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| From: 2K Sports
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $49.79
You Save: $10.20 (17%)
New (24) Used (10) from $42.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 279
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 39352
UPC: 710425393525
EAN: 0710425393525
ASIN: B00118T6G4
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New And SEALED!
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| Customer Reviews:
Fun, but Flawed Game April 2, 2008
Once you grasp the controls, which I don't believe are as hard as some say, the game is quite enjoyable to play. The controls help to immerse you into the game of baseball unlike traditional baseball games. If it doesn't work for you, then you can still select the option of classic controls, so it's a win-win for everybody. Here is a quick snapshot of the good and the bad:
GOOD:
Graphics (stadiums and player visuals)
Franchise and minor league seasons
Card reward system
Hit stick
BAD:
Pitch Stick (if you're not precise you throw a very hittable meatball)
Throw Stick (the most awkward to use)
Load times (you definately will be able to get a load of laundry in the wash)
Glitchy
Too many cutscenes/animations (can we please just play ball!)
Strike Zone way too big (one of the more unrealistic portions of the game)
Bottom Line: A must play!! It's just too much fun not to give it a try.
 Stunningly fun game after you learn controls March 28, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have always hated this series and assumed I would hate this version as well. I downloaded the demo and did not like it at first. I then played quite a bit of the demo and began seeing the amazing features that are hidden in this game until you get the controls down. After buying the game and playing it for a week I can now say it is the best baseball game I have ever played. Like Fight Night did for boxing, this game has done for baseball. You will never again want to press a button to throw the ball to a base or pitch. Those who gave it a negative review simply have not given the game enough time. There is no way someone could pan this game if they truly understood the controls.
 Very good but has a few bugs. March 21, 2008
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.
Still No Career Mode March 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had the last two years' editions and this definitely as good as if not superior than last year's release. One of my only, and probably biggest, is there is no offering of a personal career mode as a player. This definitely has given the MLB series the edge in recent years I think. Overall, still a great game for most baseball fans. Oh, one last thing, managing minor league injuries also becomes kind of bothersome and costs you cap room to fix. Not a well thought out feature for the average player.
Last year was a double, this year they were caught stealing 3rd. March 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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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