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Backyard Baseball
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 4 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Humongous Entertainment
Genre(s): Sports, Baseball
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: April 2, 2003
Summary
The roar of the crowd. The warm summer air. The dirt on your pants. Backyard Baseball brings the excitement of summer ball games to the GameCube with all new 3D graphics! Catch all the great baseball excitement with the Backyard Kids and real pro baseball players as kids. Pick your team, position players and choose a field to play on for single games or an entire season. Choose from all 30 MLB teams or create your own winning line-up with custom team names and uniforms. It's the chance of a lifetime to play with the pros right in your own backyard! Game Features: Choose from all 30 Major League Baseball teams! Pick from 30 Backyard Kids or 10 PRO players as kids - Sammy Sosa, Randy Johnson, Mike Piazza, Shawn Green, Barry Bonds, Ichiro, Pedro Martinez, Alex Rodriquez, Derek Jeter and Jim Thome. Play Single Games or a whole season! Create and save custom players! Track player and team stats in Season play! Cool 3D environments! Gameplay with rumble feedback. Play Home Run Derby Practice mode and cool unlockables. [Atari]
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Also On The Web: Official Website
What The Critics Said
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Gamezilla!
The player graphics are absolutely adorable and the whole package is loaded with vibrant colors and comical animations.
Read Full Review >GameZone
A nice mix of strategy, options and not-too-difficult play make this an enjoyable family game.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
The game's intuitive control makes it easy to pick up and play for gamers of any age or skill level. [May 2003, p.139]
All Game Guide
The hitting interface isn’t perfect, the modes of play are extremely limited, and the pace of the game is brought to a grinding halt whenever the loading sequences appear, which occurs early and often.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Erik B. gave it an8:
Good game. Easy to play with my 8-year-old. Agree with reviewer above that the loading interface takes too long.
Ivan R. gave it a 10:
Great game.
John H. gave it a 10:
It's a great game.
