MLB 09 The Show Is Here
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Having received my copy of MLB 09 The Show on Saturday afternoon I worked to make sure I could at least get up some videos and a handful of screenshots. Further coverage in the way of impressions, online play thoughts, a deeper look at some features and more videos and screens will come beginning Sunday night.
Continue on to see nine screenshots and four different videos in HD. If you have any screenshot or match-up requests feel free to leave them in the comments and I’ll pull some of those suggestions for the next round.
Videos – Click on them and then choose to watch in HD for larger versions.
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Screenshots – Larger versions can be found in the gallery.
March 1, 2009 at 7:11 pm
No Manny in the free agent rosters?
March 2, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Manny is on the Free Agent roster.
March 1, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Just went to a local video store and bought MLB09 ran the rosters found no Manny & don't know any others that are missing. just a bunch of hall of famers what gives?
March 1, 2009 at 7:24 pm
I'm not a 2k fanboy in any way, I actually hate the series and really wish I had a PS3 for the show but…
The arms on those players look SO goofy. They are so short and thick
Also, the signature styles look really off. Its not only that they look nothing like the players' stances and windups, but the windups just look aweful in general. They look like they are going to lob one in there and then it comes exploding out of their hand. It just looks ridiculous and really bad animations on The Show's part…as far as windups go…everything else looks solid.
March 1, 2009 at 11:39 pm
WELL HAVE FUN WITH 2K SQUAREPANTS!
March 2, 2009 at 12:13 am
wat?
March 2, 2009 at 12:28 am
Lol, "have fun with 2k squarepants," What tis this
March 1, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Hey Pasta.
Thank you for all that your doing, its greatly appreciated.
My request is that you have a gameplay video the Brewers vs. any team
Thanks,
PSN ID:NickTheGreat
March 1, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Does Ichrio do that running swing?
March 1, 2009 at 7:42 pm
you can check out a clip of at&t park over at http://www.operationsports.com/newspost.php?id=29...
March 1, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Well that about sums it up…I still think the player models are goofy looking with their knubs for arms and watermelon sized heads…but these graphics are amazing, the gameplay looks solid – I've never played a franchise on this game, only RTTS – but I will have to switch that up this year…
Now time to SHIT all over 2k for what they are doing to the consumer again this year…here is a list of reported problems in the game:
- Franchise glitch
- Problems with first basemen coming off the bag on routine plays to first
- NO CREATE-A-PLAYER BATTING STANCE OPTION
- CPU doesn't take strikes (as pasta already showed)
- Quirky/Jerky animations
- Pickoffs too easy
- Clipping is excessive
- FANS ARE NOT EXCITED OVER GAME SITUATIONS AS ADVERTISED ON THE BACK OF THE BOX!!
ladies and gentlemen…It's possible that 2k has released a game that is LESS FUN than it's PREVIOUS title!!!! how in the FUCK is that possible!?!
March 1, 2009 at 7:50 pm
i love how everyone talked all that crap about the pepsi ads in 2k9 yet there is 3 AX MEN ads by each other in center field of the first video
March 1, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Who's everyone?
March 1, 2009 at 9:07 pm
hmmm? the show fan boys… but i dont care the show is the better game 2k9 has fell off. I enjoyed mlb 2k7 but ever since then has been suckage. To bad i have a 360 :banghead:
March 1, 2009 at 7:52 pm
thanks pasta for the info on the show 09 and mlb 2k9 and thanks mr woods for the info on the 2k9 glitches
March 1, 2009 at 7:59 pm
This is by far the best baseball game ive ever played! I cant believe it, but im finally selling off my copy of MLB 2k after 5 years.
March 1, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Boston at KC would be a nice video to show off the renovations at Kauffman
March 1, 2009 at 8:30 pm
i got ya
Yea im hopin he posts a cub vid
so i can see Bradley, Ramirez, Soto, Fukudome hopefully
March 1, 2009 at 9:21 pm
can you get a video of pnc park and or a pirates vs. any team game
March 1, 2009 at 9:27 pm
do you complain this much when you go to real sporting event. Who gives a flying F#$% about advertising. What do you think pays for making this a fantastic game. I wish they would make the stadiums like a freaking NASCAR for all I care.
Advertisements make the stadiums realistic. They need more instead of just 1 or 2 plastering every stadium.
