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Very good but has a few bugs.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game the day it came out and I'm fairly happy with it. My only complaints with it are the letters and numbers are very small and I have a difficult time reading them at times. Also, the game has a tendency to freeze from time to time and I've spoken with several other people that have the game and it does it with them as well. So when you playing make sure you save as often as you can. Other than that, I'm very happy with it.

Definitely Not as Bad as People Make It Seem

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am not a fan of using the right analog stick for pitching, batting and fielding and that is what deterred me from buying this game due to all the negative reviews. I have trouble using the analog stick to move sometimes lol...however, once I saw a review that said you can choose "classic" controls for everything (or for only batting, its your choice how much of the new controls you want), I said I needed a baseball game and I bought this. I am definitely not disappointed. Though the game has its frame rate issues and load times are disappointing, the gameplay is much more realistic than I expected, even with classic controls. The little intricacies, like knowing when a pitcher is warming up, seeing league leaders when in the franchise screen, and seeing rain when you play is very cool. The graphics are overall pretty good, some players have shapes like their counterparts though I would like to see the bulkier players look bigger, etc...the face models are terrible though and I don't see how you do that in 2008 when you have these next gen systems at your disposal. I like the fielding and the catches, everything is realistic...the glove reaches for the ball, etc. Definitely buy this game if you like baseball

Challenging but rewarding.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The controls have a steep learning curve, but are very rewarding once you figure it out. The graphics are OK and there are some glitches in the game, which is pretty standard for every sports game.

Considering this is the only baseball game for the 360 it is worth buying and a very rewarding gaming experience.

I Like It.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

You know, this is a good game, significantly improved over last year's version.

Mainly, I like the precision pitching. I thought that pitching in 2K7 was the best I'd ever seen, but it just consisted of choosing the pitch well, aiming it well, and timing hitting the same button twice well (sorry for that convoluted sentence). Pitching in 2K8 takes a little more skill than timing though. You move the right stick in a pattern that (loosely) replicates the spin of the ball, and that gesture is rated on a 0-100 scale. The more closely you've matched the called-for pattern, the better the pitch. Of course, in addition to this, you have to aim it will (with the left stick) and time the release of the right stick well to help with control. Pitching only takes a few days to pick up, but mistakes are never entirely eliminated. That makes for more realistic gameplay.

I've enjoyed batting, too. The swing-stick is improved. Timing on both the step and the swing is very meaningful. When you're even slightly off, it's going to be a pop-up or a weak ground-out. You have some small control, using the left stick, on the direction you're trying to hit it. This all adds up to a better batting experience than simply pushing the 'A' button at the right time.

Fielding is better as well. The right stick is used to direct the speed and direction of the release and throw, and the timing occasionally is tricky. Again, this is much better than hitting one button and all throws being equal.

I rather like the graphics, too. I agree with others that the faces don't match very well all of the time. Still, the parks are well done, and whenever I've left the game on while I'm flipping channels, I'm regularly tricked into the thinking an actual game is on. They have the batting stances and pitching motions down awfully well, too.

So, I've not much other than praise for this. There aren't a whole lot of frills. It's a basic, good baseball game that hasn't gotten dull for me yet (and I've played it a lot). I'd recommend it if that's what you're looking for.

Listen to the negative reviews

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I played a lot of MLB 2K7 last year and was really looking forward to 2K8. All of the negative reviews kept me from buying it at first but then I finally took a chance and bought it anyway. I really wanted to like it, but I'm definitely disappointed. It's hard to pinpoint exactly why but it's just not that good and not that fun to play. The visual screens in Career Mode are a little bit difficult on the eye too, which matters because you can spend hours in that mode.

MLB 2k8 was an abortion from the start.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

What a shame. I liked 2k7, but 2k tried to do too much new and ruined the fun experience and sim aspects with the stupid analog stick pitching that is broken. Way too many meatballs. Frame rate is substandard, especially on the PS3 version. Save your money and get 2k7 if you only have an XBox 360. If you have a PS3, then the Gods of Sim Baseball have shined on you with MLB 08 The Show, the best baseball game yet.

