Help me with picking a baseball game

thevat · 05-21-2008, 04:21 PM

I was thinking of picking up a baseball game for the Xbox 360 to tool around with until OOTP 9 is released (and maybe even after).

I didn't care for MLB 2k8, but to be honest, I didn't find out if there is a manager mode, if there is then I'd try it again. So, I guess first question is, does MLB 2k8 have a manage only option for games?

The other three games I was looking at are the only Xbox games that are backwards compatible. They are High Heat 2004, All-Star Baseball 2005, or MVP 2003. Of them, the only one I remember playing is MVP 2003, which doesn't have the manager option, but was a fun arcade game.

Has anybody played the other two games and could answer if they have a manage only option, and would they be worth checking out.

thanks in advance!!

Giants44 · 05-21-2008, 06:19 PM

2k8 has a manager mode - and it is OK, not great. there are some issues, for example you can't warm up a pitcher when you are hitting. so if you end up PH for the pitcher and haven't warmed up somebody the inning before you won't have any warm pitchers to go in the next inning.

I do like the ability to jump in and out of games.

I would like manger mode better if it were the old style manager mode of the tony larussa, earl weaver type, where you actually see the play but it isn't. It is more like a very lite OOTP, or more accurately baseball mogul.

Having said all that I do like the game and do like to play from time to time, especially with my 10 year old son. But my playtime is 20-1 OOTP over any arcade game.

thevat · 05-22-2008, 12:49 PM

Thanks for the good insight. I'm going to give it another rent and spend a little more time with it this time.

edm · 05-22-2008, 11:49 PM

was MVP 2006 (the college game) released on the 360? I heard that was supposed to be ok.

eriqjaffe · 05-23-2008, 01:13 AM

IIRC, MVP 2005 is not backwards compatible. At least, not according to xbox.com's most recent (11/07) compatibility list.

thevat · 05-23-2008, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by edm

was MVP 2006 (the college game) released on the 360? I heard that was supposed to be ok.

I wish. I really enjoyed the NCAA game and wish that I still had my old Xbox so I could play it, and several other games. I've even thought of snagging an old used system at times (but always talk myself out of it). It's not even backwards compatible, which is really too bad.

I think the MVP games posed an issue for BC, because only 2003 & 2004 are on the list; and I've picked up 2004 in the past, and the colors are so saturated it's not even close to playable IMO.

I was thinking of grabbing 2003 though, and was hoping to get some opinions on the older games; because if All-Star or High Heat were better; I'd grab those because they work on the 360.

thevat · 05-27-2008, 02:57 PM

I picked up High Heat 04 for the Xbox a couple days ago for $1.99, and it plays a pretty good game of baseball. Not sure how much I'll get out of it, but I think it will tide me over until OOTP9 hits my PC, speaking of which I better get my head out of my arse and grab that pre-order deal....

tb62388 · 06-01-2008, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by thevat

I picked up High Heat 04 for the Xbox a couple days ago for $1.99, and it plays a pretty good game of baseball. Not sure how much I'll get out of it, but I think it will tide me over until OOTP9 hits my PC, speaking of which I better get my head out of my arse and grab that pre-order deal....

high heat still is the console baseblal game i played most. from what i remember , I liked how you could actually draw walks in that game and it played well even if it had a bad interface and strange graphics.

The Wolf · 06-15-2008, 12:37 AM

MLB 08 The Show for the PS3 is the best console baseball game to be had.

Joe Shlabotnick · 06-16-2008, 12:31 PM

Second that.

MLB The Show 2008 for the PS3 is, in my opinion, the best non-text-based baseball game ever made.

I played High Heat and MVP in the past.

Tycobbler · 06-17-2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

MLB 08 The Show for the PS3 is the best console baseball game to be had.

d/l the demo myself and am truly impressed with the graphics, and gameplay. Nothing even comes close.

tcblcommish · 06-17-2008, 11:49 AM

The Road to the Show version of the game is lacking in a lot of ways but that part of the game is very good. The MLB08 game is the greatest graphical game I have ever played but I don't think that'll help a 360 user

05-21-2008, 04:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
thevat Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 135	Help me with picking a baseball game I was thinking of picking up a baseball game for the Xbox 360 to tool around with until OOTP 9 is released (and maybe even after). I didn't care for MLB 2k8, but to be honest, I didn't find out if there is a manager mode, if there is then I'd try it again. So, I guess first question is, does MLB 2k8 have a manage only option for games? The other three games I was looking at are the only Xbox games that are backwards compatible. They are High Heat 2004, All-Star Baseball 2005, or MVP 2003. Of them, the only one I remember playing is MVP 2003, which doesn't have the manager option, but was a fun arcade game. Has anybody played the other two games and could answer if they have a manage only option, and would they be worth checking out. thanks in advance!!

05-21-2008, 06:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Giants44 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,602	2k8 has a manager mode - and it is OK, not great. there are some issues, for example you can't warm up a pitcher when you are hitting. so if you end up PH for the pitcher and haven't warmed up somebody the inning before you won't have any warm pitchers to go in the next inning. I do like the ability to jump in and out of games. I would like manger mode better if it were the old style manager mode of the tony larussa, earl weaver type, where you actually see the play but it isn't. It is more like a very lite OOTP, or more accurately baseball mogul. Having said all that I do like the game and do like to play from time to time, especially with my 10 year old son. But my playtime is 20-1 OOTP over any arcade game. __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah

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The Wolf Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Baying at the moon Posts: 3,441	MLB 08 The Show for the PS3 is the best console baseball game to be had. __________________ __________________ "History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme." - Mark Twain

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Joe Shlabotnick Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Row 12, Seat 7 Posts: 249	Second that. MLB The Show 2008 for the PS3 is, in my opinion, the best non-text-based baseball game ever made. I played High Heat and MVP in the past. __________________ This space for rent.

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05-22-2008, 12:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
thevat Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 135	Thanks for the good insight. I'm going to give it another rent and spend a little more time with it this time.

05-22-2008, 11:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
edm All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,470	was MVP 2006 (the college game) released on the 360? I heard that was supposed to be ok.

05-27-2008, 02:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
thevat Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 135	I picked up High Heat 04 for the Xbox a couple days ago for $1.99, and it plays a pretty good game of baseball. Not sure how much I'll get out of it, but I think it will tide me over until OOTP9 hits my PC, speaking of which I better get my head out of my arse and grab that pre-order deal....

06-17-2008, 11:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
tcblcommish All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,683	The Road to the Show version of the game is lacking in a lot of ways but that part of the game is very good. The MLB08 game is the greatest graphical game I have ever played but I don't think that'll help a 360 user