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- ID = PS0020
- STYLE = Sports / Baseball
- DEV. = Acclaim Studios Austin
- PUB. = Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
- R-DATE = Mar-12-2001
- ESRB = E / For Everyone
- PLAYERS = 1-4 players
- LIST PRICE =
$19.99
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| Game Description |
A longtime favorite on the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy platforms, Acclaim launches its baseball series on the PlayStation2 with All-Star Baseball 2002. The game is endorsed by the 2000 All-Star Game and World Series MVP Derek Jeter, and matches its realistic baseball simulation with the 128-bit graphic power of the PS2.
All-Star Baseball 2002 provides all 30 MLB teams and stadiums (authentically rendered with working scoreboards, Jumbotrons, animated crowds, bullpen action, and fireworks), as well as more than 700 contemporary pro players. In addition, you\'ll be able to relive history with an authentic Cooperstown team of 25 baseball Hall of Famers, including Reggie Jackson, Nolan Ryan, and Mike Schmidt.
The game even has classic uniforms for each club, so you can suit your team up in traditional Brooklyn blue or Astro orange. Thom Brennaman calls the play-by-play and Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly is there to give the game's color commentary.
Among the gameplay features is the popular Future Throw Technology, which allows you to predetermine a cutoff man or infielder your player will throw to even before he catches the ball. A 3-D batting icon makes it easier to place hits, whether pulling for the fences or driving a grounder through the gap. |
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| Game Reviews |
Amazon.co.uk Review
Given baseball's rather limited appeal it seems odd that Acclaim should take the plunge and release a title like All-Star Baseball 2002 in Britain and Europe. To the British, the sport of baseball is little more than rounders in tight-fitting pants; however, in the US it rakes in the kind of dollars that Hollywood films can only dream of.
All things considered, ASB 2002 is an incredibly entertaining game. Graphically, it holds its own against anything that EA Sports have released for the PS2 so far. There are dozens of faithfully recreated stadia, 250 real-life player representations and more lighting effects on the pitch than you can shake a stick at--it looks truly beautiful. Sound is good too, if a little lacking in variety. The commentary gets straight to the point and isn't overly chatty, though a few baseball equivalents of John Madden's finer moments wouldn't have gone amiss to lighten the tone a little.
It's in the gameplay where this title really stands out. There are so many ways to configure play it's almost frightening. From full seasons of 162 games to half seasons, round robin competitions and more, there's something here to suit the needs of every baseball fan.
Particularly impressive is the effective use of the 3-D batter screens, where players can adjust the pitch, angle and strength of the batter swing to produce a breathtaking number of shots ranging from safety bunts to sky-high home run spectaculars; there are very few sports games of any flavour that allow this kind of adjustment. Pitching is a true art form in its own right, with a varied selection of throws available, all of which can be tweaked mid-pitch to add extra spin and height in an effort to fool the guy with the bat.
Outfield action plays a big part too, with real world physics aplenty leading to diving catches and those hilarious "caught-on-camera" moments when two players cannon into one another causing physical injury and hilarity among the crowd.
It has to be said that ASB 2002 took some getting used to. The speed of play is fairly slow and the sensory overload caused by pages and pages of stats can be confusing but stick with it and All-Star Baseball 2002 will repay you with hours of entertainment. -- Chris Russell |
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| Game Controller |
BASE CONTROL BASICS
D-Pad Left = third base
D-Pad Up = second base
D-Pad Right = first base
D-Pad Down = home
IN THE FIELD
X Button = home
Circle Button = first base
Triangle Button = second base
Square Button = third base
POST-PITCH SELECT
D-Pad/Left Analog Stick = move pitch target
Square Button = pick off to third base
Triangle Button = pick off to second base
Circle Button = pick off to first base
X Button = throw pitch
MIDDLE OF WIND-UP
D-Pad/Left Analog Stick = move pitch target
Square Button = pick off to third base for right-handed pitchers (during delivery)
Circle Button = pick off to first base for left-handed pitchers (during delivery)
FIELDING
L1 Button = future throw to cutoff or relay man
R1 Button = jump/scale wall
R2 Button = dive
D-Pad/Left Analog Stick = move highlighted fielder
X Button = future throw to home
Circle Button = future throw to first base
Triangle Button = future throw to second base
Square Button = future throw to third base
AFTER BALL IS FIELDED
L1 Button = throw ball to relay man
D-Pad/Left Analog Stick = move player
X Button = throw to home
Circle Button = throw to first base
Triangle Button = throw to second base
Square Button = throw to third base |
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