Look: This is a Playstation 2 game, right? It looks like a game on the original Playstation. The player movement is erratic. There is nothing realistic about the way this thing looks. I have to admit it really takes a lot to overlook how shabby it is.
Feel: It’s ugly to look at, but it plays really well. The swinging has been simplified to just moving the stick to hit the ball, so you don’t get frustrated right out of the box and that enhances the realism. When you are on defense, it’s almost as much fun as being on offense. Pitching is surprisingly fun. The best is that it’s based a lot on stats. If the guy at the plate sucks at hitting heat, then just throw the heat and let the odds work their magic. And when they do get a hit, it’s not impossible to field a ball or get it to the right guy once you do field it. Nothing is more annoying than expecting the ball to go to the second baseman and it ends up going to home plate.
Hear: The commentary is pretty lame. But isn’t all video game commentary? Once you’ve heard it a few hundred times, it just gets lame. So do what I do, turn up the stereo and just play, unless you like to hear the slap of leather and the crack of the bat.
Finally: The game is ugly as hell, but it plays so well.
+ bboy
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