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Tricked!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

After reading everyone's reviews, I went ahead and bought this game. The starting menu's are vague and difficult. Trading players is awful. Granted, when I started my first game, as the visiting team, and my leadoff batter came to the plate, I thought they had made up for it. The detail was amazing, but batting was uncomfortable. Then, when it was my turn in the field, I was shocked. It was like I was playing Bases Loaded for Nintendo! What is with these camera angles? How come my Left Fielder is catching balls a good 10 feet away from him without diving? Why doesn't the computer ever take a freaking pitch? All this leads me to new questions: When will MLB 2K2 come out? This game is horrid, save your money.

Unfairness at it's Best

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Now first off, I bought this game used, and after playing it I can see why. I can not defeat the computer. Anything you do is just countered. You score two runs in the first, the other team scores two runs in the first. Hit a home in the top of the 9th, the other team hits a home run to beat you. It is driving me nuts. Granted that the graphics are impressive, and the gameplay is mediocre. The gameplay aspect doesn't bother me. I would just like to sit down and have fun, and it is impossible to. So, instead of frustrating yourself beyond the point of return, choose another baseball game to play, this game takes itself too seriously.

Great Game on Nintendo, Awful On PS2 -- Huge Letdown

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 20 / 30
Date: March 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Let me begin by saying I have been a huge, huge All-StarBaseball fan. I bought it every year for the Nintendo 64, and everyyear I was thrilled. It was the most fun I've had with any game. Itwas a baseball lover's delight and I would play with a friend on thecomputer endlessly. So, I bought my hard-to-find Playstation 2basically, just so I could play this game. That's right -- I lovedthis game so much I was willing to shell out [the money] for its newand improved incarnation.

Well, color me angry, disappointed, andvery, very let down and depressed. While graphically beautiful,All-Star Baseball 2002 is an enormous step backwards by Acclaim fromits N64 predecessors. Where to begin:

1) They've removed theability to throw pitches at different speeds. This feature was one ofthe great strategy factors of the previous edition. Guessing thespeed of the pitch, as well as location and type was a huge chessgame. Now it's gone. The pitcher/batter interface is slow, boring,and not easy to control.

2) Speaking of the touted batter/pitcherinterface -- the analog controls on the PS2 for this game areterrible! It's like moving slowly through mud. Your cursor's down inthe zone, but the pitcher throws a fastball at the letters? Forgetit. The cursor simply does not respond quickly at all. On the N64you could move it at will. Acclaim has taken one of its best features-- the mind game between batter and pitcher -- and made it one oftheir worst.

3) Camera angles. Come on! These are terrible.They've got these beautifully rendered stadiums and you can hardly seethem. Other than the behind the catcher shot, all we get is a bird'seye view of the game. The camera doesn't really follow the actionlike it used to. The game is very static, and, as a result,ultimatley boring. Acclaim teased us with this spectacular openingvideo on line -- beautiful shots, great action -- and not only is themovie not even in the game, none of the shots are either.

3)Fielding. Yuck! In the N64 game, the minute the ball left the bat,you intuitively could tell where it was going and move the appropriatefielder accordingly. Not anymore. Not only can't you tell where theball is going, but the camera angle the game cuts to is insane. Whenballs are hit to the right or left side, it shows you anacross-the-field shot. Forget it. Not only that -- you can't chooseto control the fielder! If the balls hit somewhere that you want thethirdbasemen or outfielder to get, but the computer picks theshortstop? Tough luck. Controls here are sluggish and non-responsiveas well.

This game is truly a shame and a missed opportunity. Ilove all the graphics touches. It's spectacular. And the fun stufflike the wonderful face mapping, the mascots and retro uniforms aregreat. But, ultimately, the terrible gameplay kills it. Acclaim hadTHE perfect template for console baseball. Three years of great gamesand experience on how to do it right. What went wrong? My friend andI used to be addicted to All-Star Baseball. After 10 minutes playingit, he said he never wanted to play it again. It was that boring andfrustrating. Me? I'll basically just do batting practice. If youhit monster home runs -- which is too easy to do in this game -- atleast then you get a couple of angles that show off the beauty of thestadiums.

