MLB '09 The Show

mca47

Any PS3 owners pick this up yet?

Awesome game. If you are a baseball fan, and you own a PS3 you owe it to yourself to get this game. It's incredible!

If you have it, we should play! Send me an invite (same PSN name as the boards "mca47")

tvismyfriend

I got it for my PS2 earlier today, but I haven't played it yet.

mca47

tvismyfriend wrote:

I got it for my PS2 earlier today, but I haven't played it yet.

It's a ton of fun. I think you'll enjoy it.
Road to the Show is top-notch this year!

jimed14

Love the commercial ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV4zxP00GLo

They totally stole the idea from that game commercial with Robert Brooks a few years back ...

Brooks - "Where's my break away speed???"

Programmer - "Um, our numbers show you've lost a step."

Can't find that video anywhere ... grrrr...

tvismyfriend

mca47 wrote:

tvismyfriend wrote:

I got it for my PS2 earlier today, but I haven't played it yet.

It's a ton of fun. I think you'll enjoy it.
Road to the Show is top-notch this year!

I was reading through the manual and it seems like they took a huge step forward in making it more real. Having the choice of your RTTS character to be drafted should be fun.

mca47

tvismyfriend wrote:

mca47 wrote:

tvismyfriend wrote:

I got it for my PS2 earlier today, but I haven't played it yet.

It's a ton of fun. I think you'll enjoy it.
Road to the Show is top-notch this year!

I was reading through the manual and it seems like they took a huge step forward in making it more real. Having the choice of your RTTS character to be drafted should be fun.

Yeah, I have two RTTS players going.

Starting Pitcher drafted by the Royals. Now in AA Arkansas with a 1.24 ERA and kicking ass.
3B drafted by the Astros. Still in spring training but doing shitty. .225 ave with 1 HR and 5 RBIs


Road to the Show is enough for a purchase for me. So good!

PJSerf

I have MLB The Show '08 and love it. Is '09 that much of an upgrade? I still have about 5 games collecting dust that I need to get to that's why I'm hesitant about picking up any new games. I also hear Killzone 2 is pretty sweet.

PatrickBateman

mca, I am picking it up soon...I'll look you up when I get it....I love the creat a player in NHL09 however, I haven't played in awhile and still on the Wolfpack

mca47

PJSerf wrote:

I have MLB The Show '08 and love it. Is '09 that much of an upgrade? I still have about 5 games collecting dust that I need to get to that's why I'm hesitant about picking up any new games. I also hear Killzone 2 is pretty sweet.

Yeah, they really upped it this year (PS3 version).

First of all and the most noticeable are the graphics. The players, the crowd, and the stadium are much better looking. They added progressive lighting. If you start a game at 4pm, you'll notice as the game goes on the sun will go down and the game eventually turns to night. It's really the little things they spent a lot of time refining.

In-game, walkup music. As long as it's on your harddrive you can put it in the game.
Lots of new options in Franchise mode and Road to the Show.


I picked up Killzone 2 right before I got The Show, and while it too is a great game...The Show will dominate my attention for some time to come.

Indifference71

mca47 wrote:

Any PS3 owners pick this up yet?

Awesome game. If you are a baseball fan, and you own a PS3 you owe it to yourself to get this game. It's incredible!

If you have it, we should play! Send me an invite (same PSN name as the boards "mca47")

I'm still rockin with NHL 09 for PS3. I think once baseball season actually starts, I'll have to check this out. I don't have the patience for these baseball games sometimes though, the games take way too long. I like in NHL 09 how I can play a game in 15-20 mins.

mca47

Indifference71 wrote:

mca47 wrote:

Any PS3 owners pick this up yet?

Awesome game. If you are a baseball fan, and you own a PS3 you owe it to yourself to get this game. It's incredible!

If you have it, we should play! Send me an invite (same PSN name as the boards "mca47")

I'm still rockin with NHL 09 for PS3. I think once baseball season actually starts, I'll have to check this out. I don't have the patience for these baseball games sometimes though, the games take way too long. I like in NHL 09 how I can play a game in 15-20 mins.

Yeah, I'm still playing NHL '09 too. Love 'Be A Pro'!
My guy is a second line RW on the Blackhawks. Been doing great lately!

What's cool about Road to the Show is that you get to skip past playing the whole game. You only play when your character is involved and the game will fast forward between...unless you are a starting pitcher then you have to play as much as you are in (which can be 5+ innings per start) and then you don't play every day like a position player (every 5 games and you only play the games you are starting).

