All-Star Baseball 2005

by Acclaim Video Games

Product Features

• Analog batting control lets you hit for average and power more easily
• Incredible franchise mode that includes Spring Training, Expansions, random season schedules -- you can even create a single player or an entirely new team
• Over 80 stadiums done with detailed realism - MLB parks, stadiums, Spring Training and fantasy parks
• Use the new FielderCam & BroadcastCam, to view the action from every angle
• Exclusive TWIB(This Week In Baseball) Challenge lets you relive or change historic moments from the 2003 MLB season

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000160MC4
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 23, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,695 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

All-Star Baseball 2005 brings to life all the fun and thrills of being out in the field. Play as your favorite batter or fielder, and control every part of the game. Packed with exclusive innovations, online head-to-head play AND a deep franchise mode -- It's almost as good as being a team manager! Great two-man commentary from Steve Lyons and Thom Brennaman -- plus play-by-play in Spanish with Online head-to-head play plus downloadable rosters enhances the total baseball experience Oscar Soria

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Baseball game afficianado, March 29, 2004

By 

Bearcat Mike "Bearcat Mike" (Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All-Star Baseball 2005 (Video Game)

First off, let me say that this rating is a very strong 4 stars. I will not give any baseball game a 5 star rating until a create-a-ballpark feature becomes available. Going into this spring, last years World Series Baseball 2K3 was the one to beat and All-star Baseball 2004 was horrible. The batter's system was horrible and the graphics were sub-par.

On to this year's version. I always buy two titles a year. Why? Because one title doesn't have everything. Usually the game play is better on WSB and the stadium selection is superb on ASB. And at $39.99, ASB 2005 was a steal. The graphics have improved and the game play is the biggest turn around!! Especially the batting interface. One major complaint though. I hate having to earn the special features of the game!!!!! Argh!!!!! ASB 2005 advertises over 80 ballparks, however, until you complete a few (a dozen or so) specialty situation games, you can only access about a third of the ballparks. I bought the game, you have my money, no give me what I want!!!!!!

Pros
-better graphics
-much improved batter interface!!
-very unique and imaginative ballparks (only seen about 1/3)
-batting stances and pitching windups are very accurate

Cons
-can't access all of the special features (very frustrating)
-haven't used expansion mode yet (last year's was a pain)
-Jeter has too much power (however, I can get over this)

Bottom line....at $39.99...it's a steal!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Game., August 14, 2004

By 

Rushead - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: All-Star Baseball 2005 (Video Game)

In my eyes there has never been a good All Star Baseball game untill 05. The Franchise is very nice and so is the expansion teams. Pickup Games are very fun. The movments are very real. Xbox live is very fun. The stadiums are very very real. There is trivia between innings. I highly highly reccomend this game.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun But Easy..., September 28, 2004

By 

Rex (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: All-Star Baseball 2005 (Video Game)

I know this is kind of late to write about All-Star Baseball 2005. When it first came out back in March, I thought it would have no competion. Past ASB games had ruled the baseball video game world, and I thought this game would rock.

The first thing that is good with it is all the featurettes. The TWIB interview thing is really cool, and the whole baseball card collecting thing is great. The situations are cool and the stadium tour thing is cool. Overall, the game's features are good.

As for gameplay and graphics, that is why it is not MVP Baseball 2004. The game is way too easy. I was playing with the Mets and Danny Garcia was hitting .450. I had a winning record playing as the Pittsburgh Pirates. The only way I kept up with it was putting it on legend and taking every helper off (pitch aid, strike zone). The graphics though, it seemed that MVP has the best graphics around and this can't stack up.

The new camera modes are cool, especially the Broadcast camera; it actually looks like you are watching a real game. The fielder cam was pretty good, but if they can fix it up next year, it will rise to the top.

The most impressive thing about the game is the stadiums and the crowd detail. The stadiums looked identical to the real thing. The fake advertisements made it feel like you were at the stadium. Shea Stadium even had the ribbon around the Twin Towers on the top of the scoreboard. The old stadiums are great. If you could mash together MVP Baseball's graphics and gameplay with ASB's stadiums and franchise mode, you would have one helluva game.