2k is on the verge of losing their MLB license after the complete utter mismanagement of their baseball game. EA will own them before too long anyways and then we can get another great version of MVP Baseball.

Bring back MVP Baseball, 2k sucks.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

MLB 2k8 I would say is the worst baseball game I have ever played. There are no good features to this game. The gameplay is so bad that it is almost impossible to play a realistic game. For one the batting is fine on pro mode, but the pitching absolutely sucks. For example I can not pitch agood game at all with dominate aces like Johan Santana. YOur closers will suck. I had K-Rod, who we know is absolutely dominate had a 9.60 ERA for me. Now that is very unrealistic. Before that I had Billy Wagner with a six run lead in the bottom of the ninth, he gives up like five home runs. Total control pitching is garbage because every pitch you throw is served on a silver platter to be crushed. Precision pitching is not much better. Batters still crush the ball. And it is not like this happens rarely, it is consistent that your pitching will be horrific. If you play on rookie mode you still will give up about ten to fifteen runs, but at the same time you will score twenty to twenty five runs. Easy routine fly balls are very difficult because if you don't call off everyone there will be a collision. For a 360 game the graphics suck, I'd say they are in the range of Allstar Baseball 2003 for xbox (not that Allstar Baseball was a bad series because it was great). I wanted to sell this game to Game Stop to get some money back out of the forty dollars I pissed away. But what I decide to do to kill the frustration of the game was to snap it. But the most thing I was disappointed about was that 2k made this. Now 2k usually makes amazing games. Look at basketball, it dominated EA in my mind. But this game is atrocious.I feel 2k should have their MLB liscence revoked and give it to EA because MVP Baseball 2004 was much better then this garbage. My best advice for all 360 users is to stick with the old MVP games. If you have PS3 or PS2 you at least have MLB 08 The Show so if you want to play an updated baseball game you are not subjected to absolute garbage.

this game sucks period!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The one thing I hate about this game is the pitching, every time you pitch the other team scores a run,I even dropped the AL computer ratings but it still gives the advantage to the computer. Do us a favor 2k sports if you make a game next year please bring back the classic pitching mode from 2k7.

The worst sports game.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: May 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game was very hard for me to play. I do not recomend this game to anyone who loves to play sports games.

Last year was a double, this year they were caught stealing 3rd.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I owned mlb 2k7, i played about 90 games of the franchise but I just couldn't play anymore. I was giving up, and hitting way too many homeruns. Pro was too easy, All-Star was too hard, and adjusting the sliders last year was just damn annoying. So needless to say I was expecting much from MLB 2k8.

Game play is basically the same, only difference is that it feels more realistic. I personally couldn't understand the new pitching feature so I set it back to the face buttons. I am about 20 games into the franchise and I am having a blast. My record is 14-6, I have won a few games in extra innings, even lost a few in extra innings. Loosing doesn't bother me at all this year because I don't feel cheated out of the game. I would loose a game last year 5-3 with a total of 6 home runs being hit. That isn't the case this year.

Home runs aren't hard to hit, its just a realistic stat now. Game play is very satisfying win, or lose. For an example, i played back to back games on the same difficulty. Game#1 i faced Josh Becket. I only had 11 hits in 11 innings and lost on a RBI single from crisp. I wasn't unhappy at all, I was satisfied with the realistic game play. Game #2 was against the Baltimore orioles. I don't remember the pitchers name, but he was a 71 overall. I destroyed him winning the game 13-3. It made me smile that i couldn't get a hit off of Becket, but I could kill a no name starter. REALISTIC.

A few hiccups: Infielders would run right past ground balls thinking its infected with the black plague(like last year). Umpires have a WIDE strike zone. Pitches that barely scratch the plate are called for strikes. Hopefully they fix that with a patch, they HAVE to. It seems checked swings are a little fubar. I have looked at replays where they said i didn't go around, but I obviously did. Frame rate does tend to slow down at times. I just turned off needless things like replays and the such off.
For some reasons collecting cards is ridiculously fun. I don't know why but every game i hope to get a wild card pack just to see who I get this time. All in all I am very very happy i purchased MLB 2k8.

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