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A New View of Baseball

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 30
Date: May 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

From the Backyard Baseball series from the computer comes an updated version on the Game Boy Advance. With 30 MLB players and dozens of backyard kids to choose from, you can make the team of your dreams.

Game modes include Single Game, Season, Home Run Derby, and Head to Head where two players can compete against each other. Single Game is great if you want to get in a quick game where you choose the number of innings 6 or 9. In Season mode you can not only pick your team but also the logo and the uniform style, your team name, and the home field you want to play on. Home Run Derby is where you pick any person and see how many balls you can smash out of the park. In Head to Head mode players need not only a link cable but multiple game paks as well.

When you pick your team, be sure to look at each person's player profile before selecting them. Players have skill catagories that include batting, running, pitching, and fielding. In addition to their abilities, the profiles give you clues on how to power-up your player. For example, if you place both Sidney Webber and Ashley Webber on your team they will much better whereas if you only had one of them.

When you are on the mound and at bat you can choose different types of pitches, types of swings, and batting stances. When on the mound, you can select each pitch you throw including heat, slowball, left hook, right hook, and walk. If you strike a batter out, you can get special power-ups like spitball, zig-zag, freeze ball, super slowball, etc. Plus, you can pick the exact location of where you want to throw using the control pad.

When you're hitting, you select one of three hitting stances, open, closed, or square depending on where you want to hit the ball. You can also choose if you want to hit for power, a line-drive, grounder, or bunt the ball. If you are hitting the ball well, you get special power-ups like screaming line-drive, undergrounder, or aluminum bat.

When you are on bases there are a few features that make this baseball game seem more life-like (not that it isn't already). When on base you can steal (even home) by pressing the direction you want to go on the control pad. If you decide you can make it to the next base without getting out simply hit the direction on the control pad in which you have to run back to. If it is a close play at a baseball you can either run faster by pressing A repeatedly or slide by hitting R.

This baseball game is truly magic. Although it appeals more to younger children, it is still fun and challenging for older people with several difficulty settings to choose from. This is definitely a must-buy for any baseball fan and for anyone that loves fun sports games.

Fun for kids and adults.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: May 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Barkyard Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Soccer are all musts for kids who like sports. They include lots of kids to pick from that kids can relate to real people. Some of their names are, Sidney Weber, Amir Chan, Pablo Sanchez, and Jocinda Smith. Plus you are treated to a list of thirty pros straight out or the majors. Unlike backyard Football that only has ten pros and basketball that only has two. This game has a two-player mode and a home run derby for fun on the run. For sports kids this is a must. Trust me, I'm a kid too.

Finally a Diverse Video Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I really enjoy this game, not only because it is fun to play, but because of how diverse this game is. There is a player who is on a wheel chair (not to mention is also an excellent ball player), they're girl ball players, the name of some of the characters come from a Hispanic, Russian, German, Japanese, etc backgrounds. Ball players that are various sizes, tall, short, skinny, etc. This video game has it all. This game is a definate buy and should belong to everyone's game collection.

PRETTY GOOD BUT A LITTLE FRUSTRATING

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: July 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I liked this game but it was very frustrating. The frustrating
thing was the controls. When I pressed the button to throw home
it would throw to the pitcher or to 2nd base. But other than that this was a good game. You control the outfielders and decide were to throw. You can pick what kind of pitch to throw
and if you strike some one out you get a power up like elevator or cork screw. When hitting you can pick when to swing and how to hit it(power,line drive,grounder,or bunt). You can also get power ups like aluminum bat or undergrounder.

great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: July 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i love this game buy it it is soooooooo fun

THE BEST GAME EVER! READ THIS FIRST!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: August 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

