All-Star Baseball 2005

All-Star Baseball 2005 is swinging hard with innovative new fielding and batting options, and an expanded Franchise mode.

After earning a rep as a haven for fans of cursor batting and the realistically slow pace of the sport, All-Star Baseball 2005 should broaden the series? appeal with a roster of sharp upgrades. If you?re not a cursor fan, the game has several control alternatives, including the new default analog-stick batting, but the biggest whiz-bang addition is the FielderCam. When a ball is hit, you don?t watch from the customary, elevated, behind-the-plate view?the camera switches to the fielder who?ll be responsible for making the play. Arrows and indicators tell you where to run and how fast, and in a hands-on preview version, it was just awesome.

The Franchise mode is getting deeper too as it now encompasses minor leagues, player development, and spring training alongside the usual trades and contracts. You can also start from scratch in Expansion mode or prove your mettle in online competition on both the Xbox and PS2 versions. In the preview version, the graphics needed a little more love if they?re going to hang with MVP?s, and the speed of the game was sometimes an issue. Acclaim has plenty of time left to clear all that up, positioning All-Star as the strong number-two pick in spring training and a good alternative to anyone unhappy with MVP (it will also ship for the PS2).

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