***Official MLB 2K9 Retail Version Impressions***

[seasprite]

Quote: Originally Posted by BigL

Can somebody explain the total control pitching? I have no clue what that green circle means, I go into step 1 but dont know when to motion into step 2.

You do the second motion as soon as the green circle fills up. Example: Fastball, pull down on the analog until the green fills up then quickly push the stick all the way foward. I also beleive that there is a tutorial within the game, but I am not sure you will have to check.

[BigL]

Quote: Originally Posted by seasprite

You do the second motion as soon as the green circle fills up. Example: Fastball, pull down on the analog until the green fills up then quickly push the stick all the way foward. I also beleive that there is a tutorial within the game, but I am not sure you will have to check.

lol, i was doing the exact opposite. Thanks man.

[ExtremeGamer]

There's some nice touches here. Hearing planes fly over head at Citi, the way the crowd sounds and reacts. Nice stuff.

[ronnyballgame]

Quote: Originally Posted by sportyguyfl31

Cry me a river. Try watching the Mets the past few seasons

Nothing will change this season....my boy Hamels said it best, choke artists...

Anyways, can you edit minor leaguers or players names in a franchise?

[Pappy Knuckles]

When I put the cd in the console I put it on highest difficulty and started a game between the Yankees (me) and Devil Rays. This is the box score:



With a scoreless game going into the 7th inning I started thinking about the possibility of Sabathia getting a complete game shutout. That dream ended with the crack of Pat Burrell's bat as he blasted a homerun.

In the 8th inning all hell broke loose. With one man out and the bases loaded I decided to keep rolling with CC and I paid the price again. Evan Longoria blasted a grand slam to make the score 5-0. I brought in some bum reliever but all he did was give up two more homers that inning.

I saw a complete game shutout but unfortunately it was for Scott Kazmir of the Rays lol.

With only one game in I can't offer a ton in terms of impressions other to say that I enjoyed the game a lot despite being unable to score. I had a few opportunities but fell short. I really liked the speed of the pitching on Legend. However, I don't know if I'd be able to use cursor hitting with the ball moving that quickly. I'm gonna give that a shot later on and see how it goes.

I'm glad to know that 2K9 offers several tutorials. I was clueless about baserunning/proper way to steal, so that will be the first thing that I check out.

[TheTruth]

this game is great for online play. played two games and hardly any lag...plays very smooth. only a very minimal delay on swings.

posting from phone so keeping it short

[PVarck31]

I am very happy to see so many positive impressions. So the gist is that the gameplay is very good right?

[reo]

Can you setup computer opponents in online leagues?