- Platform: NES (VC)
- Genre: Sports
- Players: 1-2
- Developer: Nintendo
- Publisher: Nintendo
- The word from N-Philes
- Cost: 500 points
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Baseball
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I was bored in the top of the 4th inning and decided to bunt. Next thing I knew, I had the bases loaded. After the inning ended, I was ready to write this review. You know a game is in trouble when you purposefully bunt every batter in your line-up, in the same inning, and score three runs.
Baseball opens up with the exact same tune found in Tennis – which would be awesome, if the melody resembled anything other than pure randomness. Speaking of randomness, you can choose from six teams: A, C, D, P, R, and Y.
You can't control your fielders. When your outfielder tries to get under a fly ball or track down a ball hit in the gap, don't expect him to get under or track anything. They move as slow as molasses in January. Infielders move as slow as molasses in October.
There are no hit batters, cheering crowds (except when a Homerun is hit), umpire voices, diving fielders, or sliding base runners. You can't play a season, control your fielders, change pitchers, or pinch-hit any batters. At least there are six umpires, complete with nice animations.
OK, I'm being rough. In all honesty, Baseball isn't completely bad, especially having been a launch title in the US. It plays a decent game of baseball, and hitting the ball off the bat is rewarding, meaning good timing with your swing will give you solid, hard hits. It can also be played against another human.
But that's about where all the good ends. Actually, you can pause the game if you need a break by pressing start. Better yet, you can turn off the game by hitting the power button.