Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest

"Not Better Than The First"

When MLB with Ken Griffey Jr. first came out (I'm talking about the first one) I immediately went to the mall and bought it being the huge baseball fan that I am. I went home and started playing, and I had a blast. It kept me playing for months and months, until I heard that a new one calles Slugfest was coming out. When I first read about it, I was told how the game has been advanced from the first one to the second one. I couldn't wait to get it, and of course, I once again did buy it immediately. However, when I got home this time, I wasn't as impressed..... In fact, I was dissapointed.

Graphics: 10/10
I will give it up for this department. The graphics in this game are great. The platers look real, the appearances of the stadiums is incredible (the same exact thing as real life) and the menu graphics were spectacular.

Sound: 6/10
Like the first game, the sound isn't that great. It's not that the sound isn't clear, it's just that the music is repeated over and over again, which eventually becomes annoying.

Game Play: 5/10
Here's what I thought was the dissapointment of the game. When you step into the batters box, you are expected to hit the ball with a weird shaped oval-like cursor. This is difficult and becomes frustrating when you can't hit the ball. Also, the view from the pitching mound has been changed, in my opinion, to a worse camera angle. Instead of being right behind the batter as if you are the catcher, you watch from behind the pitcher. This makes it difficult to tell where the ball is going to end up if the batter makes contact, which, like hitting, will be very frustrating if you keep making errors that cost you the game.

So what am I saying? Well, if you're a baseball fan, go pick this game up. All the players and teams have been updated and it is strictly all baseball. However, if you are not a baseball fan and simply want a fun baseball game to play, go buy MLB with Ken Griffey Jr. (the first one) because the game is, in a word, more fun.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 11/01/99, Updated 11/01/99