March 2, 2009 at 12:44 pm
the only difference is in real life you don't see the same freaking ad for a show on a c-level cable channel plastered all over a scoreboard. and for the record, it wasn't a complaint just a mere observation, but thanks for your two cents anyway.
March 1, 2009 at 9:34 pm
They already said players will be changed for next years version. A whole new over haul. They didn't have time this year to do it.
March 1, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Pasta-
In your opinion, how improved are the visuals and player faces from The Show 08?
March 1, 2009 at 11:41 pm
FIND OUT IN 2 DAYS BUDDY!2 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 1, 2009 at 11:37 pm
I FEEL REAL BAD FOR THOSE WHO WILL B STUCK WITH MLB2K DIS YEAR!WOW I WOULD B PISSED!
LETS SEE THE UPGRADES TO ROYAL STADIUM PASTA AGAINST THE RAYS N DAYLITE GAME PLEASE!
March 2, 2009 at 12:30 am
HEY MAN IS YOUR CAPS LOCK KINDA JAMMED????????
March 1, 2009 at 11:41 pm
HEY PASTA DO U GET STOOOOOOONED?
March 2, 2009 at 12:10 am
Its not fair,everyone should get to play this game,but i cant so im stuck with 2k9 f-n 9
March 2, 2009 at 12:55 am
the most amazingly fun day in my history as a video gamer id have to say, havent had this much fun with a game since GTA 3 for the Ps2 when it came out
March 2, 2009 at 12:57 am
could we possibly get a yankee video.. i'd like to see if they made any changes to cano's stance
March 2, 2009 at 1:13 am
does anybody know if the psp version has all the same batting stances in it , or if it has cc sabathias new motion
March 2, 2009 at 1:14 am
does the psp version have sabathias new motion in it
March 2, 2009 at 1:16 am
george, they did change canos stance, its not as open and it has the waggle in it
March 2, 2009 at 8:51 am
I haven't had a baseball game since MLB '99 and World Series Baseball 2K1. I loved MLB '99, but ever since 2K1 I just find myself getting bored too quick when I play them. Maybe I'll give this a try though.
March 2, 2009 at 2:31 pm
is there an a-roid chant. i was just wondering. thanks
March 2, 2009 at 3:01 pm
you can add it in using the chant creator.
March 2, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Hey Pasta I'm from minnesota and was driving in Minneapolis and saw Target field! Its looking awesome. Will the twins home feild for MLB 09 THE SHOW be the dome or target field???
PSN: PackDuDe425 I'll use the Minnesota Twins!
March 2, 2009 at 4:31 pm
im a yankee fan so i dont really want it. thanks anyway
March 2, 2009 at 9:53 pm
I also pre-ordered from Gamestop, but then Saturday night/Sunday morning I was in a local Wal-Mart and they had it. It didn't have a price. The guy that helped me walked me to the front with it since there wasn't anyone working in electronics that late at night. I told him it was a new game and the price should be $59.XX whatever it is. So, the lady scanned it and 'sale not allowed" showed on the screen. He told her to do an override and told her the price. She typed in $49.XX. So not only did I get the game 3 days early, I also got it $10 cheaper. I called Gamestop today and had my pre-order payment transfered to Tiger Woods '10 pre-order.
March 2, 2009 at 10:03 pm
I've had the game since Saturday, but I've only played the RTTS so far. I want to wait for the roster updates before I start a franchise. I seriously wanted to call in sick to work today to stay home and play it, but my wife wouldn't let me. I can't answer many questions(I don't even know if they have the renovations to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington). I do like the fact that you can choose to be drafted instead of just picking a team to play for in RTTS. I like the new base running controls in RTTS. The only glitch I've seen so far is I got a base hit with a runner already on first. When I saw him running to second it looked like he was wearing one of the pre-game warm-up jackets.
March 2, 2009 at 10:10 pm
to anyone who has this for psp, is cc sabathias new motion in it, or mark tiexiera?
March 2, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Jason that must have been your pitcher….they put on their warm-up jackets when on base. No glitch.
March 3, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Wow, I did not know that. That makes sense. I don't watch much National League baseball, I'm an American League guy, or whatever it is the Texas Rangers play (I'm not sure we could even call that baseball). Still I can't beleive I didn't know they did that. Thanks.
March 19, 2009 at 1:34 am
Thks, So do you have any more about the Padres? Also thanks Pasta, my question is the list of free agents they have when you enter the francise?