YOU ALL KNOW THAT BACKYARD BASEBALL IS ON THE PC TOO, AND ITS AWESOME, ALONG WITH BACKYARD BASEBALL FOR GBA. ITS JUST ABOUT THE SAME, EXCEPT FOR A FEW THINGS, HERES SOME OF THEM, ABOUT HALF OF THE PLAYERS STATS HAVE CHANGED, EX. PUJOLS, EVERYTHING IS 8 OUT OF 10. HERE THERE IS A BUTTON FOR SLIDING, IT COMES IN HANDY. EX. ON THE PC VERSION, PRETEND SOSA IS UP AND PETE IS ON 1ST BASE, AND YOU TELL PETE TO STEAL, AND THEN TELL HE TO GO BACK AND HE DOESN`T LISTEN AND SLIDES AND GETS OUT, AND SOSA HITS THE HOMER WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A TWO RUN HOMER AND ONLY IS ONE, IN THIS GAME YOU TELL HIM WHEN TO SLIDE SO IN THAT CASE IT WOULD BE A 2 RUN HOMER, THE A BUTTON IS TO RUN AND B IS TO GO BACK ITS THAT EASY OR IT CAN BE SWITCHED AROUND IN ANOTHER CASE LIKE B IS TO RUN AND A IS TO GO BACK, AND R TO SLIDE. YOU CAN ACUALLY JUST SLIDE FROM BASE TO BASE, NOT IN ONE SLIDE THOUGH, YOU CAN EVEN SLIDE TO FIRST BASE, AND IN THE MLB YOU CAN`T. THIS ALSO HAS HOME RUN DERBY, YOU CAN DO 10 PITCHES, 20 PITCHES, 1 MINUTE, 2 MINUTES ETC. AND YOU PICK THE FIELD, AND YOU CAN CHALLENGE THE COMPUTER, IF YOU DON`T ITS KINDA LIKE BATTING PRACTICE. YOUR ALSO ALOUD TO MAKE UP TO 3 CUSTOM PLAYERS, AND THE MORE GAMES HE/SHE PLAYS THE MORE STATS HE/SHE GETS, YOU PICK WHERE THEY GO, BATTING, RUNNING, PITCHING, OR FIELDING. AND YOU CAN CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS IN SINGLE GAMES, HOME-RUN DERBY, AND TRADE YOUR CUSTOM PLAYERS WITH A LINK CABLE, AND REMEMBER, ALL YOU NEED IS ONE GAME PAK, BUT YOU NEED TWO TO TRADE YOU CUSTOM PLAYERS. THE ONE DOWNSIDE IS THAT SOME OF THE STATS AREN`T FAIR, LIKE CARLOS DELGADO, TODD HELTON, JIM THOME, PHIL NEVIN ETC. I JUST HAD TO WRITE THIS REVIEW BECAUSE I WANT EVERYONE TO LIKE AND KNOW ABOUT THIS AWESOME GAME, ...

Seriously

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: September 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Seriously. This game is awesome. Seriously. By this game. Seriously. Take me seriously. Seriously. This game rules.

backyard baseball is the ultimate baseball game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Backyard baseball is a game for kids and adults.It is just like the computer game except better!It has added major league players like Mike Piazza,Arod,Derek Jeter,and Barry Bonds.It has great graphics for a gameboy advance.And it has all the real aspecs of major league baseball like player stats,world series and you can also pick your league,your favorite major league team and other cool stuff.And you can do Homerun derby trade custom players to friends and play a ouick game.I recomend this game to any baseball lover and any one who loves to play video games.buy this game today!

backyard baseball is the ultimate baseball game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Backyard baseball is a game for kids and adults.It is just like the computer game except better!It has added major league players like Mike Piazza,Arod,Derek Jeter,and Barry Bonds.It has great graphics for a gameboy advance.And it has all the real aspecs of major league baseball like player stats,world series and you can also pick your league,your favorite major league team and other cool stuff.And you can do Homerun derby trade custom players to friends and play a ouick game.I recomend this game to any baseball lover and any one who loves to play video games.buy this game today!

This game is the best!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you really love sports games and have played the featured backyard baseball for the PC and liked it then you will absolutely love this game. It has great graphics and alot of new features. The controls are simple and easy to get used to and learn. I highly suggest that you buy this game as soon as possible. I give it a rank of five stars.

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