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Mario Baseball Strikes Out

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 14
Date: October 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

It was the worst gaming decision of my life. I popped the Mario Baseball disk into the gamecube and wondered what wonderful new game Mario game we had. I was in for an ugly surprise.

I love simulation sports games. I played Mario baseball in the hopes that it would be kinda sorta realistic with the Mario style charm we all love. The only problem is that it hardly resembles anything simulation. Now you might pass that off as the fact that this game isn't supposed to be sim. The only problem with that is the fact that this is a sports game. You don't play these games with your friends with the expectation that the game will screw up regardless of what you meant to do. Let me explain

The baserunning in this game is horrible. It will force you to advance everytime, regardless of grounders or flies. 100% of the time when my friends play, we always scream at the gamecube to hold the runners when we fly out. But they never do. It's like a 75% of double play if you hit a fly with baserunners. It's just plain annoying. How is it fun when the game controls don't respond when you repeated press "X" to hold your runners.

The catching on this game is a little flawed too. Several times, players like Yoshi would rather get hit in the head by a fly ball than catch it. Annoying to say the least. Also the little circle should indicate where you should place your fielders, not where it will land (as the game has it). As a result, it is really easy to let the ball hit the ground, even when your character is right there.

Bunting is a major exploit in this game. Since you cannot move your fielders in for bunting situation, it is incredibly hard to field the ball. Therefore suicide squeezes ALWAYS work. It's funny when you pull it off on your friends, but the most annoying thing in the world when your favor is returned. In all, bunting is just so bad in this game, the developers should have just left it off. After all, if this is just an arcade game, there should only the option to swing.

The gamecube controller is also very bad for this game. It's really hard to throw to the correct bases to get someone out. It's very easy to advance or withdraw runners trying to steal cause all you have to do is press x or y. So if you get a person good enough, there can get an inside the park home run all the time, by simply running between the bases and waiting until their opponents screw up due to the bad joystick config on the gamecube controller.

There is no magic in this Mario game...a major dissapointment cause all the other Mario games are wonderful IMHO.

Worst baseball game ever

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 31
Date: September 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I watched this video called lets play baseball i noticed this game is very dum GIRLY KIDDISH GAME SO NEVER BY THIS BASEBALL GAME!! That dumb looking cloud guy does not ref propely at all. And when you throw a strike it says straaaiiike in a stupid voice. And they are stupid impossible catches in this game and if it hits some stupid building block it is a homerun. And if you make a catch some very kiddish thing happens. You get hit by a chain chomp and the fielder loses the ball and the batter is safe. It is a dumb kiddy,boring,crazy,girlish and unrealistic video game. Only type of baseball worse than this is Monkey Baseball in Super Monkey Ball 2.

Mario Has Reached an All Time Low

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 15
Date: October 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Mario Superstar Baseball is weak. I'll admit it, that I do NOT own this item... because who would want to play this piece of crap. Has anyone heard of a... oh I don't know... decent Mario game after the Nintendo Gamecube came out! Oh, and don't give me Super Mario Sunshine, because that's just a load of ****!!! Such as, Dance Dance Revoloution Mario Mix?! What the hell!!! Mario Party games are NOT fun at all!!! Okay... I suppose Super Smash Brothers: Melee was awesome, but Mario wasn't the main character... nobody was!!! So, I'm NOT counting that as a Mario game!!! As an NBA Street fan, I was furious at Nintendo after putting Mario & other characters in the 3rd NBA Street. Oh yeah, and "Coming Soon, A Soccer Game About Mario?!" I mean what the hell! Well... there was one game that has always been fun that was a Mario game after the Gamecube was released. That was... of course... Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door. (yet it wasn't as good as the original. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga was enjoyable at first, but it got lame. Mario vs. Donkey Kong sucked like hell. NES Classics games with Mario were good, but they were better as an original. Super Mario 64 DS was just a copy-off the first one with a few added features. Mario Power Tennis should've been titled "Mario Power Tenass" because of it's sad feature of being worse than the Nintendo 64 Mario Tennis. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is the same thing as the others. Super Mario Kart DS could be a decent Mario game, though... but I'm not risking it. What's next, Mario Football?! Luigi's Mansion was one other decent Mario game. Even though, you play as Luigi. Nintendo is coming with some sad new releases. They're another Mario & Luigi game and Super Princess Peach?! Tsk tsk tsk... how sad. I realize this game was not played as Mario, but still... and it's Wario World, which was a game that would make you want to vomit. Finally, there's Donkey Konga which was only frickin drumming. Hey Mario, go **** a pole!!!

