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Don't waste your time

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: March 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Lots of features but completely boring and not fun!

This game [bad]

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game with the intention of playing it for a week and returning it. After reading the other reviews I was fairly excited to play it. I got home and popped it in and was impressed by the depth of the game. When I finally got to playing a game I was thoroughly dissapointed with the glitches that I found. For some reason the fielders automatically throw home instead of getting the easy force out at first. Sometimes the cpu chooses the wrong fielder to make a play and makes it impossible to choose the correct one....

Save Your Money

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: April 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I would urge all active x-box gamers to rent this game prior to buying so that you can save time, money, and frustration. While some of the features and options may be temporarily entertaining, the limitations and annoying factors will add up quickly and cause you to turn this game off in disgust.

Batting- The batting control for this game is about as frustrating and uncomfortable as you can imagine. No matter what batting option you choose, the timing and the set up will never fit your gameplay. You either hit a foul ball, pop out, or strike out...that's it.

Runner On Base- The controls for base running are ridiculous, and the player mentality/awareness is inconsistent and unrealistic. When you do finally get a man on base, be prepared to cringe as he fails to tag up (even though you didn't direct him to advance, ugh!) You will not score many runs in this game.

Annoying Comments: Derek Jeter and various old managers will screw up your timing by giving you a "helpful" hint right when you make contact with the ball. Seriously, a suggestion box will pop up in the middle of the screen and interrupt whatever is happening in the game. Even if you turn the comment option off, the comments will continue to appear. Very, very annoying.

Graphics: Overall, the graphics could and should be much better. The pitching and batting stances are nice, but these images are just a small part of the entire game. The crowd, homeruns, fielding, etc....these are just a few of the many areas that need to be enhanced.

Nice Things: I won't completely dog this game title, as the pitch control, the play-by-play announcing, and the stat upkeep is impressive. Unfortunately, those are the only nice things I can come up with.

Bottom Line: If you buy this game with hopes of purchasing a quality baseball title that is fun and competitive, then you will be severely disappointed. This is a one time rental only!

Overall, not as good as 2003

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

So I was very excited for ASB2004. I played ASB2003 until the disc no longer worked. I created my own franchise, own players, and carried it through for years. While 2003 had some drawbacks, the gameplay and the franchise mode were unbeatable.

However, 2004 looks like it was released a little ahead of schedule. It's just sloppy.

My biggest problem with baseball games in general is that they are unrealistic. Being a big baseball fan, I know all the details of gameplay, scoring, and stats. In ASB2004, when a runner is on first, the batter hits a base hit to right field, and the runner gets thrown out at 2nd base, I'm miffed.

There are numerous problems with scoring errors. I hit a triple to right field, but a throwing error got me home. I was miscredited with a homerun, but no RBI, while the fielder was credited with a throwing error, but the pitcher got an earned run. Big problems.

The announcers will mis-announce plays all the time. Line drive to center is a pop fly, pop fly could be ruled a "drive in the gap," double play is announced as a fielder's choice. C'mon people, this was right before!

I've also had a couple of crashes, not during the gameplay, but when working rosters and saving options. Annoying.

There are a lot of new cool things with ASB2004, for sure. The scenario mode is awesome, the new look and display is cool. But the new stuff is far outweighed by how much Acclaim blew it with all the stuff they got right in 2003. ASB used to be the best baseball game, now it's just for rookies.

Oh, and ps... I just pitched a perfect game. Ain't I cool.

Why all the good reviews?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game has received solid reviews from Amazon.com customers as well as web sites dedicated to gaming and I just don't get it. Sure, it has some nice features (franchise, downloads, historical players & teams), but the graphics and gameplay are quite weak so why bother with all of those bells and whistles? Do yourself a favor and check out HH 2004 or MVP 2003.

Not Feeling It

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I got this for Xmas and I can't get into. It's extremely hard to hit and extremely easy to field. All the bells and whistles for extras are nice but I found the game play difficult on the offensive end and too easy defensively. Perhaps I should spend more time w/it but I think I'll wait for a newer improved baseball game...

Not as good as last years.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The dvd like special features, scenario mode and the ability to edit existing players are the only improvements I can see over last years version. The batting is much harder, and its not a good thing. I had some very good hitters leading the league in strikeouts. I dont know if they changed the pitching at all but its just not as fun as last years. Even if you really enjoyed last years I recomend staying away.

