Major League Baseball 2K8 360 Impressions

[wookie48]

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I tell you guys one thing, I decided to give 2k a second shot after hearing the vip issue and so i bought another copy and did the signing out thing and also did my slider and all the crap I dont want in the game turned off and I say man this game is fun. Graphics are fine, think the grass is green as $hit but thats all good. I say hinestly I havent had ANY framerate issues period except once in a while the around the horn messes up because I have custom batter music. If I didnt have it on the game would play smooth. On my slider set the CPU steals whenever appropiate(Stuoid Ichiro and his good looks) and I get realistic scores. Had to dwindle the cpu down a bit because they were bombing me left and right but sfter that boys and girls we have a seet @ss game

[michaeldu]

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What sliders are u using to get the cpu to steal? Please elaborate.

[wookie48]

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I use my own sliders, which are by default set on allstar. I click CPU steal success over +20 and then set their baserunning speed up +10 and their 2nd base attempts up +20 to 30. It all also depends on whos on the base paths as well. Ichiro and reyes WILL rip on you but gerald laird of the rangers wont. Also they arent going to steal with two outs and other factors play in as well. I think the reason most people dont like this game is because its not really user freindly to people who dont actually get the game of baseball. They only watch and say "thats cool good play so and so" but really dont know the managing aspect of it. This game is good, a little hitch once in a blue moon but it is genuine. (And yes I do have the show and I get my arcade baseball fix everytime I play it) Also you might want to set catcher arms a little higher, seems like no matter who it is once people start stealin in you its a prayer tp throw them out.

[FlyerFanatic08]

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so i'm getting the pitching down which is making the game more enjoyable...now i gotta practice hitting...i've gotten runners on and into scoring positions, yet to score a run yet. i had a homer robbed from me when i thought i was going to finally get a run.

[ability]

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Finally getting to total control pitching down which makes the game a lot more enjoyable and adds a little more difficulty to it. Just need that damn patch to start my franchise up.

[CMH]

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Am I missing something or are player highlights not in the game anymore?

I'm not talking about inning highlights at the end of an inning. But say Fielder hit a shot in the 2nd inning and he comes up in the 7th, a replay showing him hit that homerun in the 2nd.

I have not seen anything like this since I got the game. It was in 2k7 and we have an option to turn it On or Off in 2k8. Anyone seen it?

[Kramer5150]

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Am I missing something or are player highlights not in the game anymore?

I'm not talking about inning highlights at the end of an inning. But say Fielder hit a shot in the 2nd inning and he comes up in the 7th, a replay showing him hit that homerun in the 2nd.

I have not seen anything like this since I got the game. It was in 2k7 and we have an option to turn it On or Off in 2k8. Anyone seen it?

Whewwww...lol glad I'm not the only one not seeing this. I thought I was going . I know what you're talking about,I remember it being in last year as well,but this year I haven't seen it at all.

[superjames1992]

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I just downloaded the demo and it was absolutely UNPLAYABLE to me. The stuttering was HORRIBLE. Plus the text is too small for me to read on my SDTV. Looks like I may be going with MVP Baseball 2005 for another year...

[Bat]

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Um.. did a fantasy draft and in the first game the computer pinch hit Josh Beckett with Sean Casey in the 3rd inning. Becket only gave up two runs.. so why did they take him out??

[TopDog]

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Am I missing something or are player highlights not in the game anymore?

I'm not talking about inning highlights at the end of an inning. But say Fielder hit a shot in the 2nd inning and he comes up in the 7th, a replay showing him hit that homerun in the 2nd.

I have not seen anything like this since I got the game. It was in 2k7 and we have an option to turn it On or Off in 2k8. Anyone seen it?

That is honestly something that I don't miss. With the HR problems that were abundant in 2k7, a lot of games you ended up having batters come up with highlights of 2-3 homers in the game. After a couple of times thru, I ended up skipping past all these as quickly as I could.

[DickDalewood]

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That is honestly something that I don't miss. With the HR problems that were abundant in 2k7, a lot of games you ended up having batters come up with highlights of 2-3 homers in the game. After a couple of times thru, I ended up skipping past all these as quickly as I could.

I think a better solution for 2K would have been to keep the feature, but tone down the HR's... maybe that's just me though :wink:

[Altimus]

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Well after playing The Show most of the weekend I decided to spend Sunday evening with MLB 2K8 and the result was some great baseball.

Had two great games - Won 3-2, Phillies over Reds and won 6-4, Tigers over Rays.

Man if these bugs and stuttering problems were fixed, this would be a really good game. I'm starting to love the new pitching mechanic and I don't know if I can go back to normal. It isn't perfect but I like it.

[brendanrfoley]

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I don't have much time to post, and more will be coming...

But after playing my first two games tonight, I'm in love with the pitching mechanic. I'm actually afraid of throwing difficult pitches to good hitters. And seeing a catcher actually "call" a game by throwing down fingers is a nice touch.

[Eddie1967]

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I don't have much time to post, and more will be coming...

But after playing my first two games tonight, I'm in love with the pitching mechanic. I'm actually afraid of throwing difficult pitches to good hitters. And seeing a catcher actually "call" a game by throwing down fingers is a nice touch.

Same here, had the game for a week and the new pitching system makes this game light years better than last year. You actually have to sweat for every single pitch like you would in a real game. It's an outstanding addition to this years game. The total control fielding is also a great touch as it's no longer just pressing a button and the ball is easily thrown to the base, you have to use both sticks to get the throw right and it really makes you work for wins. If you use total control fielding and don't take the time to get it down perfectly your in for a ton of errors. This game can't be touched when it comes to giving the user absolute total control, nothing comes close. Did I mention the graphics, they are brilliant too IMO.

[Eddie1967]

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Another thing that has improved greatly for this year is the at bats for you and the cpu, being able to foul off pitches is something I wasn't able to do last year and the variety of hits I'm seeing is another great aspect of this game. The CPU play is top notch.