With baseball season here, I am in the mood to buy a baseball game for XBOX. Can anyone who has played the new games tell me anything about them? I know of High Heat, All-Star Baseball, MVP Baseball, World Series, and there are probably 2-3 others I am forgetting. I played MVP Baseball at Gamestop for 5 minutes, and it was pretty good. I like the new pitching and hitting gameplay. All in all, I liked it, but I have nothing to compare it to this year.
I would highly recommend All Star Baseball by Acclaim, and not just because a good friend of mine in Austin is one of the lead developers. It's the best baseball game out there, bar none. I've played High Heat on the PC & it's pretty good also. World Series Baseball has traditionally sucked ass big time.
I had a Microsoft baseball game for PC a couple of years ago which I really liked so I'm leaning towards their game for Xbox (forgot the name) but it doesn't come out till May.
World Series Baseball 2K3 is coming out soon, or maybe already out. I've seen screenshots, and they look awesome.
I believe it is out. Features: * Classic Ballparks – Take the field in some of baseball’s most historic ballparks including: The Polo Grounds, Forbes Field, Shibe Park, Crosley Field, and Griffith Stadium. * More Retro Unis and Alternate Tops – Classic home AND away unis and alternate tops for every MLB team. * Hall of Fame Legends – Play as or against over 25 Hall of Famers featuring player-specific batting stances and pitching styles for the greatest to ever lace ‘em up including: Bob Gibson, Mike Schmidt, Rollie Fingers, Stan Musial, and more. * New and Improved Animations – Home run-robbing snatches at the wall, line drive-snaring grabs, new double play turns, broken bats, beaned batters charging the mound, drag bunts and even more player-specific batting stances and pitching styles. * Enhanced Gameplay – New baserunning mechanism, user-controlled leadoffs on the basepaths, power swing for aggressive hitting, and an all-new jump button for even more control in the field. * Weekly, Monthlyand Season Awards – Multiple awards are up for grabs, from Player and Pitcher of the Week/Month honors to the serious hardware, including: Rawlings Gold Glove, Louisville Silver Slugger, Rolaids Relief Man, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP. * ESPN Broadcast Presentation – True to the sports fan, player introductions, game highlights, replays, scores, and more are displayed in the famous ESPN style.
I just picked up World Series 2k3. I must say that this is, in my opinion the best looking and playing baseball game on any console. My roommate has Allstar 2004 and World series blows that out of the water. The franchise mode is incredibly deep and the gameplay is a ten. Allstar baseball's graphics aren't up to par, the game play is off. It's impossible to even get a hit. Derek Jeter's hints are annoying. If your looking for a refined, great looking baseball sim, WSK 2k3 is the one for you.
Wow, the more I read about WSB 2K3, the quicker I want to run out and get it. Franchise mode is what I love about the sports games. I hope Kent is in the Astros lineup already. UTWeezer, how's the create a player mode?
