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All-Star Baseball 2002

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All-Star Baseball 2002
77
7.0 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 16 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Game Info

Publisher: Acclaim

Developer: Acclaim Studios Austin

Genre(s): Sports

Players: 4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: March 19, 2001

Summary

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Hot Games

The others try for the Big Show, but will get sent back to the Cactus Leagues when you get your hands on this.

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90

GamePro

All-Star Baseball was always one of the best console baseball series when it was on the Nintendo 64, but it's amazing how much the PS2 and Acclaim Sports' two years of development have added to the series. Most impressive are the excellent player models and faces.

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84

IGN

One of the most feature rich baseball games that you'll find on a console. It doesn't offer nearly as much as the typical baseball simulation on the PC, but most players will find that all of the important bases have been covered here.

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83

GameSpot

If you're into baseball, then this is the game to get--its presentation is extremely polished, and it really delivers the experience of being at and playing in an actual MLB game.

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80

GameSpy

It will alternately excite and frustrate you, but for the time being, there is no better baseball experience on the PS2.

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80

Spank!

This is definitely a game for baseball fans.

80

All Game Guide

Leveraging great depth, wonderfully simple play mechanics, and competent graphic touches, this game should last as long as an official baseball season.

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80

Electric Playground

Possibly the best all-around baseball game for the PlayStation 2.

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78

Sports Gaming Network

The graphics are clean, but camera flaws ruin the fielding in the game.

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75

Gamezilla!

You will find that it is a much better and more realistic game if you play against another human instead of the computer.

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72

Operation Sports

Gameplay is a definite mixed bag but I think there is more good than bad, and it's a great game, if you can get past the quirky bugs.

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60

PSX Nation

In gaming terms, ASB is like SNK in the "Street Fighter" versus "King of Fighters" debate, good but not quite the best.

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60

Yahoo! Games

There are very bad collision problems with the ball and the fielder. I can't explain how frustrating it is for a player to catch a ball that is seven feet away from his glove.

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58

Core Magazine

With bugs galore, shoddy fielding, and poor base running AI, ASB 2002 takes a step down from the series' legacy of excellence.

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50

Daily Radar

The batting and pitching interfaces are as good as we remember them from the stellar N64 games, but the fielding transitions are terrible and there are graphical bugs that are unforgivable. The game looks okay, with nice character models but lifeless environments and stadiums -- but it's just not what you'd expect from a PS2 sports game.

45

GamerWeb Sony

Underneath the silver lining of good graphics and bunches of options lies seriously flawed gameplay that ultimately ruins the experience.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Tyson B. gave it an 8:
I like the features of all star baseball 2002 and the graphics are better and that beats Triple play 2002.

Kain R. gave it a 10:
Wonderful game no gliches ever.

Pat S. gave it a 10:
Great game.

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