One of my great pleasures in life has been taken away fromme. Thanks for nothing, Acclaim.

i hate this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

it got one star because of a funny glitch, it actually happens alot, somethimes when my player comes up to bat he is still wearing his fielding glove its pretty funny and even after he gets on base he is still wearing the glove, thats pretty much the only good thing about the game

Gameplay

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I think my title pretty much says it. It wouldn't be so bad if you could adjust the views, particularly in the outfield when fielding a ball. It's just a bad angle. This game will definately frustrate you.

stupidest game of all

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: August 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

[....]Any team can become the champs of all the teams. You can be the darn expos and be about 100 games above 500. The sliders break too much and the curveballs are just between a change up and a fastball. the first one you throw is always awesome. Acclaim needs to make the game a little harder. The batting stances are outta wack. The brewers my favorite team is underrated(of course). With good players you hit 500 homeruns a year. on the back of the box they say franchise debut but there is no franchise [....]

Sega genesis baseball was better

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was extremely disappointed with this game. The graphics are substandard at best -- fielders catch the ball when they are several feet away from the ball and the ball seems to just magically appear in your glove. There are no camera options, and no other real options to speak of either. I thought I had made the right choice by picking this one over EA's Triple Play (especially in light of my mild disappointment with EA's NBA Live), but I just couldn't bring myself to play ASB more than 2 or 3 times. I have since traded it in for Triple Play and, while Triple Play is certainly more arcade-style than real baseball simulation, it is far more enjoyable. If you want a game that is truly fun (and let's not forget the purpose of these video games, folks), don't get this one. And I don't work for EA.

Might want to rent this game first!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I saw the screen shots to this game and thought it looked awesome! But when I purchased it, I was very disapointed. I think All Star Baseball 1999 for Nintendo 64 has better graphics then this game. The players are so small, that they don't look real, and when you get a close up of the players, they all look the same, except for their batting stances. Also, if you are fielding a ball in the outfield, after you catch/field the ball, the player will wait a few seconds before doing a crow hop to throw the ball to wherever you're throwing it to. The fielders in the infield take their sweet time throwing the ball too! Another disappointing thing is the trades. You can't do a 2 for 1 or however many. It must be a even trade. Also the Starting pitchers almost never get into the 6th inning. I played as Freddy Garcia, and gave up only 3 runs, but he ran out of gas in the 4th inning. And the fans look like they are from regular Nintendo game. Horrible graphics. They don't even really cheer if you get a rally going. There are many other dissapointing things to this game, and I could go on and on. I go for realism in a baseball game, and this game is very unrealistic. I just wish I wouldn't have spent [money] on this and got some other game.

Still waiting...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game hoping that it would finally be THE great baseball game we have all been waiting for. Sad to say, I am still waiting. What's the deal with NO camera angle options...you get what they give you(and the angle for fielding SUCKS) and that's it! Batting and pitching are overly complicated and very slow, fielding is a joke (outfielders are able to get to balls that are not even close to them and make the catch), and if you don't change your pinch-hitter, he will be pitching for you next inning. 2 stars are for the beautiful but difficult to see graphics and the turn-back-the-clock uni's. And can someone tell me how can you get the camera angles that are shown on the game box itself? Theese close-up's and cross angles are not in this game! Isn't that false advertising?

Don't believe the hype

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: March 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Generally it's difficult to find console baseball games that are worthwhile, but I've read that this is the title to buy in 2001 if you're looking for the best combination of realism and fun gameplay. Let me tell you that those reviews would be wrong. The game certainly looks pretty enough, with realstic player models and beutiful ballparks. The problem is that the game is presented so badly you can barely see any of the stadiums besides the first 15 rows of fans and the outfield wall. The camera angle provided is set way too low and besides detracting from the aesthetics it also greatly hinders fielding during gameplay. What's worse is that there are no other camera angles provided! I can't say I've played enough to really rate the batting and pitching, but it's a pretty standard cursor based system. For me, one of the biggest things in rating gameplay of a baseball title is how the ball transitions from the batter/pitcher screen to the wider view once the ball is in play. I might consider this the single biggest thing to thrill or annoy me in a video baseball game, espescially with home runs. This game falls horribly short on this front. If a ball is hit with a chance to leave the park I want suspense! I want to see a panoramic view of most of the field and the outfielder drifting towards the wall as the ball is in flight. Will it go out? Will it be caught on the track? This is for my money the biggest rush these games can provide and All Star Baseball 2002 has totally removed this thrill by making sure you know its a homer right off the bat. The camera follows the ball all the way out in arcade-like fashion and takes all the fun out of it. This is another in a long line of mediocre baseball titles dating back to PS1 that is neither really fun to play or deep enough to hold my interest with multiple season play and such. Why can't someone get this sport right?!

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