Mario Super Sluggers

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Just played this for the first time last night and wow, the controls are terrible. I'm using the Wiimote + Nunchuk and there are some problems. 1.) There are too many controls to remember and 2.) fielding is a nightmare. When I go to run after a ball with one character, it turns out the game had me locked onto another character, one I had no intention on using. So I pay the price for the bad controls. Jumping into the air to catch a ball is a joke. I go to do a running jump to catch a ball, but instead I fall to the ground. I also struggle to get home runs, even with power hitters. Not to mention, every hitter I face hits the ball no matter what combination of throws I use.

I've gone through the tutorial TWICE and I'm still getting my butt kicked by the level 2 (veteran) CPUs. I really don't understand why so many people say this game is easy. Mario Superstar Baseball has been easier than this game so far, and that game was tricky to learn too. A 6-0 lead blown in two innings should not happen, but it did because of the controls.

So I'm asking this. How do I get good at this game? Are there any big tips anyone can give me before I throw this game in the trash? I'm so close to doing that (or returning it).
 
Just finished the tutorial and free practice mode with just the Wiimote, no Nunchuk. It feels more comfortable and easy to use, but I hate how everything is now automatic. Especially with batting. The batter doesn't automatically go to the ball and I end up whiffing a lot because of this. Why can't I have control the batter with this control scheme?

Same goes with everything else. Pitching is awkward and I can't move left or right, I can't control just one base runner when more than one player is on a base, and the computer basically fields the ball for me. At least fielding, jumping seems to be repaired. I know it looks like I want to go back to the Nunchuk, but I don't. That element made the game almost unplayable for me. I just don't like that I have to watch the computer do almost everything for me. I don't want that, I might as well watch MLB on TV. Bear in mind, I haven't played challenge mode yet. I might have different feelings about this once I play that.

Right now though, this game has been a huge disappointment. Worse than Mario Superstar Baseball, which wasn't spectacular either. What a letdown.
 
No offense, but I think you just suck at the game.

The controls are easy to get a hang of. I don't see your problem

BTW, have you been using WiiMote on the side? At all?
 
Baby Luigi said:
No offense, but I think you just suck at the game.

The controls are easy to get a hang of. I don't see your problem

BTW, have you been using WiiMote on the side? At all?
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I know you said no offense, but you could've been less rude. Just saying.

Right now, I'm using the Wiimote vertically without Nunchuk. Is there actually a difference between using it like that and using it sideways w/o a Nunchuk?
 
I don't know how can I say this in a nicer fashion. Because naturally, I'm mean

YoYoYoshi said:
Right now, I'm using the Wiimote vertically without Nunchuk. Is there actually a difference between using it like that and using it sideways w/o a Nunchuk?
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Yes there is. Sideways wiimote plays similarly to the Mario Superstar Baseball games
 
I'm trying to use the sideways technique right now, but for some reason I can't get it to work. I'm doing the free batting practice session and I'm trying to do what the instruction book is telling me to do. It clearly says I can move the batter. However, I can't move the batter left or right. I'm assuming the other aspects of the game like pitching won't work with this scheme.

Is there a place where I can change control schemes?
 
Yeah. You can change it while you are in the middle of the game. Press +, go to Controls (or whatever), and click on the Wiimote Icon. It should get changed to Sideways Wiimote.

You can also change control scheme right before you play a minigame too. Same thing: click on the Controller and it should change.
 
I seem to like the vertical control scheme the most. Even though it's mainly automatic, I find that it makes the game more enjoyable. The last three exhibition games I've played, I shutout the veteran CPU with my 15+ runs (highest being 22 I think, and this was with five innings; imagine if it was nine).

My point is, the game is fun now. :yoshi:
 
So all of this rant was rubbish after all then?