This game is too hard

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I own just about every Mario game that has been out because I'm a huge fan of the mario games but I've been playing this game for almost a month now and I still don't understand the controls. It's so hard to hit a home-run. I bought a power bat in the game which is supposed to make your team hit homers and my team didn't even hit one. The only good thing is that I made it to the special level. I also think there's too many loading screens. This game is fun but you can get really bored with it really fast. If you want a good game, play Mario Strikers.

MARIO STRIKES OUT

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 24
Date: December 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

MARIO STRIKES OUT WITH THIS GAME HI MY NAME IS GERALD AND IM REVIEWR TODAY IM ALMOST 10 THIS GAME STINKS TEH COMPUTER CHEATS AND IM SICK OF MARIO THE END.

Poor Poor Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have owned this game since it came out...i decided that sinc ei was a freshman in college when i owned it that maybe since owning the wii it was a good idea to take advantage of the gamecube functions and play again. well i loaded it up and sure enough as good as i was while playing with college kids all around...the game mode is incredibley hard. i think the response of the controls in the game is terrible, the pitching set-up is horrible. even in ken griffey jr's baseball on genesis or strikeout 1, 2, and 3 do not allow you to, after the pitch is thrown, still control the ball. that is ridiculous. also the batting and star power stuff is terribley over used and to me...pointless. people can still hit the ball and catch it regardless if it is star powered or not. i also get ticked off that the computer, for instanc eon donkey kongs level. i hit a long drive into left outfield, the man who runs after the ball gets hit by a barrel, i quickly tap for ALL MY PLAYERS TO STEAL A BASE but they do not right away...and most liemkly more than not a double play is acheived by the computer...but if i am fielding and the exact scenario happens...his players dont even stop they continue to run...the computer always knows whats goin to happen or something. this game is incredibley frustrating and i find myself dealing with the game as if i was terribley upset about it the same way i would get trying to beat the original mario kart while i was in high school. im a junior in college now and i still arguebly regret this poor purchase. a terrible game.

Hands down the worst "baseball" game I've ever played.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 22 / 45
Date: September 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Those who've played the other Mario sports titles will know that these games tend to bury the actual 'sport' beneath a pile of special moves and crazy locales.

Mario Baseball takes that attitude and pushes it to the absolute extreme. Stadiums are filled with obstacles which can turn an easy out into a double, a routine single into a triple, and can send a foul ball back into play so that it winds up fifty feet fair (and probably in your opponent's glove).

Pitchers can throw special pitches which are largely unhittable (such as Donkey Kong's banana pitch which breaks so sharply that it practically crosses the plate going the wrong direction). Batters supposedly have special hits as well, but I've never actually seen one of them work. (I was irritated far too quickly to keep trying).

And even the actual 'baseball' qualities of the game are suspect. When one first turns on the game, there is no power whatsoever. Homeruns, which are usually the break and butter of arcade style baseball, were few and far between in my experience.

The fielding leaves a great deal to be desired as well. Many fly balls turn into double plays simply because the player couldn't tell whether or not it was going to be caught.

I have no gripes about the "lack of depth" in the game, which many professional reviews have written about. Arcade style sports games usually have a lack of depth. They are supposed to be pick-up-and-play games. But that's the problem, Mario Baseball is not a pick-up-and-play game. It is incredibly annoying by ANY baseball standards... The few hours which I gave to this game were certainly anything but an enjoyable diversion. From winning by seven runs in three innings to an extra inning tie, no result in this game feels like anything more than dumb luck. Whoever hits fewer balls into the 'special feature' catastrophes will probably win.

