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THE BEST BASEBALL GAME OUT THERE, EVEN FOR GROWN-UPS!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 31 / 32
Date: November 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you want baseball on the computer, get this game. Backyard Baseball 2001 has 31 Major League stars as kids (2 from the Reds, 1 from each other team) and 30 other players that you can pick for your team. You can play as any MLB team or pick from a list of custom names. You can even create your own player! But the most surprising part of all is that on Backyard Baseball 2001, Frank Thomas is an amazing pitcher (even better than Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling). In fact, he is so amazing, I pitched a perfect game with him once! The only downsides of this game is that you can only pick 9 players for your team (no subs) and that there are some players that you can't pick for your team that other teams can pick. This game is so good, maybe I'm even gonna start a BYB2K1 webpage! Get this game. It's worth the price.

They Should Make More Games Like This!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 30 / 31
Date: August 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've had this game for a long time now, and I've played it more than any other game I own and it's my all-time favorite game. It has tremendous replay value because of its wide selection of modes like single game, season, internet play, practice, and T-Ball mode. I especially like internet mode because it allows you to play with other kids on the net. Parents, don't worry! The internet mode is safe and secured and monitored by the company themselves! I say it is a great game because you can choose from 30 Backyard Baseball player kids and 31 MLB players as kids! That's 61 kids in all to choose for your team! Awesome! But that's not including the custom characters you can make! The controls are EASY! I never experienced anything that was so easy! Just point and click! There are many special pitches and batting types in the game, from spitballs to fireballs and from crazy bunts to aluminum power bats! The special pitches: spitball, fireball, corkscrew, big freeze, zig-zag, slo-mo, and elevator. The special batting types: crazy bunt, aluminum power, under-grounder, and screaming linedrive. Bottom Line: Get this game! It's GREAT! Tip: If you have the game, here's how you can play as Mr. Clanky, the untiring robot with sizzling pitches! Just point your mouse or controller on the robot at the main menu and click on him while holding the shift key!

Most played game my son has!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 27 / 28
Date: November 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

We have all the backyard sports games. My son has had this one since he was about 5 and he's now 9 and he still enjoys it, which is more than I can say for the dozens of other games he has. I would recommend all the backyard sports games, but baseball is probably the best. Awesome...no violence, nothing negative, just good old-fashioned fun!

Great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 22
Date: June 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This Game is very fun and much better than the origional Backyard Baseball. This is the best of the Backyard sports line.

Backyard Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: August 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

My five year old loves this software. He has both versions and enjoys the 2001 over the previous one. The graphics are superb along with the ability to add some MLB humor. He is able to maneuver around the baseball fields and play an "on-line" game, however, his favorite is creating his own team. He can play alone or with another player. From an academic point of view, he is learning how to read graphs, compare information, and think!

Excellent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Great product. My 10 year old loves it, as do all his friends. He plays it for hours.

Backyardbaseball 2001

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Having the choice to use pro players and pro teams is a big improvement over Backyard baseball

Coolest game ever invented!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the coolest game ever. cool graphics, nice way of pitching and hitting! It is just right for kids or teenagers! i know that i will be playin it for a long time. there is only one problem. the runners do run a little slow but every thing else makes up for that!! There are 31 teams to choose from and a lot of cool players. u can even make your own player! there are three things to choose from. season, single game, and online play. which really makes it even cooler. It is the BEST game EVER!

I love this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is the coolest. I love making my own players. I would reccamend this to anyone who like baseball or other sports. I love this game!

Fun for a wide range of ages

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: November 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I'm a mom of two boys, 7 and 11, and we have the other backyard games too. They are games that my sons can play together or alone and have a great time. These are the most popular sports computer games in our family. The kids love the graphics, being able to choose fields and players. These are definitely top-quality products.

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