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The BIGs ... Fun MLB Baseball for the Wii

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 34 / 36
Date: June 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Finally, a decent sports game on the Wii. With Madden 07 and Tiger Woods golf, being below average ports of existing games, I had high hopes for the Bigs as being the first Professionaly Licensed sports game on the Wii, to make full use of all the Wii features.

The have all the MLB teams and players. There may be a few not in the game because of contract issues, but I have not noticed any big names missing thus far.

The stadiums are cool. The main architectural features are blown up to stand out more, but the overall feel of the stadium is a pretty realistic portrayal.

The Wii control aspect:

Pitching:

Word of advice... have patience. I almost throw my wii remote at the wall several times in disgust when I first started playing, because I couldn't get the pitcher to do anything. The manual does a very poor job of describing the required motion and button presses to get the desired pitch. Just be prepared to be frustrated in the beginning, but eventually it will start making sense. It is really cool becuase your wrist twist can create a curveball/screwball effect, just like the real thing.

Hitting:

This is where I am disappointed the most. The timing of when you physically swing the wii remote, to when the on screen batter swings is delayed. Unlike Wii Sports baseball, where it is practically perfectly synced, the Bigs has the half second delay that is very weak. You can sort of get used to it, but if you played Wii Sports baseball a lot, you will be disappointed.

Fielding:

Fielding is very good. You move the field with the nunchuk thing and flip the wii remote in different direction to throw to different bases. However, you can also push the control pad on the wii remote to make throws. I have found this to be more reliable than the flip gesture. The flip works though, you just have to be very precise, or you end up throwing to the wrong base.

Baserunning:

Not bad. You simply use the nunchuk and push it towards the base you want the runner to advance to. If, at the same time, you make a drumming motion with the wii remote, they run faster (sprint mode). I think the speed running is overkill. It makes it too easy to get doubles and triples. I found that not using it makes the game a little more realistic.

Powerups:

The game has this powerbar thing. You get points for every hit, great catch, striking someone out, etc. When you powerbar reaches the top you can activate "power mode" or whatever they call it. If you are hitting, it guarantees a home run if you make conatct. If you are pitching, it pretty much guarantees a strikeout. Its is a really fun feature, but should be more geared towards the players real life ability. For example, if some number #8 batter from the Royals with a .203 batting average and has never hit a home run is in power up mode, they should not be able to hit the ball out of the stadium. They should be able to hit the ball better than normal, but not breaking scoreboards with tape measure home runs.

Summary:

If you are a Wii owner and a sports game fan, the Bigs is worth your time. Its has the MLB and the player licensing and has a lot of great aspects utilizing the wii controls. A few flaws prevent it from being even better, but its a fun game.

The Bigs Big on Gameplay

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: June 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The Bigs delivered big on game play and overall fun. Not since Home Run Derby on Wii Sports have I enjoyed a game this much. The graphics are top notch (for the Wii) and motion and movement is spot on.

First off, this is not baseball that came with Wii Sports - it's a lot more fun and challenging (which is saying quite a bit). One difference I found was that I needed to swing a lot sooner to actually hit the ball consistently. Also, you have to use the Nunchuk and being an old school gamer, I found having two controllers and seven or eight buttons and motion-sensing capabilities to be a little overwhelming at times. I practiced quite a bit to figure out how to throw to the different bases but still struggled to get the throws down. I picked up pitching and batting quickly, but during the first exhibition it was like watching the Royals play.

I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoyed Wii Sports. You have Home Run Derby, Interleague Exhibitions, rosters that you can manage and you can create your own player. 2K did a great job getting today's players in there and while they might not look exactly like the person, they are close enough that you get the idea. I really enjoyed this game and plan to have a few friends over to play four players.

Extremely Difficult

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: June 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is like work!! There are soo many techniques to learn that it killed it for me. I just want to play a game and have fun....not spend hours reading a lengthy manual and practicing moves. I was hoping for something just a little more complex then the Wii Sports baseball. But I think I will stick to that from now on. If you have the time and the patience and the skills, though, I bet it would be a pretty neat game.

Very frustrating

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 15
Date: June 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you thought this game was going to have the same control scheme as wii sports baseball you will be disapointed the batting is more like wii sports tennis and it is extremely difficult to pitch field and bat it is truly a workout it makes my arms sore i actually traded this game in the next day I highly recommend renting this game 1st before purchasing this game.

