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Unbelievable

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 14
Date: March 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just received the Game. It's not a GAME in my eyes. No instructions, no game of baseball. Instead of paying ...for a list of players, go out and get the USA TODAY newspaper. If there is a game here, it's a damn good secret. You can find a list of players at MLB.COM.

Strictly For Fantasy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: March 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Before you buy, make sure you realize this game is strictly from the GM point of view. You don't get to control much of the game, and definitely won't see any. It's great if you want to try to build a team with trades. But that gets old quick, since real evaluation of talent is watching them play.

Try Season Ticket Baseball, its a lot better and funnier!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: November 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was a huge fan of baseball mogul 2000 and i was really looking forward to baseball mogul 2002. I was really disappointed that nothing exceptional has been added to the game and basically what you are buying is a patched 2000 version. If you want to play a complete baseball simulation with a lot of controls over everything than baseball mogul 2002 is definately not for you and let me suggest you the best baseball simulation of all time: Season Ticket Baseball! Ever since i bought the game (Season Ticket Baseball) in August i have never played Baseball Mogul AGAIN and i finally realise what stands as a true baseball simulation! Download the demo of baseball mogul and you will realise what i mean! The pros of baseball mogul are: the speed of the simulation, the "buggy" trading block and its simplicity. Compared to Season Ticket, all the rest is playing against Baseball Mogul. Anyway if you never played a simulation you will like it ....until you try Season Ticket Baseball! It's sad that it turned out that way but i guess that's what happens when you don't do anything to improve your product.

Doesn't come close to OOTP

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: February 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well, I wonder why people put Baseball Mogul in the same league as Out of the Park Baseball or Season Ticket Baseball. OOTP is so far superior that it's almost frightening. Baseball Mogul is a nice little game, but it lacks key features, for example the ability to actually manage games and there is no online league support. Also, the point system instead of $$ gets boring fast. OOTP 4 will be released March 1st at ..., and it will blow Baseball Mogul out of the water. No competition. None at all. OOTP 3 was already better (by far).

Careful, you'll get hooked.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you have ever dreamed of running a major league baseball team this is your chance.

Game was fun. The different levels are good but also within each level of difficulty different teams are easier than others, e.g. being the Yankees is easier because you always have more money.

Only pain is when going from one level of difficulty to another the game gas to reset and that takes a couple of minutes. No that big a deal.

Otherwise, a lot of fun and very addictive. I would suspect that if you enjoyplaying Fantasy Baseball than you will love this game.

Small batch Baseball

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: December 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I feel obliged to write this review about Baseball Mogul in the same way I like frequenting mom and pop shops. If you like quality and care over empty substance, you owe it to yourself to check out Baseball Mogul.

I've been following the Baseball Mogul franchese for a few years now and watched the product evolve during that time. One of the things I find really striking about the game is that its really a continuous product that continues to improve with every version as opposed one with novel features purely for the sake of change. In this respect, I feel like the developers are more like craftsmen than just coders. In the same way that a favorite recipe evolves over time, Baseball Mogul seems to improve in ever aspect. Don't like the AI? Check the next version and you can be sure its smarter and nastier. Is there something about the UI you find awkward? Check the message boards and you can bet that the developers are discussing this with their users and already planning improvements. Have a gripe about the trading system? Write their president and he'll probably respond in real time. Its almost like having a favorite hobby that someone else is constantly making more fun for you, kind of like baseball itself. This is a seriously fun game that shows design thought and care in practically every component.

I've played this game for years now, occasionally putting it down but then picking up again a few months later. I've invested a lot of time in it and in some ways I feel like its 'my' game. I feel better than I can trust the developers not to mess up 'my' game and only make it better with each version.

Not a kiddie game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: December 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Baseball Mogul is just the thing for somebosy looking for a sports game that doesn't involve arcade play. If you have ever wanted to be a front office guru, this one's for you. The realism of dealing with the revenue of running a major league ballclub and keeping a winning team at the same time makes Baseball Mogul a challenge. It's fun to play alone, but league play really gives you the feeling of being a bigshot GM. The constant input given by the game's owners and the willingness to improve the game through the creator's internet forum makes the game forever evolving. It is the best sports sim on the market that doesn't involve hours of time and sore fingers from playing your kid's arcade games!

The best baseball GM game around

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: December 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game will take a lot of hours out of your life if you let it (this is a good thing...) The flexibility you get with this game is amazing. You can play GM and manager all in the same game and you take as little or as much time as you want.
While the current version deals with points instead of dollars in terms of salaries, it's easy to convert as long as you realize one point = $200,000. Also, there are plenty of user add ons that were created for this game that can be found at a variety of sites such as baseballsimcentral.com.

Substance over Style

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: December 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

You're not going to get arcade play with Baseball Mogul 2002. What you are going to get is one of the best, most comprehensive, and realistic baseball simulation games on the market. The game takes into account player peformance as it correlates to age and experience, salary demands and club revenues, obtaining value in trades with computer owners...almost everything a true baseball fan has longed for but which most software makers have overlooked. You really can't go wrong with Mogul 2002.

Thanks to This Game I Have No Life

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: November 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Normally I'm not much into games, but this one has me totally hooked. Think of Civilization or Sim City crossed with managing a baseball team and that's what you get. It is highly addictive and a must for any Napoleanic baseball fan.

iMo

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