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  • dmbfan1970
    Pro
    • Dec 2003
    • 638

    #1

    Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

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    I don't know about you guys but this second paragraph seems to really open up the possibility of the variety of hits in a game:

    Batters still have the choice of aiming their shots. During the forward motion of the right analog stick during a swing, the batter can push the stick slightly to the right to direct the ball in that direction and vice versa. Although somewhat effective to attack gaps in the defense, other factors such as pitch location and timing of the swing will also have an impact on the direction of the ball once it leaves the bat.

    As in last year’s game, the batter has a ‘batter’s eye’ circle about the diameter of three baseballs. The batter must direct this circle with the left analog stick during his swing in order to make proper contact with the ball. Aiming too low will result in pop flys and too high will result in ground balls; all pretty much what you would expect.
    Last edited by dmbfan1970; 02-14-2008, 05:29 AM.
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  • pokerlife
    Pro
    • Jan 2008
    • 691

    #2
    Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

    i posted this hours ago on 2k site and in my opinion its a misprint so dont get to excited its probaly not true..

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    • DickDalewood

      #3
      Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

      Originally posted by pokerlife
      i posted this hours ago on 2k site and in my opinion its a misprint so dont get to excited its probaly not true..
      And what gives you this opinion?

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      • CMH
        Making you famous
        • Oct 2002
        • 26203

        #4
        Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

        Originally posted by pokerlife
        i posted this hours ago on 2k site and in my opinion its a misprint so dont get to excited its probaly not true..
        "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace

        "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer

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        • baa7
          Banned
          • Jul 2004
          • 11691

          #5
          Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

          Originally posted by pokerlife
          i posted this hours ago on 2k site and in my opinion its a misprint so dont get to excited its probaly not true..
          I guess we could take your word, or the word of the guy who wrote the article after playing the game, hmm...

          I have to say after complaining about the lack of zone hitting, I'm now interested in trying out this new system in 2K8. Sounds like it could be fun.

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          • JT30
            MVP
            • Jul 2004
            • 2123

            #6
            Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

            Originally posted by baa7
            I guess we could take your word, or the word of the guy who wrote the article after playing the game, hmm...

            I have to say after complaining about the lack of zone hitting, I'm now interested in trying out this new system in 2K8. Sounds like it could be fun.
            I agree... I really like this idea. I hope it's true.

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            • ac11367
              I love meaty chics
              • Mar 2005
              • 853

              #7
              Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

              Originally posted by dmbfan1970
              The batter must direct this circle with the left analog stick during his swing in order to make proper contact with the ball.
              Hmmm.....moving a circle during the swing, doesn't that sound like icon-style batting interface to you?

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              • lived
                Rookie
                • Jan 2008
                • 385

                #8
                Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

                "By pressing and holding the throw button (A on Xbox 360, X on PS3) this meter will fill up"

                So it seems we still have to push a button to throw to fill up that meter. I thought the right analog stick did everything ( meter, direction, accuracy etc.)

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                • Pigskin11
                  Rookie
                  • Sep 2007
                  • 185

                  #9
                  Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

                  Originally posted by lived
                  "By pressing and holding the throw button (A on Xbox 360, X on PS3) this meter will fill up"

                  So it seems we still have to push a button to throw to fill up that meter. I thought the right analog stick did everything ( meter, direction, accuracy etc.)
                  I think this article has a few errors in it.

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                  • sask3m
                    Banned
                    • Sep 2002
                    • 2352

                    #10
                    Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

                    sounds like the boys may have been having a few beers while playing.

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                    • lived
                      Rookie
                      • Jan 2008
                      • 385

                      #11
                      Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

                      I think your right. There also getting mixed up with the right analog stick and the left one

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                      • El_MaYiMbE
                        MVP
                        • Mar 2003
                        • 1427

                        #12
                        Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

                        The way they descirbed everything seems to make the game sound fun and fresh....I am very excited...

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                        • pokerlife
                          Pro
                          • Jan 2008
                          • 691

                          #13
                          Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

                          sorry guys i asked KUSH this
                          As in last year’s game, the batter has a ‘batter’s eye’ circle about the diameter of three baseballs. The batter must direct this circle with the left analog stick during his swing in order to make proper contact with the ball. Aiming too low will result in pop flys and too high will result in ground balls; all pretty much what you would expect. Is that in the new hitting engine?
                          He said no its not correct will not be in game as they desrcibe

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                          • sask3m
                            Banned
                            • Sep 2002
                            • 2352

                            #14
                            Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

                            Originally posted by pokerlife
                            sorry guys i asked KUSH this
                            As in last year’s game, the batter has a ‘batter’s eye’ circle about the diameter of three baseballs. The batter must direct this circle with the left analog stick during his swing in order to make proper contact with the ball. Aiming too low will result in pop flys and too high will result in ground balls; all pretty much what you would expect. Is that in the new hitting engine?
                            He said no its not correct will not be in game as they desrcibe
                            well i guess i was right they were drinking beer while playing

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                            • CMH
                              Making you famous
                              • Oct 2002
                              • 26203

                              #15
                              Re: Sportsgamer.com hands on - hitting explained

                              Well, there is a batting icon. They just misunderstood how it works.
                              "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace

                              "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer

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