Because really, Super Mega Baseball is the sort of fun, easy to pick up diversion that video game baseball was at the very beginning of its lifespan — and if it's as great as it is here, there's every reason to believe it can still fulfill that function.
Super Mega Baseball is one of the best baseball games out at the moment. Sure it may not be a licensed game like The Show, but the gameplay is as good as the official MLB game.
This is probably the best baseball game going right now. The games are super fast paced, and with the difficulty increases the replay value is high. As an avid baseball game player I started near level 50 without a ton of trouble, but winning the championship on 80 actually felt like an accomplishment. The customization of players and the stat increases you give them through a "level up" system is pretty unique and easy to figure out. Another cool feature is that as you level up, your stat increases get better and better to allow you to compete a bit better at the higher levels. (I'm going up to level 90 soon!) I've played about 15 seasons (short medium or long are the options) and am nowhere near bored with this game. I really hope we get another version at some point. The only thing I would ask for in the future would be an all time scoreboard so I could see which teams won the championship each season. Other than that, this game is surprisingly deep with stats for a single season. Great job metalhead software.
This game is brilliant i can't stop playing it.
I was looking for a game similar to NHL hits, NBA street and NBA street Volume 2 but for baseball, While it may not be as deep as these games (no career mode) it is unbelievably fun. The pitching and batting mechanics are brilliant but the real winner is the ego mode. it is BRILLIANT. It gives the game depth, complexity and toughness. With a different ego setting every game will be different.
The second best thing are the teams, they are hilarious. not only does each team have its own specialty (ie. hitting,power,defence pitching) but the players are unique (to a certain extent) and you can fully customize how they look if you arent impressed by Metalhead's creations. With each team having their own strenghts and weakenesses you can really empower them in season mode with coaches.
The coaches are well thought out, you get new ones as you level through the season (these levels carry on to new seasons too!) which give you modifiers on your players. These modifiers change depending on what team you choose and you can't select all the coaches at one time as you are limited by your level (and new one keep appearing as you level up.) There is also an attraction rate, so you are doing well and not firing coaches before the contract expires you can get more and more to choose from.
This game is brilliant, i can't stop playing it, it is 20$ on ps store and just came out with new diamonds in a dlc pack for free. Every PS deserves super mega baseball
An arcade sports video game for the ages, worthy of the likes of Tecmo Super Bowl, NBA Jam, Mutant League Football and Backyard Baseball. No sports video game of 2014 approached its subject with as much imagination as Super Mega Baseball. In such a rigid genre with high barriers to new ideas, this game is a legitimate breakthrough.
A blast to play in short bursts... The lackluster presentation, however, hinders the overall experience, making it difficult to play more than a few games per sitting.
At its heart Super Mega Baseball feels like those old games I loved, I just wish they would have just focused on making the core game work and left out the additional systems, which not only don’t enhance the game but actively detract from it.
First off GREAT GAME! I found myself on a lazy Sunday afternoon extremely bored. I went through my cycle of PSN games and came across this big guy. I haven't played sports games in a few years because they always remained the same. I grew tired of the genre with just a few changes each year. This one will surprise you. I wasn't sure if I was going to get over the arcady type feel but I found myself laughing more than it being distracting. Great baseball physics in the game. The pitching simulation is top notch and should be copied by all publishers. It's an easy game to learn and I absolutely love the Ego settings which can be played from 1 Ego to 100 Ego. There is a setting for everyone.
I have played probably close to 150 9 inning games on Mega. Since I'm competitive I play at a pretty high setting yet there is still room for the challenge. Above all, it still hasn't gotten old yet.
Get this game. It's worth every penny you will spend and at $20, you won't find much better for the money.
A perfect blend of quick arcade fun with realistic physics and gameplay depth. I find myself playing SMB more often than any other game since I downloaded it in December. This is the best arcade style sports game since RBI Baseball for Nintendo (NOT he awful remake).
For a quick casual couch play nothing can beat this game. Super fun with a lot of depth to up the challenge as your skill improves. A definite must have!
A fun game although I find it hard to optimize the team using the huge array of (funny) bonus items. And I never found out how the game determines if the CPU batter hits your pitch. Is it the placement? The speed? The diference in placement and speed compared to your previous pitch? And what is the number for? If it is a "good" pitch, is it harder to hit it? Or does it simply say you placed the ball where you wanted it? A short optional tutorial would help here.
Because of that, only seven points. I like to know what I am doing and how it affects the opponent.
I really wanted to like this game. I was hoping beyond hope that it would've been my dream sports game, which would be a non-pro league licensed, somewhat cartoonish (cel shaded graphics), very stat intensive (individual and team), with adequately believable mechanics/A.I., adjustable difficulty sliders, and FULLY customizable players, teams, uniforms, and stadiums. But alas, this dream has not come true, and it likely never will. It would be WAY too awesome, which is why I know it will never exist.
Anyhoo...
Super Mega Baseball is not an abject failure, but it's barely more than a cell phone game. You cannot adjust the game's difficulty once you've begun a season, at least not that I'm aware of. You cannot adjust individual difficulty. In other words, you can't have hitting be set to one level, while pitching is set to something else, fielding set to another difficulty level, etc. etc. Because you can't adjust the difficulty level while in season, your stats get really unrealistic. I'm 20 games in and I still have players batting over .500 on my roster. The game mechanics are really wonky and not intuitive at all. The between-game interface is weird. The people in the game, both on the field and in the stands, look like 19th century grotesque caricatures straight out of a Lewis Carroll novel. Overall, thumbs down.
SummaryHammer Longballo and a friendly cast of semi-athletic baseball stars invite you to saddle up on the couch with friends for some relaxed solo or co-op play. Or some fierce, relationship-testing competition.