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| From: 2K Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy Used: $14.15
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New (25) Used (40) from $14.15
Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 1241
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 39352
UPC: 710425393525
EAN: 0710425393525
ASIN: B00118T6G4
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 I Like It. July 20, 2008
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.
Challenging but rewarding. July 15, 2008
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.
Definitely Not as Bad as People Make It Seem July 5, 2008
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
 Heartbreakingly Unplayable June 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Most of the people who wrote good reviews of 2K8 did so after playing only a few times. I intended to do the same but now that I have played over 50 games, I am sad to say that this same is infuriatingly unplayable due to numerous glitches.
If you play an entire season on any real difficulty level you will experience the following: It will be a close game with runners on base. You will be pitching with two outs and will include a pop-up to an outfielder. It will look like the inning is over and then two outfielders will collide and the runner will get an inside the park homerun.
That has happened to me perhaps a dozen times in the last week and it is just shameful that it happens at all -- not to mention so frequently.
Also there are lots of problems with the animations -- scenes that stutter and people who catch balls thrown at their backs. The stuttering is especially shameful because no one can claim that the stuttering is due to a particular hardware configuration, as with the PC.
Also, it is nearly impossible to run the bases manually. I've played 100+ games and still am having difficulties controlling only one runner at a time.
And don't even get me started on how difficult it is to learn to hit the cutoff man. The "manual" included with the game is fairly well useless.
Overall I regret buying this game and would sell it used but for a sense of obligation to my fellow gamers. I'd rather crack the CD in half than subject someone else to the experience of playing 2K8.
 Worst babeball game I have ever played!!!!! June 1, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Other than the graphics, this game is horible. I have never play a baseball game that I have disliked as much as this one. It does not play well at all. The pitching interface sucks not to mention the hitting interface. The MLB series (MLB '08: The Show) is the best baseball sim out there. I can not stress this enough. Dont buy this game. It is the worst [...] I have ever spent in my life. I would rather marry my cheating ex wife again than play this game again.
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