PJSerf

mca47 wrote:

PJSerf wrote:

I have MLB The Show '08 and love it. Is '09 that much of an upgrade? I still have about 5 games collecting dust that I need to get to that's why I'm hesitant about picking up any new games. I also hear Killzone 2 is pretty sweet.

Yeah, they really upped it this year (PS3 version).

First of all and the most noticeable are the graphics. The players, the crowd, and the stadium are much better looking. They added progressive lighting. If you start a game at 4pm, you'll notice as the game goes on the sun will go down and the game eventually turns to night. It's really the little things they spent a lot of time refining.

In-game, walkup music. As long as it's on your harddrive you can put it in the game.
Lots of new options in Franchise mode and Road to the Show.


I picked up Killzone 2 right before I got The Show, and while it too is a great game...The Show will dominate my attention for some time to come.

You sold me. I will be picking this game up this weekend.

Indifference71

mca47 wrote:

Indifference71 wrote:

mca47 wrote:

Any PS3 owners pick this up yet?

Awesome game. If you are a baseball fan, and you own a PS3 you owe it to yourself to get this game. It's incredible!

If you have it, we should play! Send me an invite (same PSN name as the boards "mca47")

I'm still rockin with NHL 09 for PS3. I think once baseball season actually starts, I'll have to check this out. I don't have the patience for these baseball games sometimes though, the games take way too long. I like in NHL 09 how I can play a game in 15-20 mins.

Yeah, I'm still playing NHL '09 too. Love 'Be A Pro'!
My guy is a second line RW on the Blackhawks. Been doing great lately!

What's cool about Road to the Show is that you get to skip past playing the whole game. You only play when your character is involved and the game will fast forward between...unless you are a starting pitcher then you have to play as much as you are in (which can be 5+ innings per start) and then you don't play every day like a position player (every 5 games and you only play the games you are starting).

Not too crazy abou the be a pro mode on NHL 09. My roommate does it and it's pretty brutal when you just have to sit on the bench and you have that shitty view. I'm liking the dynasty mode a lot better, but thats just me.

I'll definitely be checking out MLB 09 in a month or two coming up here.

carolinabeerguy

Road To The Show is WAY harder than last year's version. I tore it up from the get-go last year but now I'm struggling to bat over .200 near the end of Spring Training. I really like what they've done but it can be a bit frustrating at times when I know I should be hitting much better than I am. The only thing I don't like is the new RTTS baserunning system - it is horrible. I'm so tired of the way it works that I have it set up to skip all baserunning scenarios.

PatrickBateman

Indifference71 wrote:

Not too crazy abou the be a pro mode on NHL 09. My roommate does it and it's pretty brutal when you just have to sit on the bench and you have that shitty view. I'm liking the dynasty mode a lot better, but thats just me.

I'll definitely be checking out MLB 09 in a month or two coming up here.

in NHL09 BAP mode you can control another player while "you" are on the bench. I did the whole realistic sit on the bench but once the novelty of it wore off, it got annoying

milarso

PatrickBateman wrote:

Indifference71 wrote:

Not too crazy abou the be a pro mode on NHL 09. My roommate does it and it's pretty brutal when you just have to sit on the bench and you have that shitty view. I'm liking the dynasty mode a lot better, but thats just me.

I'll definitely be checking out MLB 09 in a month or two coming up here.

in NHL09 BAP mode you can control another player while "you" are on the bench. I did the whole realistic sit on the bench but once the novelty of it wore off, it got annoying

I love BAP mode. I usually do let my guy stay on the bench for a few seconds, just to get back energy, but he still plays more than any forward in the history of hockey ever has...

Also, after reading all the comments, I'm thinking that I need to pick up The Show.

Jason P

NHL BAP on the bench isn't too bad. I like trying to time a perfect line change.

I'm looking forward to getting MLB 09 as it will be the first baseball game I've purchased in over five years (unless you count MLB Power Pros for the Wii).

In regards to Killzone, that game is awesome. As most of my gaming is done on the 360, the only issue I have is getting used to the PS3 controller. Killzone is a well executed shooter that is right up there with Halo, Half-Life, and COD4.

rival.

why isn't this game offered on 360? lameeeee.

mca47

singularity wrote:

why isn't this game offered on 360? lameeeee.

Get a PS3 man!

mca47

We should start a PJ-board league. Seems like there are (or will be) quite a few people on here with The Show '09, might be fun!

rival.

mca47 wrote:

singularity wrote:

why isn't this game offered on 360? lameeeee.

Get a PS3 man!

no way dude!

pretty foolish of sony to only release this game on ps3. losing alot of $$$ not offering it on 360. no one is buying a ps3 just for mlb the show.