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World Series 2k3- The Early Verdict

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 13
Date: February 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Early word coming out of the Gamers Convention is this year's title is already making strides to improve on last year's release. Some of the things that are going to be improved are being able to change the swing of the batter from a normal swing to a power swing, sort of the way that we were able to do on the old Genesis titles. There will be five old school ball parks, one of the really cool things for us retro folks is that every team is going to have a choice of five different uniforms to wear during any game, preseason, season, or career. My guess is the uniforms will be the home, road, alternate, retro home and retro road or even two seperate retros from different time eras.
A lot of the people I talked to were disappointed about last year's AI when it came to changing your pitcher....have no fear this year you will have to warm up your pitcher therefore bringing a more strategic angle on managing in late inning situations. Once again as in last year's titles you will have the chance to take your franshise through an UNLIMITED number of seasons and this year you will be able to fire your manager during any time...even in the middle of the season if he gets you off to a 3-21 start.
The other thing that was supposed to be new for this game is more numerous individual and team rewards after each season building on last years few awards that you were rewarded at the end of the season. The early scoops on this game sound much better than both MVP Baseball '03 (EA's new title), all star baseball 2004, or HH 2004. As far as the gameplay and detail. Just gotta wait until it comes out now to update this review which is based solely on knowledge leaked out by the sega sports team.

WSB Coming Out on top

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: February 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've had a chance to play it and I'm lost for words. This is by far the best baseball game ever produced. It has incredible graphics and gameplay, including a deep franchise mode which will keep you busy all year long. The AI has improved deeply the games are much more realistic and fun. They've added new retro players and ballparks, including uniforms. This game is #1 and belongs in your home.

WSB is back on top!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Finally WSB is back. This series started as a great game on the genesis and continued on being great right up until the Saturn. WSB 2k1 on the DC was awful and nearly killed the series but now finally the game is back to greatness. Great graphics, Great gameplay, Lots of customization options. Sega has put together the complete package again.

Almost the best game ever

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The graphics and gameplay are great. The sound quality, and ESPN presnetation is really cool. By far the one of the better baseball games I have ever played. I just think you can't give any sports game five stars that doesn't have online capabilities (no baseball game for the PS2 does, though). The only other minus is the team rosters. Don't expect to find your teams star prospects there.

Best baseball game this year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is byfar the best baseball game this year. The A.I is awesome...just love this game..its a must have for those of you who likes to play in the franchise mode..

Best Baseball game so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Just bought this game today after being so excited about it, and I am NOT dissapointed. This game is by far the best baseball game I have ever played. The menu and gameplay is just like watching Sportscenter on ESPN. Anyone who was looking for a good baseball game for PS2, GO GET THIS GAME!

Gameplay is poor and Franchise is weak

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was a major dissapointment. I'm a huge franchise fan and spend at least as much time dealing with that aspect as actually playing the on-field game. The franchise in WSB 2K3 is a big dissapointment. They've added a coaches aspect in which you need to hire a manager, pitching & hitting coaches and a scout. All the people are fictitious and it's really more of a nuisance than anything.

Gameplay itself is a nightmare. It is produced in a way that makes it look a little more like a TV broadcast than other games, but the positives end there. The players move very stiffly, the graphics are shoddy and the pitching interface is less than intuitive.

Don't waste your time - All Star Baseball 2004 is a far superior game.

Not worth the time

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 19
Date: March 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This could be the worst baseball game I have ever played I couldn't even get through the first game. It is that bad. Do yourself a favor and don't get this game. Get All Star Baseball 2004 instead. You will thank me for it.

Disappointed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 14
Date: March 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

After reading as many reviews as possible in attempting to decide b/t WSB and MVP, I finally made the decision and went with WSB. I had seen and played the XBox version, and was assuming that the PS2 version would play the same way. I was wrong - the PS2 version is marred by jittery frame rates which give the feeling of something being played on a slow PC. It detracted from the depth of the game for me instantly. And it is deep, no argument. The stat keeping and franchise modes are plusses. Nontheless, I returned the game and purchased MVP. While MVP is not perfect (difficulty striking out the CPU, even with good pitchers and "good pitches"; an abnormal level of line-outs; infielders move quicker than should be able to; baserunners down the first base line are rather slow, the result of which is very few infield hits), it is much more enjoyable to play. EA has cured the "arcade" style of play (i.e. too many HRs) that hurt the Triple Play series and has done an excellent job taking video baseball genre to a new level with its pitching meter. Bottom line - do yourself a favor and buy MVP if you have a PS2, and rent both if you have an XBox.

Best Baseball Game Available, Hands Down

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

-Wow- Where do i start! It has been so long since a baseball game like this drew me in (Ken Griffey Jr Baseabll for SNES). And im not talking about the great graphics or the animation, or the real minor league players or even the Old time uniforms. Whats best about this game is the GAMEPLAY!! it is awesome!! PLEASE go out and buy this game NOW!!

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