All-Star Baseball 2005 PlayStation 2

All Star Baseball 2005

By Eric  Apr 28, 2004 | 1 out of 2 found this All-Star Baseball 2005 review helpful

Pros: Improved AI

Cons: Glitches

As a regular to the ASB series since it's inception in 1998, I can say that while ASB 2004 was a masterpiece, this years installment comes up frustratingly short. Glitches in the gameplay is this games most greivous error. (i.e. Balls making erra...tic bounces in mid-air to go right to a fielder when he overruns or underruns a fly ball) Future throws are also occasionally a problem, as sometimes it won't throw at all. Other problems of note are that it seems even average and subpar pitchers all have 12 to 6 hyperdrop curveballs, the likes of which you only see out of a Kerry Wood, a Barry Zito, or a Matt Morris, or still other pitchers that are known soft-tossers like Greg Maddux who normally top out in the mid to high 80s, come out firing 96. On the plus side, some of the AI is improved. Whereas in past games, it was very easy to just try to steal, only to run back when it was obvious you are about to be thrown out, and make it back safely to 1st, now it's not as easy to escape a rundown. All in all, ASB baseball has built up the premier console baseball game in the past, and they built themselves a very high standard to live up to year by year. It still is the best console game available, but by ASB standards, it comes out a little flat. Read more Less