All-Star Baseball 2004

"ASB is a perfect game"

This game takes a little time to get use to but in the end its all good.

Graphics:10
This game has the best graphics than all my games on Gamecube.The Stadiums in this game look exactly like the real thing. The players that are on the top have the most realistic faces like Babe Ruth Himself I could tell it was him just by looking at his face. The graphics will not bother you at all.

Controls:5.50
The controls are horrible I at least throw 3 wild throws in a game,the fielding is a nightmare You will see the computer making those incredible catches all the time while you barely get one a game if I just hold the analog button down it will automatically throw to home which is annoying. Sometimes when it is a fly ball the computer will bring your player down and that will be a double or triple.X is to throw it to 1st ,Y is to throw it to second ,B is to throw to 3rd and the most annoying A for home.

Gameplay:9.250
The Game play is awesome! People say it is to hard to hit in this game which is not wrong but youll get use to it and will start to belt home runs and doubles.The pitching in this game is superb the game has the real life pitching stance in this game which is nice because my favorite player is a pitcher(Tim Hudson).The fielding is hard as i said already but then just try your best and have fun. The weaknesses are that it is too easy to score runs i mostly get 15 a game while the other team gets 4 if you are on normal batting visor youll belt a bunch of doubles if you locate it well enough to.

Extra Features:10
This game is the madden of baseball ,what i mean is that this game is loaded with extra feutures.My favorite is scenario mode where you play in a situation in the 2002 season season and try to change it.Player cards allow you to unlock cheats,more multimedia ,teams,uniforms and much more.Pick up game allows you to make teams and play ball in 4 unique stadiums.First the the Computer randomly chooses 2 players at each position.Next you and the computer or friend pick players and then you play ball with players in stadiums like School,Sandlot,and etc. and they are wearing casual clothes while playing.


Replayability:10
A franchise lasts 30 years so you will be playing this game in october.The extra features will make this longer a bit.And you might want to collect every player card.

Rent or Buy :

Buy this game if you have a Gamecube and like baseball because there is no real competion except Slugfest 2004.
Rent this game only if you want to save the extra $35 but you wont be disappointed.

Closing Sentence :
This game will probably be the top game available this Baseball Season for any system .You will hate this game at the beginning but youll get use to it.

Graphics:10
Gameplay:9.25
Controls:5.5
Extra Features:10
Replayability:10
Rent or Buy:Buy

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 03/07/03, Updated 03/07/03