I am a big fan of the Backyard Baseball series and Backyard Baseball 2003 is one of the more fun entries in the series. Many people do not realize just what a big deal this series was. It lasted for around a decade and showed up on a ton of different systems over the years.
Play pick-up games practice batting keep track of stats competein single games or a whole season - you can even set the rules! Features all ofthe realism and statistics of adult baseball games but with simple controlsthat even you can master.You are provided with several options at the start of Backyard Baseball. This, my friends, is Backyard Baseball. Backyard Baseball takes you back to when you were a kid, when baseball was a game, and the team was hastily put together among the kids in the neighborhood. Playing for Real. Humongous Entertainment reached back into the past and captured all those childhood memories of baseball and digitally assembled.
Batter Up!
The point of Backyard Baseball 2003 is to give players the chance to play baseball like they did when they were kids. It is such a clever idea as when it comes to kid sports there is just something so very wholesome, fun and adorable about baseball. While the game is all about kids, it features kid versions of some of the players of the day and that is pretty awesome if you ask me.
Like A Cartoon
One of my favorite aspects of the series is the presentation. I know that you could easily make the argument that Backyard Baseball 2003 does not look a whole lot different from the previous game and that is fair. However, there is so much charm here and I do think that things look that little bit sharper and the kids look awesome and just like the kids you would play with at recess when you were at school.
Speaking of recess that is what the graphics actually remind me of, Recess the TV show. That along with other late 90s early 00s kids shows like All Grown Up.
Step Up To The Mound
While it has a cutesy kind of art style and a look like it is a game for kids. Backyard Baseball 2003 actually plays a really great game of baseball. This is the perfect blend of realistic baseball action and arcade fun and as a result, it is very addictive. No matter if you are pitching or batting, the gameplay is nice and tight and you have plenty of different moves that you can do so you can play the game just the way you want.
Plenty To Do
The main game mode is your season. Here you make up your team and then try to take them to backyard baseball glory. It is awesome how they managed to use actual teams in the game and it does make it that little bit more fun if you ask me. The season is very addictive, but if you want to just jump in and have a quick game you can do that. What is neat about that is you can pick all kinds of options ranging from the park you play in, the difficulty, how long the game lasts and so on.Backyard Baseball 2003 also puts a lot of effort into the actual players. You can customize them if you want and that is cool, but what I really like is the way the game will track stats and it even has a hall of fame which for a stats nerd like me was a lot of fun.
In all, I feel that Backyard Baseball 2003 is another solid entry into the series. It is a fun baseball game and the kid style it has really does have a lot of charm. This is a game that can be found on many old game sites, but even tracking down a physical copy is easy and cheap to do. If you like older baseball games, you know before they got all serious. Backyard Baseball 2003 is one that you will have a lot of fun with.
8/10
Pros:
- I really do love the presentation
- Kid versions of the pros are adorable
- The season mode is very addictive
- The actual baseball is a lot of fun
- Getting players into the hall of fame
Cons:
- Not a whole lot different to the last game
- Despite the kiddie look, it can be tough
publisher: Atari / Infogrames
Game mode: single / multiplayer
Multiplayer mode: local network / Internet, players: 1-2
game release date:
10Jun2008
PCPS2WiiOverview:
Knock One Out Of The Park!
Backyard Baseball 2009 is the latest and greatest installment of the best-selling kids’ baseball video game series. Play hardball with David “Big Papi” Ortiz, A-Rod, Jeter, Ichiro, Griffey, Pujols, and other MLB superstars as kids. Choose your favorite MLB or Backyard team or create your own. And now, Backyard Baseball 2009 for PC features NEW Backyard Baseball All Star Game and tournament mode along with season & single game options, create-a-player, Homerun Derby mini-game, and unlockables. With outrageous gameplay and awesome power ups combined with authentic baseball action, Backyard Baseball 09 is the most fun you can have outside the ball park.
Features:
All current MLB teams uniforms and logos
Pro player from every MLB team— David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Ken Griffey Jr., Ichiro, & more
11 Backyard Teams and your favorite Backyard Kids— Pablo Sanchez, Joey MacAdoo, Ernie Steele, Tony Delvecchio, & more
NEW Auto Play, All Star Game, and Tournament Mode
Season play or pick up game
NEW Power Ups with Meter
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Custom team and player options
Enhanced Hitting and Fielding Controls
NEW Player Capabilities
Unlockable fields & players including the great Babe Ruth!
Multiple levels of difficulty
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age requirements: everyone
System requirements
Sony PlayStation 2
Uses: card pamięci 8MB
PC / Windows
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Recommended: Pentium 4 1.5 GHz, 256 MB RAM, graphic card 64 MB (GeForce 3 Ti500 or better), 64 MB HDD, Windows 2000/XP