say, the Gamespot preview seemed to be the most fleshed out one yet... game's looking/ sounding nice!

[dtigers63]

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Most sliders from last year will be present again. We re-visited all sliders and made sure they worked well, removed ones we didnt see the point for, and added some new ones as well - like foul balls.

Kush, for someone who doesn't even work for 2K anymore your doing more to sell this game than the marketing department is. Don't get me wrong your input is greatly appreciated but it's bizarre the way 2K promotes their games or more like it doesn't promote their games.

[sask3m]

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foul ball slider

[michaeldu]

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Hey Kush

Are the manual replays the same this year as in the past or is there something new and improved with them? I loved how the manual replays in MVP 05 had about 10 different broadcast cams you could choose from to watch a replay, I was hoping when Ben came over to 2K, that he would implement those replay cams.

[KushGamer]

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Hey Kush

Are the manual replays the same this year as in the past or is there something new and improved with them? I loved how the manual replays in MVP 05 had about 10 different broadcast cams you could choose from to watch a replay, I was hoping when Ben came over to 2K, that he would implement those replay cams.

think its more or less the same

[Glenn33]

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Most sliders from last year will be present again. We re-visited all sliders and made sure they worked well, removed ones we didnt see the point for, and added some new ones as well - like foul balls.

AWESOME! That made my day.

[michaeldu]

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think its more or less the same

That's a shame.

[El_MaYiMbE]

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Kush,

Is it true wht they guys said in the article....that someone like David Ortiz is more prone to popups because thats his tendency....so in return for line drive hitters like Abreu will get those hits....and weaker/pesky hitters like Eckstein will get more grounders or slap hits?....and this along with of course location timing and direction which u try to hit the pitch come together to create the appropriate hit?....

And if it does work that way how percise is this in your opinion? As opposed to last years hitting method?