MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

[jyoung]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

Yes.

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[DJ]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

Yes.

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Man, that's great news. I was having the toughest time fielding in the demo. Seemed I could never move my guys over to the ball fast enough, or I'd press the button to throw the ball to a base (trying to pre-load my throw like in MLB The Show) and I'd wind up diving or jumping, lol.

Going to pick up the full version this weekend.

[Fiddy]

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i need to get back into this game. its obvious there wont be another one, so i should just pick up the other dlc pack and have the complete set.

to bad there isn't a fantasy draft option..

[jyoung]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

Fielding definitely takes a long time to get used to, but I think the payoff is worth it in the end once you master it.

For the first 60 or so games of my season, I was giving up at least 2+ unearned runs a game due to fielding errors. But now I am actually good enough in the field to where I rarely make errors and can snag balls that the CPU would never reach on its own.

Stick with it and you will be rewarded with better defense in the long run.

[falcons2003]

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Stick with it and you will be rewarded with better defense in the long run.

It maybe very frustrating to begin with for some, but it's so satisfying once you have have manual defense down. I really appreciated the challange. You need to take some real precise angles.

I like being able to take base hits away from the well timed jumps in the infield. Something that is very realistic, that you don't see in any other baseball game. Can't get the infielders to jump on well timed hits to rob base hits for the life of me in MLB the Show(Vita version). But for some reason this game has it down pretty well.

[jyoung]

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I just saw this today for the first time in Minute Maid Park:

There is an celebration animation featuring the choo-choo train whenever Houston hits a home run.

[ravens52bears54]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

Ok, so I fired this up the other day for the first time in ages. Did they pull the DLC? I tried clicking on it through the in game menu and the Xbox Guide Window pops up but it's empty. I also tried searching the Marketplace and the game itself doesn't even show up, let alone the DLC. I still love this game but updated rosters would be nice.

Any word on a new game?

[jyoung]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

The game and all the DLC associated with it were pulled from the marketplace in January.

So you can only redownload things you've already bought at this point.

No new games are planned for the USA aside from the Android/Iphone World Baseball Classic cell phone game.

Konami will likely put out a new Japanese version of Power Pros for the PS3/Vita in a few months.

[ravens52bears54]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

The game and all the DLC associated with it were pulled from the marketplace in January.

So you can only redownload things you've already bought at this point.

Crap. Do you know the reason?

Any word on a new version or a new Power Pros for consoles (Vita included)?

[jyoung]

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The game wasn't selling enough copies to make it worth renewing the MLB license for another year.

So when the MLB license expired, they simply delisted the game.

One thing I would be interested in trying is to send a direct invite to someone to see if they can download the DLC after being sent an invite. That method used to work on certain delisted games back in the day. If anyone has the Home Run Derby DLC, send me a friend request and we can try to make that method work.

Gamertag = jyoung OS

[ravens52bears54]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

The game wasn't selling enough copies to make it worth renewing the MLB license for another year.

So when the MLB license expired, they simply delisted the game.

Though one thing I would be interested in is trying to send a direct invite to someone to see if they can download the DLC after being sent an invite. That method used to work on certain delisted games back in the day. If anyone has the Home Run Derby DLC, send me a friend request and we can try to make that method work.

Gamertag = jyoung OS

That sounds interesting. I'd be curious if that worked too.

Also, my mind is foggy because I'm old. Is it true you can only edit rosters of you bought the second DLC or was that DLC for something else? I thought I remember editing some players on my Orioles roster.

It's a shame this game didn't do we. I wasn't a fan of the Bobbleheads but the game is so much fun. I love the Power Pro games so easy to play but so deep s well.

[jyoung]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

Yep, the only way to edit rosters is if you have the Bobblehead Battle DLC purchased.

Without having the DLC bought, the only changes you can make to the roster is trades.

If you ever want to play online or try to get the DLC downloaded by using an invite just let me know. I'm free all weekend.

[ravens52bears54]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

Yep, the only way to edit rosters is if you have the Bobblehead Battle DLC purchased.

Without having the DLC bought, the only changes you can make to the roster is trades.

If you ever want to play online or try to get the DLC downloaded by using an invite just let me know. I'm free all weekend.

Cool. I might have to do that. Thanks!

[davis420]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

I just re-downloaded this today. I never really played it the 1st time I had it. I would be interested in trying to get the last DLC that I missed.

[Blzer]

Re: MLB Bobblehead Pros Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (XBLA)

The game wasn't selling enough copies to make it worth renewing the MLB license for another year.

So when the MLB license expired, they simply delisted the game.

You know, it really does make me wonder if they are truly oblivious to the reasons why it didn't sell.

It's like taking a major film franchise and releasing the next version to home video, and questioning why sales, popularity, and critical acclaim diminished.