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All-Star Baseball 2003
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 15 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 14 votes
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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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Game Informer
The fielding is the only aspect of that could still use some work. Otherwise, this is as good as digital baseball gets. [Apr 2002, p.76]
Operation Sports
The game just looks fantastic...a great game, but not an excellent representation of baseball.
Read Full Review >IGN
By far ASB's best feature, and the one that makes it stand out this year above the others is Franchise Mode...the best baseball Franchise Mode on any console to date.
Read Full Review >Media and Games Online Network
One of the neatest oddities in any baseball game to date. Acclaim have included an official in-game Donruss player trading card mode, which allows players to unlock cheats, simply amass a collection of cards, or even trade them!
Read Full Review >GameSpot
All-Star Baseball 2003 has High Heat 2003 licked where graphics are concerned, and the inclusion of the franchise mode makes Acclaim's hardball simulation all the more enticing--[but] you can't go wrong buying either one.
Read Full Review >Gamezilla!
ASB 2003, which features some of the best baseball graphics the console world has ever seen, offers decent game play, reasonable AI, and a robust Franchise Mode.
Read Full Review >GameZone
The game's biggest draw just happens to be the pitching action which was designed so simple that its actually a blast.
Read Full Review >Electric Playground
No doubt, the batting mechanics are complex and the franchise mode a bit hard to get a handle on, but this is console baseball at its best.
Read Full Review >Hot Games
It's a more in-depth game than High Heat, which is why All Star moves slower and the games seem longer.
Read Full Review >PSX Nation
The best installment in the series, with only a few minor issues keeping it below 3DO's stellar "High Heat Baseball 2003".
Read Full Review >Sports Gaming Network
The gameplay really hampers the overall score of the game and probably prevents it from achieving what it is capable of.
Read Full Review >Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
With this game a 100-mph fastball feels like its coming in at 380...The ball comes in too fast. [May 2002, p.99]
G4 TV
A step down from the audio and visuals, unfortunately, is the gameplay. The No. 1 culprit has to be the frustrating batting mechanics.
Read Full Review >GamePen
The gameplay bugs are so bad at times it almost makes up for all the great things about the game.
Read Full Review >TotalGames.net
Batting on the other hand, is about as much fun as chewing glass. You’d basically need the reactions of a Jedi Knight to be able to rack up a decent hit ratio.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.1 (out of 10) based on 14 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Bob J. gave it a10:
Great game.
Tyson B. gave it a 7:
All star baseball 2003 has the exactly the same features as in All star baseball 2002. I want some new features and gameplay.
Matt C. gave it a 9:
If you are a skilled gamer who likes realism you will love this game. It is deep and gets better the more you play it. It has some options that REALLY help you adjust the game to the level of realism you want. Not for fans of "Arcadish" sports games.
Tommy F. gave it a 10:
This is by far the best baseball game I have ever played. The only gripe I have about this is that no matter what difficulty setting you are on I always end up hitting at least one home run a game, I have had many 5 or 6 HR games a season.
Rick L. gave it an 8:
A great effort, although I agree that the starting pitchers tire too quickly. Also, the ambient sounds of the stadium and the crowd could look better. The graphic player models are good and the most fluid I've seen, but the stadiums could look much better somehow. Regarding the length of games or slowness of gameplay -Baseball is a sloooow, BORING game. Get over it people. If you want something faster, play a different game, 'cause that's a lame criticism. FYI - golf is a slow game too, so you may want to avoid that genre.
Jason C. gave it a 7:
The graphics are great and franchise mode is a blast, but the gameplay is slow. The most irritating thing is that starting pitchers tire way to quickly. I have counted pitches and starters get worn out after only 30 or 40 pitches. The Yankees are impossible to beat even though they don't have any great players. Other than that the game is fun and is the best out there right now. I have always been a Triple Play fan but this game took me away.
Ryan F. gave it a 9:
I have played all of the newest baseball games out this year and this tops all of them. The best thing about the game is the expansion teams. It has a huge variety of cities and makes the game a challenge winning with B- and C+ players. That is one of the bad points besides no muti-player franchise, is the fact of letter grades. More detail is related in a numerical system used in your John Maddens. I am a big EA Sports guy and have always been a Triple Play guy but now it has been toped. The slow game play tends to get long but the game play makes up for it. As you play you will get better and you really have to. Playing in Rookie mode you can tend to get your butt whiped up off the field. Graphics and movements of the players is the best I have seem yet. 10 but the speed and muti-player options brings me down to a 9.
