Backyard Baseball 2010

Backyard Baseball 2010 for Nintendo Wii...Now in its eighth iteration Backyard Baseball is the best selling youth baseball video game franchise and the #1 kids baseball game for 2008. The game combines all the action of a realistic simulation with the excitement of a crazy arcade. Licensed by Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Player's Association Backyard Baseball is the only game that features a roster full of professional baseball superstars as kids in the game. All 32 MLB teams logos uniforms; Updated roster w/pros from every team including David Ortiz Ken Griffey Jr. Ichiro Alex Rodriguez Vladimir Guerrero Ryan Howard; Season play with stats & Standings; Tournament & All Star modes; Improved game controls for precise & intuitive hitting pitching fielding; Superior gameplay--more variety options rewards; NEW fields lighting art unlockables; Custom Players and teams; NEW audio--improved scripting voice play-by-play; NEW personalized player announcing (kids can have their own name in the game); NEW--Hall of Fame Kid teams from previous version of Backyard Baseball; Multiple levels of difficulty.

This is a overview of my childhood backyard baseball park. The green represents sycamore trees with a tattered wood fence behind them.

My step brother Rocco in my backyard playing baseball with his twin Jake

Never face another rained-out ball game with this stunning simulator just for kids. Backyard Baseball 2001 lets you manage your own team through sunshine, hail, and hurricane. Whether you want to enjoy a single pickup match or maneuver through an entire season, this game will let you put the players you want on the field of your choice before pitting them against the toughest young players the Major Leagues have to offer.
Play in Backyard Baseball 2001 can be as simple or as difficult as you want it to be. While it is definitely useful to know a few simple statistics about your team members, it is not required. During play, batters may choose between power hits, line drives, bunts, and grounders as they try to hit the fiendishly clever pitches of the opposition. Once a hit is made, players direct runners from base to base. Unlike the earliest baseball simulators, where many decisions were made by the computer, this one puts the user in control of everything, encouraging a good sense of baseball tactics and discouraging rash play. (Stealing bases with a player who is not a good runner, for example, is a quick road to an out!) When pitching, players select from a menu of pitches and then give the pitcher a target within the batter's box for their throw. A hit transfers play to a wider view of the field, so you can direct the ball to whichever base the runner is headed for.
Backyard Baseball 2001 is an upgrade of an earlier game, and players familiar with the original Backyard Baseball will find that it is very similar in design and structure. Your favorite players (and their color commentators) have been carried over wholesale from the first game, complete with the same signature animations as they come up to bat. At first glance, in fact, the program may seem like it hasn't been spruced up much at all. However, the newer game allows players to join Major League ball teams, such as the Toronto Blue Jays, or to create their own team names and uniforms. Players may recruit or play against youthful versions of current sports superstars, such as Mark McGwire and Tony Gwynn. They can even create customized team members to shore up weaknesses in their outfield or custom-tweak an even deadlier pitcher. Another very welcome upgrade is Internet play, which takes the players on the virtual road, pitting them against teams managed by other players online.
The game design in Backyard Baseball 2001 is absolutely stellar. The interface is easy to use and entertaining. The eight ball fields each come with advantages and disadvantages to be puzzled out and exploited. Players themselves come from a pleasingly multicultural palette with a good age, gender, and ability mix. This game also carries over and expands on the original Backyard Baseball's zany sense of humor: a drinking-box gauge shows how much 'juice' the pitcher still has, the patter of the commentators is pleasing and surprisingly nonrepetitive, and successful play is rewarded with power-ups for both pitcher and batter. These power-ups are hilarious--a hot pitcher can throw Fireballs, for example, which literally burn as they zoom past the luckless batter. Batters who do manage to hit these special pitches earn the right to try Crazy Bunts, which carom randomly around the field, or the (literally) Screaming Line Drives.
Young baseball enthusiasts will love this program, which combines entertainment and sports education in seamless combination. So put your team together, suit up, and play ball! --Alyx Dellamonica
To left field--it goes back, back, and over the fence into the neighbor's yard! Sosa scores, and McGwire is right behind him! For the first time ever, Humongous Entertainment brings select Major League Baseball players and the Backyard Kids together in Backyard Baseball 2001. For the ultimate team, pick players such as Cal Ripken Jr., Mark McGwire, and Randy Johnson--as kids. Choose from 30 MLB teams or create a team with customizable colors, playing field, and strategy. Play a single game, play through an entire season, or go online and play against other Backyard Baseball players on the secure Junior Sports Network.