Major League Baseball 2K9 Demo Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[JonahFalcon]

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So I lead off the game with a potential double with Iwamura. He's heading for second, and the throw is coming in.

I do the right control move to slide, as in 2K8 - and he starts running back to first.

Dumb, dumb, dumb. I have no idea what sense it makes to have the triggers AND the analog control the runner.

And once again, the offense is way way way way too much. I don't know what settings they have this demo on, but every hitter can jack one out.

Also, the Gold Glove Defense is back in form. ANYONE can make a Gold Glove play.

I bet if I put a catcher at SS, he could make a diving stop and throwout of a runner.

[JonahFalcon]

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Ball nubbed in front of the plate. Navarro throws to first but the animation makes it look like he's gunning it to second.

[Woodweaver]

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Are you in special ed?

Someone's looking for a tutor.....

[bodhiball]

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wow...hitting a HR was disappointing. Maybe just an early build thing. No real trot around the bases, replay, home plate celebration, nothing except the jumbotron which I think was just playing a fill-in animation til 2k puts the real one in?

All in all, its better than I expected aside from the controls and it not being any challenge (surely just a difficulty setting).

[ExtremeGamer]

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I just hit a HR with Werth to dead center. The Liberty Bell sounded, so whoever said it didn't earlier, don't know what to tell you. But I heard it all the way around the bases. Nice touch.

[videobastard]

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It would of been nice if the demo had a option to view what the controller buttons can do in the game.

After playing some games of the demo i can see why the demo was not put in the new arrivals section but left hidden like it was an old release.

The jerky animations take away from the gameplay. The outfielders seem like there running in quicksand at times. A fielder right under the icon will drop the ball at times like he is manny ramirez. This issue might have to do with the camera angle.

The control schemes for batting and pitching are still lame. At least they made it easier with the pitching so your not trying to pull off street fighter moves like 2k8.

The one positive is the commentary. I wish the show had commentary like this. It gives the game a realistic broadcast like your watching espn.

[JonahFalcon]

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Is it POSSIBLE to tell someone to steal without them being off on first move and getting easily picked?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[JonahFalcon]

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This is really bad: I pitched a perfect 3 innings throwing nothing but curves. 27 pitches.

[Woodweaver]

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I just hit a HR with Werth to dead center. The Liberty Bell sounded, so whoever said it didn't earlier, don't know what to tell you. But I heard it all the way around the bases. Nice touch.

I think they said it sounded, but did not move.

[kGinGreen]

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I think they said it sounded, but did not move.

my bleep moved when it sounded. Does that count?

[JonahFalcon]

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My biggest worry is whether the Liberty Ball sounds or not, too.

[myghty]

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Man, this thread has gone downhill & the Demo has been out for how long?

[skeem]

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Well I just downloaded this piece of disaster demo. I was bored by the 2nd inning, it feels like I am playing a game on the Wii. The colors are too bright and the grass looks pathetic. 90% of the pitches I threw were swung at!! wtf is up with that? I will admit it is better than 2k8, but it still has problems. Oh well.

[kGinGreen]

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Man, this thread has gone downhill & the Demo has been out for how long?

I'm sorry. I couldn't help that one. I will stop.

[123456dan]

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Am I crazy or did they reverse the direction of breaking pitch gestures? I pretty sure in 2k8, for a left to throw a slider the first movement was right (the way it breaks), but it is now left...