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Sub-Par Game, Not The Best You Can Buy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 17 / 35
Date: March 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Baseball Advance is a good, solid game but it was overlooked in several areas. First of all, you can only play in 4 different ballparks instead of being able to play in each of the 30 Major League Stadiums. You cannot steal, there's no autofielding option, and you can't be hit by a pitch, it just goes right through you. Plus, if you want a baseball game where you can play with a friend at the same time, you might as well forget this game.

The best Baseball game for Game Boy Advance would definitely be High Heat Baseball 2003. 2 players can play at the same time, you can steal bases with ease, and if the ball hits you, you go to 1st base. Another aspect of how High Heat Baseball 2003 is a more superior game is that it has updated 2002 rosters while Baseball Advance only has 2001 rosters. Plus, High Heat Baseball includes all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums and it has a Home Run Derby feature where you can show off your hitting with any player in the Major Leagues (even pitchers).

I've now given you all the true facts about these two games so it's now up to you to make the decision. I personally would purchase High Heat Baseball 2003 because of all of it's in-game features that it has and the easy, smooth play control along with great graphics. THQ just went to sleep on Baseball Advance, making the game hard to play and just plain boring. It's your decision, and an easy one at that.

A must have!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: March 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It's just like on a Playstation, its a video game well worth the 30 bucks. The graphics are amazing. It has great gameplay, a stat-tracker, but the con is that there are only a few licenced stadiums. Still, it's a 9 out of 10 or better.

fun game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you like baseball, then I would recommend this new game. The graphics are solid and so is the play control. A word to the wise--hitting will take some practice, but it adds to the challenge. There are only 4 ballparks to play in, however this is a trade-off for the top notch graphics the game sports. There is a season mode as well as an all-star game. For 30 bucks you can't go wrong. SEga should stick to making sports games and stop making systems.

all around fun game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Overall this is a fun game worth the ... pricetag. My only complaint deals with the hitting aspect, and the fact that the instruction manual does a poor job explaining how to hit successfully.

On the plus side, the graphics are really good and showcase the power of the GBA. Action on the field is, for the most part, easy to follow. This has been a flawed area in many a baseball game; the ball is hit, and by the time you figure out where, the batter has gotten a triple off you.

By the way...there are only 4 parks (wrigley is one of them) and yes, you can steal and you can be hit by a pitch.

The best so far!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: April 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is alot better than I expected. The graphics are incredible for a handheld and has solid gameplay. Batting is a little unique but makes for better hitting - and it only took me until my 3rd game to get the hang of it. For the guy who wrote the review about not being to steal bases or getting hit by a pitch, I think he is reviewing the wrong game. I have hit a few batters before, and they go to first automatically. As well, you can steal bases as well as pick off runners. I've played high heat 2003 as well, and the graphics alone makes advanced baseball a better bet.

But there are cons, and here they are:
-It should have had a 2-player option
-you can only play in 4 stadiums
-it could use a autofield option, but fielding is not hard once you get the hang of it, provides more of a challenge if you ask me.

Overall - a definite must buy for the baseball fan.

best baseball game for GBA

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: May 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have all 3 baseball games for the gameboy advance, and was hoping for more from All Star Baseball. Like High Heat, there is only 1 true stadium; all the others are just background pictures. That's one of the cool things about Baseball Advance, even though there are only 4 stadiums, they're the best ones. 2 classic (Fenway, Wrigley) and 2 new (Safeco and Pac Bell). Even with last year rosters, baseball advance has the best gameplay. High Heat 2003 for the computer is the best bar none, but for the gameboy advance not quite.

Better than any PC game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: June 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is excellent!!! Hitting is very easy in rookie mode. The higher the level, the faster the pitches. Don't try to bunt in your first game. Manual fielding is quite hard until you read the book. The player condition ratings are really cool. Red(best) to purple(worst). The gameplay is very smooth. I have four other games, and this is my favorite.

The best game for gba

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is without a doubt a must buy game ! When batting, the graphics are almost like PS2 and XBOX. The batting system is vey clever and fun . The four fields (Safco, Pac Bell , Wrigly & Fenway ) are very detailed. As for stealing and getting hit by pitch , you can do both ! So, if their is one baseball game you buy on gba, make it Baseball Advance .

Best Baseball game out

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THIS IS THE BEST BASEBALL GAME ON GBA. BUT IT LIKE EVERY GAME HAS SOME FLAWS LIKE THE ROSTERS ARE FROM LAST YEAR AND TH CONTROLLES ARE STICKEY (HARD TO MASTER )AND THERE ARE ONLY 4 BASEBALL PARKS. BUT IF YOU WANT A BASEBALL GAME THAT NEW EVERY TIME YOU PICK IT UP GET THIS GAME!!!

Better than some PC baseball games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: August 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm an older gamer that bought the GBA to use while traveling. I first bought the High Heat game for the GBA because I own the PC version but I was very unhappy to see how poorly the game played on the GBA. I then took it back and traded it for the baseball advance game. This game is 100 times better. What makes it better?
-More realistic gameplay (the players that are fast in real life are fast in the game, they match the batting and pitching style pretty well, the ball travels realistically, etc).
-It's much more challenging (pitching, batting and fielding).
-It has four stadiums instead of one standard background.

It also has an auto fielding and baserunning mode, season play with stats tracking, basestealing, 3rd strike rule (catcher drops ball and hitter can run to 1st), HBP, etc.

This is an excellent game. I was disappointed by High Heat's gameplay but Baseball Advance sure put faith and fun back into my baseball gaming experience.

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