The Bigs

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The BIGS

Developer(s) Blue Castle Games
Publisher(s) 2K Sports
Platform(s) PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP
Release date CA June 25, 2007
US June 26, 2007
EUR October 26, 2007 (Wii)
Genre(s) Sports, Baseball
Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer, Online (4 players)
Rating(s) ESRB: E (Everyone)
PEGI: 3+
Media Blu-ray Disc (PS3), DVD (X360, PS2), Wii Optical Disc (Wii), UMD (PSP)

The Bigs (stylized as The BIGS) is an arcade-style baseball video game that has been released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable.

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[edit] Gameplay

It features "outrageous visuals and intuitive gameplay mechanics," focusing on stylistic rather than realistic design, and gameplay featuring power-ups and turbo. It has also given the game of baseball a more "street" feel to it.[1] The game features online play capability for up to four players on most of the seventh generation consoles, though online play is not compatible on the Wii. The St. Louis Cardinals' first baseman, Albert Pujols, is on the cover. Minnesota Twins first baseman and former MVP Justin Morneau is featured on the cover of limited edition Canadian version sold exclusively by Future Shop and Best Buy. Radio host Damon Bruce provides play-by-play commentary. It was released on June 25, 2007 in the United States on all formats. The game was also released in Europe exclusively on Wii on October 26, 2007.

[edit] Features

Some of the game modes it features are "Roster Management," "Home Run Derby," and "Home Run Pinball." The latter is a unique mode that puts the player in the middle of Times Square, New York and has them hit baseballs into neon signs and windows in order score the highest points possible. The player can then upload their score to the online leader boards and see where they rank. It also features a "Rookie Challenge" career mode, which is the main mode of the game. It allows a player to create a person, try out for a Major League club, and then play through a season and try to lead your team to the World Series and become the MVP. There are a variety of options to choose from to customize your guy.You can customize his accessories, personal info, and even his attitude. There are also items you can unlock as you play through it such as: a nickname, bat graphics, and even a batter ditty. As you play through the season you also get upgrade points for how well your rookie does during games and certain minigames. These points can be used to upgrade his abilities- power, contact,arm,glove, and speed. The rookie challenge is composed of a variety of game types. Some games you just have to get the win. In other games there are special requirements like: Fulfilling a specific objective, or even trying to come back in the ninth inning.

[edit] Multiplayer

Multiplayer can be played with up to four players. You can either do a "Play now" which lets you just jump right in, pick your team, and play. This mode is automatically set up and five innings. You can also choose the "Exhibition" mode which lets you not only pick your team, it also lets you set your lineup and pitching, choose which stadium or field you want to play at, and choose the number of innings you want to play from 1-9.





When the first trailer was released, gameplay bore a striking resemblance to Midway Games' MLB Slugfest Series. However, in an IGN interview, producer Dan Brady stated that "The Slugfest design team made a lot of choices that really made it difficult for a fan of baseball to take the game seriously. Punching on the base path was just one of many of those decisions. The Bigs is authentic baseball taken to arcade proportions."[2] Reviews of the game have been positive, with critics praising the games "Rookie Challenge" mode, and the simplistic controls. However many considered that the "Rookie Challenge" was not long enough and the baserunning along with defensive controls were poorly made.

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack features mostly Alternative and Indie rock with the exception of music from the 70's, 80's and grunge of the 1990's. The official soundtrack contains the following:

[edit] Reviews

PlayStation 3 Gamespot IGN

Xbox 360 Gamespot IGN

Wii Gamespot IGN

PlayStation 2 Gamespot IGN

PlayStation Portable Gamespot IGN

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Planet Xbox 360 - News - The BIGS Features and Details
  2. ^ IGN: Making The Bigs
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