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All-Star Baseball 2003
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 16 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Acclaim
Developer: Acclaim Studios Austin
Genre(s): Sports
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: February 26, 2002
Summary
New features include Expansion Play, which allows baseball fanatics to choose a city, stadium, and team logo and integrate that team into Major League Baseball, after which they'll draft from a pool of unprotected players in an expansion draft of free agents and Minor League players to build a team from scratch. 10 game modes include Season, Career, Franchise (with 20 consecutive seasons), All-Star Game, Home Run Derby, and Batting Practice. [Acclaim]
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What The Critics Said
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Hot Games
The purists choice for outstanding baseball action...a fun, authentic, and accurate baseball sim.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
The amount of entertainment value is unsurpassed by any title released thus far...even with its flaws, the title is easily the best baseball game money can buy at the moment.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
It looks a heck of a lot nicer, plays better, and offers more than you could ever imagine. [Apr 2002, p.79]
GamePro
At the plate, the cursor-assisted hitting is solid, but base-running can be a button-pressing adventure with multiple runners on the bags.
Read Full Review >Nintendojo
While the different batting camera angles are missing, ASB 2003 is outstanding.
Read Full Review >GamerWeb Nintendo
MLB fanatics will fall in love with the amount of detail and the realism of the game that is presented.
Read Full Review >Gamezilla!
Other issues like dynamic commentary and improved graphics also help put the series back on track with the only serious issue being the requirement of the larger memory card when using the franchise mode.
Read Full Review >IGN
An unequaled hitting / pitching system, tight fielding and running controls and lots of great modes to explore.
Read Full Review >Media and Games Online Network
If you want to play franchise you have to shell out the cash for a 3rd party card or wait for the larger card from Nintendo. We can't really blame Acclaim for the memory card woes, but its dissapointing that the hardware is holding back some of the bigger portions of the game.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
The graphics leave a bit to be desired, and there are some slight quirks with the gameplay, but compared with last year's bug-filled installment, All-Star Baseball 2003 is [a] winner.
Read Full Review >Sports Gaming Network
Questionable baserunning AI, lack of tuning options, and some fielding issues.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
I'm not sure which is harder: keeping Robert Downy Jr. away from a crack pipe or establishing a consistent offense in All-Star Baseball. [June 2002, p.118]
GameZone
Though you see the initial action (as in the pitcher delivering the ball and the batter swinging) in real time, the replays don’t show the ball actually hitting the bat, nor the outfielder, or infielder, actually gloving the ball. It all just disappears as it gets close to the contact point.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
It's not there yet (with this version), but we look forward to the elimination of players running through each other, balls landing perfectly in gloves, and a more simplified swing system.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
The Memory Card has only 59 blocks! What in the world was Acclaim thinking? [May 2002, p.134]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Alex B. gave it a 9:
Great Game.
Phil C. gave it a 10:
The game is spectacular. It has great graphics, plenty of modes, and even a trivia game. Tremendous replay value. My only suggestion: get an interact 16X memmory card. This game is a MUST BUY.
