ASB 2005 - Exapansion Mode

[UNLV_1999]

I am thinking of getting the game. In the expanson mode, how many cities are there? Do they have Las Vegas? Will the announcers say the cities name in the game? Thanks

[Stoud]

Re: ASB 2005 - Exapansion Mode

I am thinking of getting the game. In the expanson mode, how many cities are there? Do they have Las Vegas? Will the announcers say the cities name in the game? Thanks

I'm trying to remember everything. I think there's something like 20-25 cities with 30-35 mascots, and yes Las Vegas is in there. There are like 15 or so custom parks, or you can choose from about 10 classic stadiums (like Qualcomm, or Astrodome). I'm fairly sure I remember the announcers saying the name of the city, but I'm not sure if they say the name of the team. I'm really sort of 60/40 on the announcers thing...not entirely sure..

It's a good game. I thought about getting it myself the other day when I saw it was like $10 at Gamestop. I decided not to, but that might change. If I remember correctly, they also let you make leagues entirely full of fake players, which is nice when it's near impossible to update all the current stats. If you're not going to have real players with up to date ratings, you might as well have an entirely fantasy game. I do recall the ratings overall being a little unrealistic for the fake players, though...noticeably smaller (or larger) than normal.

[Knight165]

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I'll tell you what..
If I was not spending so much time with MLB...
I'd still be playing ASB2005 EVERYDAY.
That game is sick with all the options available in it's franchise mode.....and expansion mode is an absolute gem to add to a baseball game.
Yes Vegas is in there....I think I did a Vegas Armadillos franchise at one point using one of the fantasy parks that had a ferris wheel or roller coaster in the background of the outfield view.
My favorite expansion was when I created the Brooklyn Outlaws and used the old Ebbets field.
Stadiums look awesome...and there are tons of options that should have to be in every baseball game.
If you actually play the games...the mechanics take some getting used to...but if you play manage only mode....you're good to go with random pitch count!


M.K.
Knigh165

[UNLV_1999]

Re: ASB 2005 - Exapansion Mode

One other question.....when you choose an expansion team, do you replace one of the existing teams? Thanks....

[Stoud]

Re: ASB 2005 - Exapansion Mode

One other question.....when you choose an expansion team, do you replace one of the existing teams? Thanks....

Nope, the game creates a second expansion team to make up for it. That's about the only real problem with the game, because although they can pick some good players from time to time in the expansion draft, they usually end up with bad teams. If I remember correctly, however, a few years down the road they turn into contenders.

[ktulu22]

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They do say both the city name and the mascot name. Great game for manage only fans

[RyGuy78]

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Quick question regarding ASB 2005.... Can you play a multiplayer franchise? Three guys and myself want to play a franchise using the fantasy draft... thanks in advance....

[ktulu22]

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Quick question regarding ASB 2005.... Can you play a multiplayer franchise? Three guys and myself want to play a franchise using the fantasy draft... thanks in advance....

Yes you can. You can control any amount of teams

[ktulu22]

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After thinking about it, I checked it out and you can only control (play as) one team in franchise mode. My mistake

[RyGuy78]

Re: ASB 2005 - Exapansion Mode

After thinking about it, I checked it out and you can only control (play as) one team in franchise mode. My mistake

ok thanks for checking this for me... i appreciate it

[Knight165]

Re: ASB 2005 - Exapansion Mode

After thinking about it, I checked it out and you can only control (play as) one team in franchise mode. My mistake

Yes. You can either control 1 team or control them ALL. No in between ground unfortunately.

M.K.
Knight165

[countryboy]

Re: ASB 2005 - Exapansion Mode

I am thinking of getting the game. In the expanson mode, how many cities are there? Do they have Las Vegas? Will the announcers say the cities name in the game? Thanks

I don't remember how many cities there are, I am going to say appx 15.

Las Vegas is one of the cities, but they only say the nickname of a new expansion team.

[ktulu22]

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In 2005 there are probably 25-30 cities to choose from and they do say both the city name and the mascot name during game play

[UNLV_1999]

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I just got the game and it is pretty good. The game play is not that bad at all. I can't yet say how it compares to the other games MVP, MLB, etc.

One thing I really like is that there are in game saves!!! I did not know that until I bought this game. What an added bonus. I believe this is the only baseball game that allows ingame saves. This should be a mandatory feature on all sports games.

[countryboy]

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I just got the game and it is pretty good. The game play is not that bad at all. I can't yet say how it compares to the other games MVP, MLB, etc.

One thing I really like is that there are in game saves!!! I did not know that until I bought this game. What an added bonus. I believe this is the only baseball game that allows ingame saves. This should be a mandatory feature on all sports games.

the offseason and roster management is this game are the best of any console baseball game that I have ever played. If companies would follow suit with the advanced gameplay then we would really be on to something. Until then, I will probably always prefer ASB 05 to any other baseball title.