One of the most frustrating game experiences I've ever had. Certainly the most frustrating sports game I've ever played.

Not recommended in the slightest...

Everyone Makes a Mistake

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 17 / 25
Date: September 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am a Mario fanboy. I admit it! But I'm not obsessed enough to think that everyone that pertains to Mario is the best thing since sliced bread. Mario Superstar Baseball is a fluke. Hey, everyone makes mistakes once in a while!
The graphics of this game are quite good. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Bowser, DK, Wario, and the rest of the gang are all present, along with many others, including the newly playable Toadsworth, Magikoopa, Goomba, and others. They look as realistic as ever. The baseball diamonds flourish with nice landscapes and backgrounds.
The sound is anything you'd expect in a Mario game. Since the gang isn't too chatty, you usually only hear grunts or sounds of celebration. BGut, i absolutely HATE the umpire's voice. That annoying, high-pitched, "Strike!" gets on anybody nerves. I want to strangle whoever did that voiceover.
Pitching is perfect. Namco put a lot of depth into the pitching, and I'm pleased with the result. I also love the star shots concerning each of the 12 captains' personalities.
Batting an be a challenge at first, but batting is simple, but not too easy that an experienced player will never strike out. I also like the different bats for each character.
Fielding is flawed. The controls are clumsy, and you can sometimes accidentally push the analog stick in the wrong direction, causing it to go to the wrong base.
Baserunning is HORRIBLE! I. Hate. IT!!! Every time a ball flies in the air, the idiotic AI on your team tries to run to the next base. When someone catches the ball, they almost ALWAYS get out while trying to get back to the base. Also, the diagram of the diamond in the upper right-hand corner is a poor reprenstative of how close or far you are from the base.
It seems that Namco put so much depth and fun challenge into pitching and batting, they skimpily added controls for baserunning and fielding.
Let's get this straight. I can honestly say that this is one of the worst Mario spin-off games in recent years. Seriously, some of the minigames in Mario Party 5 (the only Mario Party I dislike) are more entertaining and satisfying than getting a homerun in Mario Superstar Baseball.
I AM a Mario fanboy. But, all of fellow fanboys out there, please don't push the "unhelpful" button just because I'm giving this a negative review.
For you Mario newbies, don't start your Mario collection with a mistake. Try Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour or Mario Power Tennis by the superior-to-Namco Camelot Ltd. Or maybe even try the surprisingly good Mario Party 6.
Leave Mario Superstar Baseball to collect dust on the game racks.

Tired.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 14
Date: September 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Thank you Nintendo for another half-hearted and incomplete interpretation of a pro sports game. Your unparalleled brand recognition tricked myself, parents and fans pay full price for something that should been free on the internet. There is not enough content to keep this game interesting, Only one pitching viewpoint(top down) The batters float into position(ooh), theres only enough characters to fill the rosters of two teams. What the Fudge! On top of all that the actual game play was so laid back It felt like I was playing pool. I predict Mario and Luigi to be the best all around characters in Mario Wrestling, soon to be released with limited playablitiy at a store near you.

YOUR OUT!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: June 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Now I have played many of the mario sports games...tennis loved it...soccer awesome....this however strikes out (honestly....) First thing it is WAY to easy to get someone out...because of that stupid circle that shows you exactly where the ball is going to land..im not kidding only about 1/4 of all the players who bat make it to first base its a joke you get a good hit and boom your out...the ball comes down to slow...very annoying, The controlls in this are also a big joke....specificly the throwing...I have a guy in a pickle (hehe sandalot) but he/she always makes it to the base..why? because the controlls are so difficult to use to throw the ball 1/2 the time im throwing it to third base when i want it to go to 2nd it is just plan retarded...im sorry but this game is fun at times...but nintendo dropped the bomb with this,

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