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[pdk27]

Just walked over to Target and they don't have it out yet? I'm going to check EB after work.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Supposedly it shows up today. I want it more than anything else the system has in the pipe...which is both great and depressing.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Updated impressions....

-Similar to console game, right from the music at the start. Similar and excessive loading as well.

-Graphics are alright. It's definitely been downgraded from console and the framerate is not silky smooth. There are still replays, walk-ups, etc.

-Basically the same music and announcing, but I swear there are some more takes on players that aren't in the console version.

-Rosters are from January!!! Ugh!!! There are however full roster management, editing, including a player editor.

-MVP profile and unlockables, including stadiums, uniforms and tons of classic players!

-Full sliders, difficulty levels and tweaking from the console version!!! Lots of camera views, etc.

-Season mode (didn't see minors...might have missed it). Home run derby. Multiplayer is local and there is a "pass the psp" type of home run game for one unit.

-Again...I've played one game so everything could change...but it seemed to me that it was hard to tell whether certain hits were grounders or not. And hitting was a bit harder because the buttons aren't as soft as the console version.

I need to play it more. I'm going to be fairly critical as it's one of my favorite console sports games of all time. I just wish that ports to the PSP would give a little more attention to the platform it's on. It feels like it does more than MLB, but the graphics don't seem as nice yet. $50 in comparison to the console title....is flat out fucking greed and avarice from EA.

 

[pdk27]

Are the rosters saved as a seperate file so that people can post updated ones? I hated the fact that MLB has one big save for everything?

 

[Shawn]

psp is supposedly more powerful than ps2. i can understand if the graphics were the same as the console version. but downgraded?? f*ck that sh*t.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Are the rosters saved as a seperate file so that people can post updated ones? I hated the fact that MLB has one big save for everything?

You know what? Good question, because your profile is. I assume it would be since you could completely edit the rosters and save your edit....I'm sure it's segmented like the console.

psp is supposedly more powerful than ps2. i can understand if the graphics were the same as the console version. but downgraded?? f*ck that sh*t.

I play it on xbox, but this isnt on par with the ps2 version. I hope it was an anomoly because the framerate was quite bad at times.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

ok....why not have a fantasy draft???? Basically...if you're going to forego the franchise mode to give more time to the EA Trax (hawt, IROC song, bitches), at least put in fantasy draft so a person gets an unlimited sort of play out of season mode. SO FUCKING DUMB.

The gameplay is growing on me. They've added a few nice little presentation additions to the handheld version. But it's real hard to hit with these buttons. It makes pitching a bit harder too.

Slowdown really isn't too bad, but sometimes the animation cuts away at the moment of hitting and that bugs me. The saving grace is shipping with all the sliders and options. That's really a godsend.

I like it better than MLB, but for $50....goddamn it, try harder.