Backyard Baseball 2005. Batting Power-Ups. Sonic Boom: The player knocks down opposing fielders with a super-powerful shockwave. Rubber Bat: The batter bounce a grounder really high into the air — the player will have a chance to reach base before any fielder catches the ball. Jan 07, 2017 By The Doghouse NYC. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later.
By Steven Winslow |
Backyard Baseball 2005 is a casual baseball game developed by Humongous Entertainment. The Backyard Baseball series has always been about just have a good time with a baseball game without taking itself too seriously. The roster for each team is comprised of kid sized Major League players and neighborhood kids. The games are not played at large stadiums but rather in backyards, local parks, and schools. A-Rod, Jeter, Pujols, Ortiz, Ordonez and other Major Leaguers all make an appearance in this great game. You can choose which team you want to play on and which Major Leaguer is going to join you. Also, the game allows you to choose where you play ball at. This is the type of game that parents can play with their children and still have a good time. Even though it looks cute on the outside, the standard rules of baseball still apply. After one or two innings with your child, you will forget that you are playing a children's game. The graphical styling in the game is actually very well done and colorful. It will keep your child entertained while not being overly flashy or loud. The 2005 edition has added a full stat system to the players and also unlockable MLB stars. This series is both Mac and PC compatible so don't hesitate to pick this one up and throw a few with your kid on rainy days!
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Background
Backyard Baseball, the series combining playground atmosphere along with real players and teams, continues on computer platforms with the release of Backyard Baseball 2004. The twist is that the 'real' players in the game appear as children along with the rest of the sandlot lineup. Featured pros include Sammy Sosa, Randy Johnson, Mike Piazza, Shawn Green, Barry Bonds, Ichiro Suzuki, Pedro Martinez, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and more. They'll compete along with 30 Backyard Kids, a combination of girls and boys, in the following three modes of play: Single Game, Season Play, and Batting Practice.
Gameplay
Single Game has players selecting two teams from a pool of 40, adjusting options such as difficulty level, game length, home field, and whether or not to include power-ups. More than ten fields are available, from a beach and parking lot to a swampland and junkyard. No matter which team is selected, players must pick and choose members in true playground fashion. Each character is rated from one to ten in the following areas: power, contact, pitching, running, and defense. Players can also create their own child prodigy by selecting hair color, skin, body type, accessories, and more before assigning a certain number of skill points.
Created players are used in Season Mode, where they earn experience points used to increase their attributes. Each Backyard Baseball season spans 18 or 32 games, with individual and team statistics tracked and saved to the hard drive. Batting Practice is designed to help players familiarize themselves with the hitting interface as they take their cracks at various pitch types. No matter which mode is selected, players use a cursor-based system for both pitching and hitting. Four available pitch types include a fastball, curve, screwball, and change-up, while hit types consist of power, line drive, grounder, and bunt. Fictional characters Sunny Day and Abner Dubbleplay provide the play-by-play and color commentary, respectively.
Features
- An all-star MLB lineup: Alfonso Soriano, Nomar Garciaparra, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Carlos Delgado, Ichiro, Dontrelle Willis, Sammy Sosa, Albert Pujols and Eric Gagne
- Additional bonus pros to unlock: Derek Jeter, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Shawn Green, Mike Piazza, Greg Maddux and Jim Thome Vibrant 3D visuals: players, game action and environments
- An updated game engine and all-new code, creating a fresh, 'built from the ground up' Backyard Baseball
- All 30 MLB team logos
- Thirty Backyard Kids, as well as original Backyard team names and logos
- Loads of crazy power-ups
- Customizable players
- Quick, single games as well as Season Play action
- Choice of players, fields and game details
- A Home Run Derby mini-game
- Full stats and standings in Season Play
Hardware Requirements
- Operating System: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- Processor: Pentium III 500MHz
- Memory: 64 MB RAM (128 MB for Windows 2000/XP)
- Hard Disk Space: 600 MB Free
- CD-ROM Drive: 8X Speed
- Video: 8 MB Windows 98/2000/Me/XP-compatible SVGA video card
- Sound: Windows 98/2000/Me/XP-compatible sound card
- DirectX: DirectX version 9.0 (included) or higher