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MLB SlugFest: Loaded
Xbox
Released On: Jun 23, 2004
77
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
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29% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
77
71% Positive
24 Reviews
24 Reviews
29% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Visually, the SlugFest series has always looked damn good...And SlugFest just wouldn't be SlugFest without the antics of Tim Kitzrow and Jim Shorts. Together they have some of the funniest play-by-play I've ever heard. [June 2004, p.71]
Support for both PS2 Online and Xbox Live 3.0 and a deep franchise mode extend the shelf life of the game well beyond the Home Run Derby and Quickplay options.
Fortunately the on-screen action moves at a blistering pace, with colorful visuals, impressive animations, and eye-popping embellishments such as motion trails, super jumps, bats bursting into fire after multiple hits, and pitches that defy physics. The depth of features isn’t quite up to the competition’s, but in terms of action and excitement, MLB SlugFest: Loaded covers all the bases.
The online play, with tournament support, is incredibly fun as the intense and upbeat tempo of the series lends itself well to Xbox Live battles.
Sure I still prefer the sweat simplicity of the old school style of ball, but it’s been a while since I’ve had this much fun playing a baseball game.
The game is quite entertaining and the commentary is gut-busting, but once that initial value wears off, there’s little really left to hold on to making Loaded a quintessential rental.
The next Slugfest would be vastly improved if they ditched the attempt at Franchise authenticity and focused on fixing the mechanics and core baseball dynamics. Midway has some rules to learn before it breaks any more of them.
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Summary MLB SlugFest: Loaded is on-fire, in-depth and online baseball. "On-fire" means that gamers will get more over-the-top moves, more control on the mound, more options at the plate, more outrageous commentary from Tim Kitzrow and Jim Shorts than ever before. "In-depth" means that we've added arguably the deepest Franchis Mode ever in a base...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PlayStation 2
- Xbox
Initial Release Date: Jun 23, 2004
Developer:
- Point of View
Publisher: Midway
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