MLB Power Pros 2008
GameZone's Review
7.7
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 7.2 |
| Graphics | 8 |
| Sound | 8 |
| Difficulty | Easy/Medium |
| Concept | 8 |
| Multiplayer | 7.5 |
| Overall | 7.7 |
Reviewer: Aceinet
Review Date: 08/06/2008
Baseball fans looking for a whimsical take on the great American game should check out MLB Power Pros 2008.
Full MLB Power Pros 2008 Review
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Interviews
Running the bases with MLB Power Pros 2008 Producer Rob
Nelson
“The game is a really nice blend of a sim baseball game that any hardcore baseball fan will appreciate. But it also has a look and design that’s very accessible to new players, is very easy to pick up and play, and we really want to hit both spectrums.”
News
MLB Power Pros 2008 Now Available on Retail Store Shelves
Popular baseball franchise from Japan steps up to the plate for another exciting season of fun
2K Sports and Konami Swing into Action with MLB Power Pros 2008
Critically acclaimed baseball franchise gets ready for another season of great family fun
Description
As the highest-rated and top-selling baseball title in Japan, MLB Power Pros was available in North America for the first time last year. Its comedic visual appeal of miniature Major League Baseball player models has attracted a dedicated following through its easy-to-use controls and addictively fun gameplay experience.
With over ten different exciting game modes including the traditional Practice, Exhibition, League and Home Run Challenge modes, MLB Power Pros 2008 will bring fans closer to the action than ever before. Gamers also get the opportunity to act as general manager and control the destiny of their own franchise in Season mode, or engage in entertaining role-playing story modes such as Success and MLB® Life modes. As general manager, gamers can trade, sign free agents, coordinate practice schedules, purchase new equipment, call up and send down players from the Minor Leagues™, along with other management options to bring in fans, win playoff games and eventually, earn the title of World Series™ champion.
With easy, pick-up-and-play hitting and pitching controls, along with intuitive Wii functionality, other new features in MLB Power Pros 2008 include support of 40-man rosters, change of ball speed, adjustment of defensive shifts, along with a real-time bullpen check functionality for substituting pitchers. MLB Power Pros 2008 will also support the option for players to import their Wii-based characters, Miis™, from their Wii or Wii Remote™ (up to 10 Miis) to become part of the exciting action!
Features
- Success Mode: In Success mode, fans can participate in a story-based career of rising players in the Double-A Minor League system trying to improve their baseball skills and make an impression on baseball scouts while also having to balance various situations in their personal lives. Through a variety of amusing training and game challenges, players who complete Success mode will also be able to take their created player files into MLB Life as well, or also play as either an existing Major League Baseball® player in Dream Mode, or start as a rookie in Major League Career mode.
- MLB Life: MLB Life allows fans the possibility to simulate the exciting life and experience of being a Major League Baseball player over the course of a 20-year career. While continuing to play in games through the regular baseball season, players will also participate in a number of realistic situations such as signing contracts, purchasing houses and cars, making charitable donations, building up relationships with friends and teammates, picking up hobbies and much more.
- Season Mode: Fans can lead their favorite team to the World Series, and control all aspects of the season from signing players to running practices and playing games.
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