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Being my first-ever baseball video game, and this coming from a guy whose parents first bought him a Nintendo in 1985, I think MLB 2K8 is easy to play and realistic as all get-out. Of course, I have nothing to compare it to but I am enjoying creating and playing my own franchise and like how detailed you can get in regards to managing the team, from ticket prices to calling up kids from your AAA to A minor league teams.
Game arrived promptly and in great shape. My son plays it often and gives me a hug every now and then for getting it for him. Thanks.
I just want to hit the ball, score some runs, and strike some people out with great graphics as a bonus. Yeah, I guess the game developers thought that would be too easy or something. Apparently.So here's my issue with the gameplay aspect, because I don't understand any of the general manager stuff that you control when you're not "playing".Pitching: A lot of people do tend to have an issue with this, but I did get it down. So instead of something simple like holding a button down and pressing which direction you would want your pitch to go, you have to pull back on the analog stick, and motion it over to a certain spot, while doing all this with precise timing. You trying and throw it to first, there's a good bet he'll throw it home or second or.
after a month of play. He'll tell you what pitch to throw and where to throw it. There's just one problem with this. Is that too much too ask. What gives.Batting: Oh my goodness. Your fielder rarely throws it where you want it to go.
Your catcher is a complete moron, too. What ever happened to just hitting the 'A' button to swing, while moving the stick up or down to hit ball where it's going. What I got was something apparently only the hardcore baseball fan can enjoy.There's just way too much to learn in this game. I've been playing this game for about four months now. Fortunately, you can have the CPU control all of that, but knowing how that goes in other sports games, I figure the CPU probably is holding me back. If you don't listen to him, your artificial pitcher ratings will gradually drop. And if your entire line-up has a guessing eye the size of a dime, you still won't hit anything. Oh don't get me wrong, there are classic controls.
Can't have that. forget 'em.What else can I bash this game for. The control motions are supposed to mimic those of what you would actually do when pitching. I won't even begin to talk about what goes on off the field in this game.
Yeah, you have to do all that. What I wanted was a next-gen version of something like a cross between Bases Loaded and High Heat Baseball. You see you still have to guess where the pitch will go before you even swing. If it sounds complex, it is.
This is probably the BIG reason why I'm giving this game a low rating. Meanwhile, the CPU seems to be able to hit every other one of your pitches, and hits home runs every other inning it seems.Fielding: Forget about it, unless you plan on using classic controls. I've been desperately trying to find a good baseball game that a casual baseball fan like myself can enjoy on my Xbox 360. I can't even begin to tell you how frustrating it is to go through game after game and get lucky to just get 5 hits and no runs. Batting is just horrible. But seriously, if you're wanting a baseball game for your Xbox 360, and if you're a casual baseball fan like me, you won't like this game. Ah I'm done ranting. I don't know when I'm supposed to lean back, swing, guess where the pitch is going before the pitcher releases it with some invisible guessing eye thing, and aim for a certain spot on the field if I even get lucky enough to hit the darn ball.
But how should I know. Oh if you use the classic controls, yeah all those fielding achievements and stuff. If you listen to him, you'll lose every game. I understand trying to make a game realistic, but come on. well you get the idea. Save your money, and buy a baseball game for another system.
I will pass your comments on but the game needs a few updates as some customer are having problems not all.Kind regards,Michael Technical Support"Since I cannot get a patch or a refund from 2K Sports, I will never buy another product from them. This is a copy of the email I received:"Updates for all games are done through xbox live, The fixes for the game are on there and it is a simple process to follow once connected to the net.
I started one franchise and when I got to the second season and began to start playing a game, the system completly lockedup. I even tried rebooting and restarting at my last save but it still lockedup in the same location.
I like the 2K8 Baseball but the biggest problem I've had is the system lockups when I am in the Franchise mode. I told them I did not have XBOX Live and requested a refund and they have refused to give me a refund.
I then started a new franchise (thinking it might have just been a one time quirk in the game) and it did it to me again with the 2nd franchise. I would not purchase this game until 2K Sports can correct the lockup problems.Update: I have contacted 2K Sports and they have COMPLETLEY REFUSED to send to me a patch to fix the lockups and told me I had to go to XBOX Live for the patch.
We don't supply refunds this need to be taken up with the point of purchase. Buyer Beware.
The only thing that this game has that is next gen is the graphics, but like I said RBI Baseball for NES will provide a better more realistic overall experience. Tons, I mean tons or errors that you cannot control due to very very beyond glitchy controls and situations ( and no I am not being butthurt because I lost a game).
I decided to give this game a shot despite reading many negative reviews , I though "oh it can't be that bad". Don't bother, if you have XBOX 360 and say "but their are no other alternatives" , just go back and buy MVP 2004 for 5$ and call it a day.
By the time the ball is hit and the glitchy computer figures out where to send the ball and unfreeze your closest player it is already to late. It really is as bad, if not worse than what they say.
The batting interface lacks the control of even NES baseball games, The pitching is actually pretty good, The Feilding makes this about the worse baseball game ever. I like a challange and like to have realistic situations.
I wish I had the 15$ I spent on the POS back.
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