Major League Baseball 2K9

by 2K Sports

Product Features

• Live Roster feature keeps player stats and team rosters continuously up to date
• Player-specific animations capture details like batting stances and windups
• Precision Pitching and Swing Stick offer precise control over pitching and hitting
• Play online against your friends and in sponsored tournaments for prizes
• New broadcast team of Gary Thorne and Steve Phillips

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001LX4BLY
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 3, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,378 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #9 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Sports > Baseball
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Amazon.com Product Description

Get ready to get your uniform dirty as you play ball on the PlayStation 3 with Major League Baseball 2K9 by Take-Two. You'll recognize your favorite players as MLB 2K9 captures such minute as each player's unique batting stances, different pitching windups and swings. With new commentary and gameplay enhancements to all facets of the experience, Major League Baseball 2K9 is a whole new ballgame.

You'll be able to recognize your favorite players by the way they move around in the box and swing the bat. View larger.

Smart camera placement gives you a dramatic view of the game. View larger.

Precision Pitching and Swing Stick give you precise control over the ball and bat. View larger.

Enhanced graphics and presentation makes you feel like you're watching a broadcast. View larger.

Beautiful Graphics and Presentation
Take-Two continues to refine the graphics and presentation of the game, and when you play MLB 2K9, you'll often wonder if you weren't watching television. The new Virtual Director brings smart camera placement, dramatic cuts, and more for a broadcast feel. Real-Time Atmosphere means ballboys, umpires, and coaches move naturally.

New Controls for Precision Batting and Pitching
Using the analog sticks, Take-Two's Precision Pitching and Swing Stick give you the ability to paint the corners with your pitches and pull an inside fastball over the wall for a home run. The game carefully tracks aim and timing, so the ball always responds as you would expect it to in real life.

Never Miss a Trade as Rosters are Updated Continually
The latest rosters are included in the game, so your favorite team will have all its 2009 players. Not only that, with Living Rosters, the MLB 2K9 automatically updates the roster by getting the latest information online and incorporating it into the game. Never miss a trade again as they will be reflected in your game in real time.

MLB 2K9 provides a wealth of statistical information, and baseball fans won't be disappointed. The Inside Edge feature uses six years of scouting data to accurately mimic player tendencies. You'll notice your favorite players reacting to situations in the game just as they would in real life.

Player Specific Animations for More Realistic Games
2K Sports continues to build in more player-specific details, so now you can recognize your favorite players simply by watching the way they move around the batters box, how they swing the bat, or how they celebrate their home runs. It's not just hitters who get this treatment as pitchers also have their unique deliveries and windups. The result is a game that feels more life-like than before.

Online Play with Sponsored Competitions
When you're done practicing against the computer, you can suit up against your friends and play them online or off. With the Playoffs feature, you can skip the 162 game season and go straight to the playoffs with any eight teams you and friends want to play with. Then it's just a matter of playing the games to see who gets the World Series Trophy.

Team 2K is an online competition to see who the best team of online players are. By playing Ranked Quick Matches, you can join in the fun and compete for prizes.

New Play by Play and Commentary Team
MLB 2K9 brings with it the new broadcast team of Gary Thorne and Steve Phillips. The new team injects depth and insight into the game, and provides another level of realism. In addition, the game also has real-time crowd noise and other sound effects that will have you feeling like you're sitting in the bleachers.

Product Description

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K9-NLA

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MLB 2K9 Delivers a Home Run!, May 21, 2009

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AGA (Anaheim, CA USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Major League Baseball 2K9 (Video Game)

Don't pay any attention to the negative reviews of this one. It's a big improvement over the last editions. Simply download the updates and you're in business. I like MLB The Show, but find the graphics here, including the stadiums, just a tad more realistic. The announcing is great and the game can be fine tuned to deliver as much of a challenge as you want. I have both The Show and this one and really enjoy them both!
This ones a bargain at $39.99 and even less on ebay. Get it!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Much Better, March 15, 2009

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Rainman208 (Atlanta, GA. USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Major League Baseball 2K9 (Video Game)

I've been playing just under a week and the improvements are easily noticeable. First off the frame rate is vastly improved. Last year I played 2K8 for all of 20 mins and could take no more. The graphics are also better than last year but I thought the graphics in 2K7 were just as impressive.

I'm still getting used to the gameplay mechanics but I welcome the challenge. I will say that I despise the total control pitching and pine for the crosshairs of 2K7 but alas I know those are history. I still use the classic pitching option which has it's own frustrations such as the constant barrage of bean balls I seem to throw despite seemingly getting the meter just right. It also makes painting the corners next to impossible. Sometimes it seems like it's throw down the middle or beanballs are you're only options, it might just be my inexperience though I'm sure more practice will make perfect. Right now I'm constantly being clobbered by the computer. I hit at-'em balls and pop ups while the CPU hits gappers and homers all day.

I haven't played online yet so I can't comment on that. I'm a casual player so I also don't care for manager modes. I just like to pick teams and play ball. Overall I'm content with this years effort from 2K Sports. There's still work to be done but there on the right track.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great game, but frustrating, March 7, 2011

By 

B. Heath (Cortland, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Major League Baseball 2K9 (Video Game)

This is a very fun game, but the AI and fly ball catching is frustrating sometimes.... I had a perfect game going, then in the 8th, a lazy fly ball is dropped by Ichiro, I positioned him perfectly and the ball bounced off of his HEAD! stupid things like this make me rate the game a little lower, but still a good gaming experience.

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