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Steve_OS · 10-08-2008, 05:26 AM

2K Sports today announced that MLB® Stickball, an exciting, fast-paced, multiplayer game that puts gamers against each other to see whose team can win a classic game of stickball, is now available on the Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

In MLB® Stickball, gamers can buy and collect packs of Topps “Big Head” Major League Baseball cards. Each time a pack is opened, those players are unlocked and added to each Major League team to play!

Part of the fun of stickball is the custom rules for each city, just like the rules kids create when they play in their own neighborhoods! MLB® Stickball can be played on the streets of a number of big cities, including New York, San Francisco and Boston. In addition to scoring runs in the stickball game itself, there will be objects scattered throughout each environment that serve as targets or hazards for the batter. Smack the ball off the fire hydrant and get it to spray water into the street and your team will be richly rewarded; break a window, though, and you’re out!

MLB® Stickball costs 800 Microsoft points.

FlyerFanatic08 · 10-08-2008, 01:03 PM

i d-loaded it...its pretty fun..i gotta get the pitching down though...its similar to mvp 2003 from back in the day...with the meter and you let go...but it seems its faster so you gotta get used to the timing

EDIT: anybody down for starting an OS league? we could all choose teams and create a set of rules...just have everyone setup matches against each other?

kerosene31 · 10-08-2008, 08:16 PM

It is a fun little game from the demo. Not sure if I'll buy though. Once you get the timing of the hitting down it seems pretty basic.

RedLine · 10-08-2008, 09:03 PM

I think I will DL it when I get home to check it out.

However, the IGN review does not inspire me too much. They gave it a 3! Read here: http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/917/917633p1.html

kerosene31 · 10-09-2008, 08:53 AM

Based on the demo that review was pretty harsh. It seems like a fun little game.

FlyerFanatic08 · 10-09-2008, 02:01 PM

that review was ridiculous. i mean it would be nice to control the outfielders...but its a fun little game imo. i'm sure a lot might get bored of it quick..but i think its alright

10-08-2008, 05:26 AM	#1
Steve_OS Editor-in-Chief OVR: 77 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: OS Eastern Office Posts: 31,655 Blog Entries: 556	2K Sports Announces XBLA Game MLB Stickball Available Today 2K Sports today announced that MLB® Stickball, an exciting, fast-paced, multiplayer game that puts gamers against each other to see whose team can win a classic game of stickball, is now available on the Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. In MLB® Stickball, gamers can buy and collect packs of Topps “Big Head” Major League Baseball cards. Each time a pack is opened, those players are unlocked and added to each Major League team to play! Part of the fun of stickball is the custom rules for each city, just like the rules kids create when they play in their own neighborhoods! MLB® Stickball can be played on the streets of a number of big cities, including New York, San Francisco and Boston. In addition to scoring runs in the stickball game itself, there will be objects scattered throughout each environment that serve as targets or hazards for the batter. Smack the ball off the fire hydrant and get it to spray water into the street and your team will be richly rewarded; break a window, though, and you’re out! MLB® Stickball costs 800 Microsoft points. Platform: Xbox 360

10-08-2008, 01:03 PM	#2
FlyerFanatic08 Rookie OVR: 5 Join Date: Dec 2006	Re: MLB Stickball Available for Download i d-loaded it...its pretty fun..i gotta get the pitching down though...its similar to mvp 2003 from back in the day...with the meter and you let go...but it seems its faster so you gotta get used to the timing EDIT: anybody down for starting an OS league? we could all choose teams and create a set of rules...just have everyone setup matches against each other? __________________ Sports do not build character. They reveal it. - John Wooden If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score? - Vince Lombardi

10-08-2008, 08:16 PM	#3
kerosene31 Some say he... OVR: 20 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,900	Re: 2K Sports Announces XBLA Game MLB Stickball Available Today It is a fun little game from the demo. Not sure if I'll buy though. Once you get the timing of the hitting down it seems pretty basic. __________________ Go Sabres!

10-08-2008, 09:03 PM	#4
RedLine Rookie OVR: 8 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Diego	Re: 2K Sports Announces XBLA Game MLB Stickball Available Today I think I will DL it when I get home to check it out. However, the IGN review does not inspire me too much. They gave it a 3! Read here: http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/917/917633p1.html

10-09-2008, 08:53 AM	#5
kerosene31 Some say he... OVR: 20 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,900	Re: 2K Sports Announces XBLA Game MLB Stickball Available Today Based on the demo that review was pretty harsh. It seems like a fun little game. __________________ Go Sabres!

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10-09-2008, 02:01 PM	#6
FlyerFanatic08 Rookie OVR: 5 Join Date: Dec 2006	Re: 2K Sports Announces XBLA Game MLB Stickball Available Today that review was ridiculous. i mean it would be nice to control the outfielders...but its a fun little game imo. i'm sure a lot might get bored of it quick..but i think its alright __________________ Sports do not build character. They reveal it. - John Wooden If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score? - Vince Lombardi

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