Great Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: March 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a ton of fun. It is bright and gaudy and grabs your attention right off the bat. Yes, it has some frustrating quirks and glitches (during an attempted 3-6-3 double play, the shortstop fired the ball back to the first baseman in plenty of time to get the runner; unfortunately, the first baseman wasn't covering the bag at the time, the pitcher was, and instead of an inning ending double play, there was a man on first -- who scored on the home run hit by the very next batter) But these gripes aside, the game plays wells, looks terrific, and has enormous replay value. I bought High Heat 2004 and couldn't force myself to play it for more than a few minutes. It was too damn ugly and dull -- and you wanna talk about glitches? Yes, I know you HH fans will send up a wail of indignant protest, "But it's true to the game!" Sorry, I played baseball, it's my favorite sport, and H H has all the luster and appeal of a dodgeball tournament at a prisoner of war camp. All-Star has so much more going for it; from the extra features and game modes, to the player and stadium models, it simply is a very well-done sports video game. Home runs come at an acceptably bloated rate, just as they do in the real game, and yes, if you tune this game right (and you can tune it, H H fans), you will occasionally get locked in a pitchers duel. I had one that went on for twenty-three innings, and ended with a final score of 4 - 3. I lost.
There are many baseball titles coming out this year, and everyone will have an opinion on which is top-dog. Take my advice and rent them first. Decide which one you like. Don't forget, these games are fifty bucks each. I ran out and bought High Heat because I read several favorable reviews, all of which I found to be, at the very best, misleading. I recouped a little of my cash by trading it in on All-Star, but I still wasted money. Don't make the same mistake. I love All-Star 2004. You may not.

Good but....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: March 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Would have gotten 5 stars if it were Xbox live compatible... At least you can get the rosters downloaded.

Graphics are pretty decent, it's much better than previous seasons.

Sound is a little weak, announcing is pretty good, but the crowd noises sound like they are coming through a tunnel. Bat cracking, pitching, sound of the ball hitting glove are nice, very realistic.

Gameplay... Oh man. It could have been so much better than it is, but it's still pretty good. Infield control is incredibly tight, but when it comes to fielding the outfield, oh jeez, forget it. Unless you get under that ball, it's going to take a bounce to the wall, and you will be running in circles trying to pick the ball up! What happened here? Good question.

Franchise mode is deep, stats are tight, home run derby is fun, the batting practice is very good (you'll need it at first).

Overall, it's a good game, not the best, I think High Heat 2k4 is going to be tops this year as far as a simulation of Baseball, but I am enjoying my season so far, I'd wait and see if you can get this on sale if you MUST have a baseball game NOW. Otherwise, I can recommend it, but I can't stand behind the recomendation. I enjoy the game, but others with a taste for arcade ball won't really be very happy, and there could be quite a few stat/sim heads that won't like this either. It's a middle of the road baseball game.

A great baseball game except for:

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Except for the ball popping into the fielders glove from about 4 feet away. This game almost got five stars except for that annoying glich. When a ball is hit to a fielder the ball will be about 4 or 5 feet away and all of a sudden it is in the glove.
The Good:
This game is really fun to play with a tremendous amount of features that should make any baseball gamer happy. The graphics are awesome, from the players faces, fans in the stands, the intros, and all the animation. The play by play is the best it feels like you are listening to a game on TV. A couple of new features, one is the ability to go to the mound for a visit, when you do this a box opens and it shows you his pitch count, who is up next, and a message from the pitching coach telling you if he should be left in or pulled and if your player in the pen is ready. A cool little feature is when you ask you bullpen to warm up a player you hear a phone ring, the added realisms like this is what makes a game good or great. I also enjoy the realism of the umps, the ump behind home plate yells out strike or ball, the field umps pull their hand up hard and yells "Out" or swing the arms and yells "Safe". The next great feature is the franchise mode, you have low and high minors, contracts, injuries, trades, and much much more, let me just say it is very deep. Finally game play is simply amazing.
The Bad:
The only thing that I would say is bad, is the interface when you are in the gm screens, I think it is supposed to look like it did a few years ago when everything was done in handwriting. All of the stats and info looks like it was written by hand, and even though I give the game designers a low five for creativity it does make it hard to read.
The Ugly:
I told you already at the top of this review, this quirk needs to be fixed.
Finally:
This game is much improved over last years installment and will give all baseball fans an enjoyable season.

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