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BIGS, The
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 23 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: 2K Sports
Developer: Blue Castle Games
Genre(s): Sports, Baseball
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: June 25, 2007
Summary
This over-the-top baseball action title puts an entirely new spin on Major League Baseball as it blends outrageous visuals and intuitive gameplay mechanics to bring fans a brand new MLB video game experience. Fans redefine the baseball highlight reel by performing dramatic wall grabs, spectacular diving plays, and epic homeruns. Unique and intuitive gameplay controls deliver a new baseball experience, while advanced power-up mechanics add exciting depth with each turn. Turbo gameplay raises the action bar, and culminates in the ultimate batter pitcher power-up duel, where either the pitcher's Big Heat will be the turning point, or the batter’s Power Blast will be the explosive end to the game. In The BIGS, every play is a big play. Each MLB player has been individualized to emphasize their extraordinary athletic attributes. The development team paid great attention to detail to portray a player's face and physical characteristics so baseball fans will easily recognize their favorite players. To deliver the authentic MLB atmosphere, stadium landmarks have been stylized to highlight the unique architecture of each MLB ballpark. Whether it's the glove at San Francisco's AT&T Park resized to mammoth proportions or the left field wall in Boston's Fenway Park made into a real "Green Monster," gamers will be in awe at the grandeur of each stadium in The BIGS. [2K Sports]
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What The Critics Said
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The Onion (A.V. Club)
NBA Street Homecourt set the next-gen standard for arcade sports games. The Bigs is just as fun, at least. It amps up all baseball's best bits in a hurried, joyous affair.
Read Full Review >AtomicGamer
In the end, though, 2K made the right move to give casual fans a baseball game they can easily pick up and play with their friends.
Read Full Review >ZTGameDomain
This game rocks, and should be picked up by sports fans, and baseball fans alike. It has just enough realism to keep the hardcore baseball fans entertained, but just enough arcadeness to keep us people that think baseball is boring coming back for more.
Read Full Review >1UP
The cocky presentation is fantastic, it looks great (especially the crowds), it plays great, and it just might make you smarter than a session of Brain Age. The Bigs isn't just an absolute hoot -- it's also the best current-gen baseball game money can buy.
Read Full Review >Team Xbox
Although the fielding needs some work, the hitting and pitching mechanics are excellent, as are the “big play” moments.
Read Full Review >IGN
There might not be a Season or Franchise mode, but the arcade style of The Bigs is an extremely fun way to play a quick game or two of baseball. Extremely accessible and engaging, The Bigs captures the excitement of the big time plays that dominate baseball highlights perfectly.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
Even with touchy fielding and no stat tracking, the BIGS is the best baseball game in years.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
Still, I love how The Bigs has the bells and whistles without the SlugFest-style BS like punch-throwing or loop-de-loop curves. [Aug 2007, p.76]
Planet Xbox 360
The controls were simple enough, the single-player kept me busy for long enough, and the amazing multi-player/mini-games were a sweet bonus to an already good game. Rounded off with good graphics as a whole and a decent soundtrack The BIGS turned out to be one hell of a fun game that quickly moved towards the top of my list for sports games out in stores right now.
Read Full Review >GamerNode
A baseball video game that will appeal to many casual gamers as well as hardcore baseball guys.
Read Full Review >Gaming Nexus
With its sense of humor and over the top plays, The BIGS proves to be a baseball game that is accessible to just about everybody. If you're sick of learning complex controls and memorizing player stats, then The BIGS has been made specifically for you.
Read Full Review >GameDaily
With a fun Career Mode, online play and an incredibly addictive mini game (Homerun Pinball) round out this enjoyable package that, although it cannot compete against the much deeper MLB 2K franchise, deserves some playtime, if for nothing else than to rob someone of a game winning grand slam.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Big strikeouts and even bigger homers make The BIGS a great arcade baseball game.
Read Full Review >WHAM! Gaming
It’s the little fun touches that end up elevating The Bigs from being just another yearly baseball installment.
Read Full Review >Operation Sports
Overall, The Bigs is a well executed attempt at your unconventional take on the baseball video game market.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
It's a little thin on game modes, but the career mode is a kick, as is going head-to-head against a buddy or two. There are far worse ways to spend your summer.
Read Full Review >Gamer 2.0
The Bigs puts tons of great ideas to life to give players a much more fast-paced and turbo induced game of baseball that everyone will surely enjoy. While the fielding and base running could have used a little more fine tuning, the overall package is fun enough for all fans to enjoy a game of baseball without having to labor through hours of gameplay.
Read Full Review >DailyGame
The BIGS is a triumphant return to arcade baseball on next-gen consoles, with multiple addictive modes. The gameplay still needs tuning, something we hope to see in next year's version.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
The Bigs delivers engrossing arcade-styled gameplay, but there's little here that you can really wrap your mitt around. [July 2007, p.96]
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine
But the compelling big-play action, an addicting career mode, and an amusing Home Run Pinball mini-game make The Bigs worth plenty more than the Cracker Jack-toy letdown you might have expected. [Aug 2007, p.78]
Games Radar (in-house)
It’s pretty accessible, with simplistic interfaces and beautiful eye candy all around. But considering that those arcadey enhancements are what’s supposed to make this game unique, we can’t help but feel casual fans would be better off playing "MLB 2K7" on easy difficulty.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 17 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
gRiN.of.AH gave it a9:
I love this game, only some minor glitches and animation problems, otherwise it's great!
Anth B. gave it a5:
Really enjoyed this game at first, but the long boring trek through the game's Career mode only brought out the worst in it. You find yourself doing the same things over and over, loading up the bases and saving up your Power meter so you can score some RBI's with your Rookie. And if you want to unlock all the achievements you have to play through it twice, once with a NL team and once with an AL team. No thanks.
Jeff B. gave it a9:
Its a fun game that was suprisingly addictive and easy to learn.
Tarn G. gave it a10:
This game is just what it says it is, its BIG from the players to the stadiums, the art is has easily set a new bar for next gen sports games, This game is easy to pick up and play and surprisingly very addicting. The Bigs is a winner in my books for sports fans and anyone else who loves over the top arcade style games. Rent or buy this game a must try.
Gavin M. gave it a9:
A little simplistic but somehow that's what makes this a great game.
Eric N. gave it a10:
Despite the bleh reviews, I went and bought this game and I have to say it's great. I haven't sat down and played a game for over 2 hours in one sitting in a long time and despite not being a baseball fan, this one is very entertaining!
Mike P. gave it a10:
Much more fast-paced and exciting than 2k7. Multiplayer is so much fun. Reminds me of baseball stars, only much better looking!
