MLB 2K9 Impressions

Originally posted by K_Mosley Hey Jason (and Ted and others),   Would you say 2K8 is the better game?  Right now, with all of the issues I'm hearing about 2K9, I'm really hesitant to pick it up.

That's a very good question and one I've been thinking about for a few days. I liked the baserunning controls and fielding camera better in 2K8 and never really had a problem with the frame rate after the patch was released.

The infield fielding is better in 2K9 but there are problems with the outfielders dropping balls that they're right under. The graphics, play-by-play and presentation are also MUCH better in 2K9. I've also fallen in love with the behind-the-pitcher camera in 2K9.

The hitting and pitching really depend of your preference. It's harder to hit and pitch in 2K8 since 2K9 removed the back-step timing in batting this year. I liked 2K8's 3-step pitching, but have been surprisingly satisfied with the 2-step pitching in 2K9. 2K8 also had the "Meatball" pitch and I had a problem with changeups being thrown as fastballs.

As I mentioned previously, the next patch will make a huge difference in how I rate the two games.

Do you have a ps2, Kev?  You get almost all of the Show's gameplay, but obviously lack things like the custom chants, replay vault, super graphics, etc.

Personally, I found 2K8 still unplayable even after the patch.  I probably logged a total of 5 games on that version, and I picked it up on launch day.  I have already played more than that on 2K9 and have found that the game flows like real baseball.

I haven't had a crash since I installed it on the HD.

I had the same problem with outfielders dropping routine flies as well.  However, I have since refined how I position them for the catch and find that this is now minimal.  In fact, some of the catches on the fly have been breathtaking.

Yeah, there are still some minor nuisances, but for my $$ this is the best action baseball game I have played yet (I still prefer the text based ones).  It took a few games to get used to the controls, but now that I have, it feels fluid to me.

Koebner, I'm pretty sure that even changing a players attributes has no effect on the walk tendency.

Kevin, I think there will be another patch since this game was developed internally by Visual Concepts. The outcry over the bugs alone would merit another patch.

Originally posted by JasonSGN Koebner, I'm pretty sure that even changing a players attributes has no effect on the walk tendency. Kevin, I think there will be another patch since this game was developed internally by Visual Concepts. The outcry over the bugs alone would merit another patch.

Well,they were able to change the Cardinals' road batting helmets via roster update,which the user can't do.I'm thinking maybe the walk tendency could be tended to under the hood that way.If not,hopefully via patch.