MLB Slugfest 20-04

by Midway Entertainment

Product Features

• This item is in Like New condition with all original artwork and materials. This item may never have been used, but does not meet our criteria for Brand New.

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00008BR9Q
• Item Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 17, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,177 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The top-selling and critically acclaimed MLB SlugFest is back. MLB SlugFest 20-04 is the first and only aggressive-style baseball videogame franchise, delivering a proprietary blend of hardcore, lightning-fast, adrenaline-style gameplay combined with key baseball features that will please even the most diehard sports fan.

Features:

Exclusive to PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube

• Exclusive Challenging Adrenaline-Style Gameplay: Turbo running, fielding, batting and throwing. Midway Sports kicks the level up a notch with hard-hitting, gas-throwing, plays-of-the-week caliber fielding to give the player the best possible baseball videogame experience
• NEW Create-A-Team: Create your own All-Star team by combining your favorite players from both leagues into one powerhouse ball club, then work your way to a World Series championship
• NEW Customizable Instant Replay: Relive your towering home runs or diving catches with instant replay. You take control of the camera and can view your highlight-quality plays from any angle you desire
• NEW Home Run Derby: Pit your favorite MLB players in a home run derby and square off against the most feared long ball hitters in the league
• NEW Pitching "On Fire": Pitchers in both leagues have the opportunity to get "on fire" by constantly shutting down the offensive team
• NEW Authentic Batting Stances and Pitching Motion: The batters look and swing like the real MLB batters and the pitchers look and throw like the real MLB pitchers.
• NEW Expanded and Updated Rosters, Schedules, Uniforms and Stadiums
• NEW Fantasy Stadiums and characters
• NEW Music: Featuring Hoobastank's hit song, "Crawling in the Dark"
• Unmatched Player Animations: Nine motion capture actors and more than 1,500 player animations in the game. MLB SlugFest has the smoothest running, fielding, batting and pitching animations for a baseball game, ever
• Revolutionary Player Models and Graphics: Recognized by virtually everyone in the industry as having the most beautiful graphics of any baseball videogame. Players have faces mapped to their exact likeness and every stadium is rendered out to perfection
• Every MLB Team, plus Fantasy Players: MLB SlugFest 20-04 comes loaded with your favorite MLB players and stadiums from around the league. With more than 10 fantasy stadiums as well as hidden teams and players, MLB SlugFest will keep gamers stepping up to the plate for more
• The Best Controls and AI: MLB SlugFest is recognized for having the best computer AI and easiest controls to pick up and play
• Officially Licensed by MLB and MLBPA: Every MLB team is represented as well as your favorite MLB players

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Arcade, not simulation, May 9, 2003

By	R. McCuen (NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First things first: this is not a baseball simulation game. It is an arcade-style baseball game and, therefore, is perfect for people who are not hardcore baseball fans (like me). You don't have to worry about pitch location and bat location on your swing, you simply play arcade-style baseball, which, IMO, is why this game is so fun.

The game is not meant to be taken seriously. If you get two hits in a row, you are on fire, literally, and all of your stats increase. If you are the pitcher and you strike out three batters, you get on fire and have unlimited turbo (although it is not impossible to hit an on fire pitcher, it is all about timing). You can bean batters, either knocking them down and reducing their stats or infuriating them and having them charge the mound, making them "on fire," and increasing their stats. You can slide cleats first into a base, punch the 1st/2nd/3rd baseman or shortstop & knock the ball out of his hands, punch people to tag them out, etc. This is not meant to be a serious baseball game. It is an arcade game and, as such, is done very well. If you are looking for a serious game, I have heard that MVP Baseball 2004 if great (I have not played it b/c, as I stated before, I am into arcade-style baseball).

The bottom line: If you want a fun game that is not a baseball simulation, pick this one up. It is the type of game that you merely put into the machine and play . . . no instruction really needed. However, if sim baseball games are your thing, then get something else. Overall, I think it is a great, fun game to play, and do not hesitate in recommending MLB Slugfest 20-04 as the next addition to your PS2 collection.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I-man's Review, October 14, 2003

A Kid's Review

This is the greatest baseball video game EVER!!! The commentary is awesome, the graphics are awesome, EVERYTHING is awesome. I like how simple it is to control your players, I've played other baseball video games and it is difficult to swing the bat! Also, besides being the best baseball video game ever, it just might be the best overall video game ever! This game rocks!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game, March 26, 2003

By A Customer

This game is amazing. A baseball videogame that's actually fun to play. The developers have managed to make a baseball videogame exciting, which is quite an achievement.
The gaming and the graphics are really neat, and all the extra mini-games add to the replay value.