I just cant stop playing this game! As soon as I finnish, I am looking forward to the next one. I can't remember being this into a bb game in at least 5 years. Bear in mind I havent tried WSB yet (waitng for PS2 release), but here are the things that make this game so special:
-GREAT atmosphere...the crowds really get u pumped up. They cheer after you get 2 strikes and they cheer when you are batting and get ahead in the count. I have NEVER seen a crowd like this is any sports game.
-The pitching is so involving....makes the old "pick a pitch, pick a spot and press" method seem so boring now. True, the CPU never swings at anything more than a few inches out of the strike zone, but they will swing at borderline pitches and it really feels like an accomplishment when u get them to wiff!
-Great SlowMo replays - again.....the best I have ever seen in a sports game.
-The hitting method seems simple at first, but when u dig a little deeper, it's very realistic. You can make contact by just swinging at anything, but to have a chance at driving the ball, you have to wait for a good pitch to hit and time it PERFECTLY. The CPU will make u look foolish at times and it's real hard to lay off bad pitches sometimes. The feeling of a power fastball coming in at you in unmatched. Also, when u do nail a hard drive into the gap, it feels great!
-the game has that "what cool thing will I see it do this game" thing about it. I saw a throw from the OF hit the mound and bounce high and the catcher jumped way up and reached for it. They seem like they are "human" sometimes. I have seen balls glance off of gloves a trickle a few feet away. Never has that "predetermined" feel of some games.
-The game is very challenging to me and keeps drawing me back for more. It does have a few faults....the most notable are the lack of walks, the lack of buttons for jump/dive, the sometimes wacky opposing AI for pulling pitchers, and the lack of customizing (no tuning sliders), but if EA builds on this
base next year, they will have one remarkable hardball game on thier hands!
-GREAT atmosphere...the crowds really get u pumped up. They cheer after you get 2 strikes and they cheer when you are batting and get ahead in the count. I have NEVER seen a crowd like this is any sports game.
-The pitching is so involving....makes the old "pick a pitch, pick a spot and press" method seem so boring now. True, the CPU never swings at anything more than a few inches out of the strike zone, but they will swing at borderline pitches and it really feels like an accomplishment when u get them to wiff!
-Great SlowMo replays - again.....the best I have ever seen in a sports game.
-The hitting method seems simple at first, but when u dig a little deeper, it's very realistic. You can make contact by just swinging at anything, but to have a chance at driving the ball, you have to wait for a good pitch to hit and time it PERFECTLY. The CPU will make u look foolish at times and it's real hard to lay off bad pitches sometimes. The feeling of a power fastball coming in at you in unmatched. Also, when u do nail a hard drive into the gap, it feels great!
-the game has that "what cool thing will I see it do this game" thing about it. I saw a throw from the OF hit the mound and bounce high and the catcher jumped way up and reached for it. They seem like they are "human" sometimes. I have seen balls glance off of gloves a trickle a few feet away. Never has that "predetermined" feel of some games.
-The game is very challenging to me and keeps drawing me back for more. It does have a few faults....the most notable are the lack of walks, the lack of buttons for jump/dive, the sometimes wacky opposing AI for pulling pitchers, and the lack of customizing (no tuning sliders), but if EA builds on this
base next year, they will have one remarkable hardball game on thier hands!
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