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A lot of fun, but too easy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

While I enjoy this game immensely, it does seem to be a bit to easy and I've about played it to its limits. I've played about 20 seasons and usually sim through them and then play the playoff games. The fun part for me is building the team through trades and free agents and drafts.

But I've won my division about 10 years in a row. The game makes it too easy to trade high paid veterans in the last year of their contract for younger up and coming stars with years left on their contract. By doing this, you always have a fresh infusion of talent without increasing payroll.

This game is fun and maybe the newer editions of Out of the Park Baseball (which you can buy only online) will have solved this problem.

A great game with a few holes

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game and the best part is trying to maintain a dynasty through the years. Unfortunately, you can get around losing free agents by trading your players for players on other teams with years on their contract with similar salaries. My current team has won the division four straight years, but I did use the editor to change my market size and my coaches/scouts.

The challenge is to develop your own players and I haven't yet found out the best way to do that. The game gives you every stat you need and goes by quickly. I'm addicted to it and my
wife gets mad at me.

As the game progesses, players seem to demand more and more money, so inflation plays a part.

One of the best Baseball games out there..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've played quite a few baseball games over the years,my all time favorite being Front Page Sports Baseball. However, even that was missing the front Office duties like signing free Agents, or telling high priced whiners to take a walk until I came across Season Ticket Baseball 2003. Although there isn't much in the way of graphics, I like the overall design. It makes you feel like you are running the team, as a GM and a coach. I've had the game for well over a year now and I still play it quite a bit. I don't think it will be a game you play a few times and then it collects dust. About the only real minor thing in the game I didn't like is a feature where you can argue against the call of an umpire. Maybe it's meant to mirror real baseball or something, but if you do decide to argue with an ump on a call, either he refuses to listen, or you end up getting tossed, so it's sort of pointless unless you just want to make a fuss. Overall, a great game. It's fun to see players you pick turn into stars.

More of a good thing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you like Season Ticket Baseball 2003, then check out the internet version of the game, called Out Of The Park Baseball or OOTP. Out of the Park Developments authored both games. Atari plans no update for Season Ticket Baseball 2003 but OOTP does. The latest version is 5.14. It makes a few improvements in the play of the game and provides a link to a website where the user can download historical stats from 1877-2002, and soon to be 2003. Some of the improvements include more sophisticated contract negotiations with players with hints as to the player's mood during them. There are even online leagues. To get the game, download and then pay to have the license activated.

There is also a companion game called Inside The Park Baseball. It is a role playing game that uses the OOTP/Season Ticket Baseball system to let the user set up an individual player and pursue a baseball career from Single A through retirement from the majors, including activities both on and off the field.

(I am not affiliated with this product in any way, except that I enjoy playing it!! Just trying to be a good Scout...)

Bad Game!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: August 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

It would be a good game if it was licensed by the MLBPA so, you can have the real players names. Baseball Mogul is better because there are the real players there.

Wow! A stathead's dream.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 20
Date: December 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is, quite simply, the best stat-orineted game out there. I've spent nearly 20 years playing baseball games from Ye Olde Strat-o-matic to the latest PC games. I've loved titles like Front Page Sports and High Heat (at least until they stopped providing actual support). What I particularly love is keeping track of stats and league history, making front office decisions about free agents and minor leagues. If I wanted to play joystick games -- well, that's what my playstation is for.

This is the best game out there -- yes, even better than baseball Mogul, which I know is blasphemy to many of you. It is not perfect -- no gold gloves, no user input on MVP's or Cy Young's and an akward stat interface (which is still yards better than the clunky leage leaders interface in Mogul). Minor league stats do not carry over from year to year and it does not give you the ability to build a unique stadium and doesn't appear to set conditions based on city location.

But it's awesome. Teams rise and fall like they do in real life. Sometime a team will dominate -- a few good players will propel them to success and the resultant flood of money will keep them going. Other teams can wallow in failure. Buy it's great to see how things change from season to season, year to year. Each player, even retired, has a "player card" that has scouting reports and his history, including contract signing, all-stars games and awards, career bests. You can change the game by changing eras to the dead-ball era or just custom-setting the stat norms to say, decrease homers and increase steals. And Hall of Fame? YOu can pick your own Hall of Famers or boot ones out you consider unworthy. It even keeps book of single season records.

This is definitely worth your time.

Incredly Real Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: December 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game and it's incredibly realistic. You can do everything from signing and trading for the players that will help your team to raising ticket prices and setting promotional offers. The only bad thing is that you don't get to play the actual games but in the end that doesn't really factor into how great this game is. I give it 5 stars and a great recommendation.

Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is great,it lets you be a GM and control a baseball team. You do everything from play the games to schedule promotions. The game is not licensed by the MLBPA but all the players and teams are there so all you have to do is edit theres names. If your a serious fan of baseball you have to get this game. For 20 bucks its a home run deal.

A Dream come true

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

For all you out there that love stats, this game is for you. I played it for all of 5 minutes, and I was hooked. Not only do you tell the players what to do in a game, you control all the front office issues. This game is packed with features. I've waited a long time for a game like this because I'm not that fond of arcade baseball. Many people have told me there's not enough action, but that's not the main package. Buy it. Now. You'll be glad you did.

Be prepared for late nights

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: August 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you want to control almost every aspect of a pro baseball franchise, then this game is your dream. Manage players, coaches, ticket price and broadcasting revenues...everything except beer and nacho prices. Just the front office functions will keep you busy, learning what players are there for the long haul, and which ones are likely trade bait. Gamers like me, who are tired of hand-eye coordination games, and really want to immerse yourself in a game will go nuts. Showed it to my buddy, and 15 minutes later, we drove to the mall for his own copy!

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