BIGs Disappointment...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: June 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I had high hopes for this game especially for the Wii because of the controls...but sadly it was a let down. Nearly every aspect of the game is flawed with the exception of the sound which is solid. The controls, The Wii's bread and butter are very difficult to get a handle on this game. While they clearly give you alot of wii motions and wii controls to use. There difficult to remember and often don't do as you want them to do. Thats the worst offense of this game, Gameplay wise, 2K made it clear this game was trying to be NBA Jam lite when it comes to Baseball. In some ways thats true, less thought put on the finer aspects of simulating baseball and more thought put into homeruns and fancy plays and strikeouts. If you actually had good controls, This might be fun, but you don't. So its a mess either way. Graphically, well we all know the Wii isn't for graphics but generally they look very poor, the game isn't in 100% widescreen for some reason. You have a little bit of black bars on the right and left sides on a high definition tv. The graphics are generally ugly in most spots and rarely do you see many closeups. The arenas are well rendered to the real arenas and the sound and music selection is solid. You also get a good more current roster MLB selection and customization for wild looking players. But it means little if you can't play the game well because the controls won't work as they should. In the end, its not worth your time, even as a rental. They really need to fix the controls, wether that means simplifying them or fine tuning them. Whatever it may be.

A lot of fun...but hard

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: July 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is a lot of fun, but there is a steep learning curve. It is a new way of playing baseball and using both controllers and learning all of the controls is not an easy task. However, with that said it is a lot of fun and a great challenge. Games shouldn't be too easy.

If you are looking for a MLB title for the Wii you won't be disappointed with this one.

The Bigs is both HARD and FUN

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: July 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Here's the deal:

The Bigs can be very frustrating at first. Most of this frustration is caused by the manual being horrible at descirbing the required motions with the wiimote.

However, once you figure out the controls, the game becomes quite fun. If anything, all you need is good coordination and a good memory to have fun (there are ALOT of different wiimote actions).

After you get over the controls (it took me a day or two), you can concentrate on enjoying the game. Slow-motion leaps and dives, 30 foot superman-esque jumps off the wall to steal homers, etc. I've read complaints about the swing being delayed a bit compared to wii sports baseball. My answer? Deal with it! Anyone half good at video games will get used to it almost immediately. Some people just like to complain :).

I've only had this game for a few days, and look forward to building up my rookie. So far I'm quite satisfied with my purchase.

A delay in the swing on a baseball game?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 13
Date: July 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

For those who have not played the game, when you swing the Wii remote the batter does not swing his bat....there is a delay. How can they not make sure to get the swing right on a baseball game? Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of the Wii remote if the game will not mimic the movements of the controller? You mine as well be pushing a button on the 360 or the PS3.

Even with all of Wii Sports Baseball's flaws and limitations it still got the basics right.

Very enjoyable sports title

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I purchased The Bigs for the Wii console and have been very satisfied with it overall. The pitching is accurate and varied, the batting is good and allows more skill than Wii sports baseball by letting you shape where you want your shot to go. The two handed play style can seem daunting, but is actually a blast, allowing strike em out-throw em out plays, nasty double plays, and good first jumps by infielders on ground balls. With regards to controls, I felt the learning curve to be slight. Myself, my little brother, and even his girlfriend were throwing 100 mph heat or smacking extra base hits around after about an hour (those complaining about the manual...you did see the "learn the bigs" mode, right?)

pros:
-rookie mode is varied and fun.
-two handed play is engaging and gets to be intuitive.
-pitching and batting more nuanced than Wii sports.
-big plays can look cool and make you feel like a stud.

cons:
-throwing to bases with a flick of the wrist is hit or miss (mostly miss.) The D pad doubles up this function though, so not a deal breaker.
-being able to hit home runs at will with a full meter, or snag regular home runs off the wall (30 feet up) gets to be cheap.
-mini games don't have their own mode (need to accessed through rookie mode or through Learn the Bigs...again, not a deal breaker, but could have been nice to have a category like Madden NFL.

neutral:
-music is good, but not varied.
-commentary is funny, but not varied.
-graphics are fairly solid, some players got mugged though in translation.

Overall: Good game, definitely satisfies the long ball seekers, could use a touch more variety in next iteration and some work on fielding to bases. If you want a solid sports title, this game satisfies.

Great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: July 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

[...] this is a great game! It is technical and it takes a while to get everything down but once you do it's a blast. The pitches are more realistic than those in Wii Sports and you have less reaction time but I really don't notice any lag that the others have spoken of. If you want a challenging game that does not lose its luster after a few hours, buy The Bigs! If not, stick to Wii Sports.

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