The Bigs

The Bigs really surprised me. I was really expecting a lot of the same stuff you get from other baseball games, but when me and 3 of my friends started playing, we found the Bigs to be best 2 on 2 baseball game we'd ever played. With one player controlling the runner while the other batted, we found ourselves giving each other signals when we wanted to steal or execute a suicide squeeze. And the added element of the big play meter gives the game an extra level of strategery. The Bigs has my vote for best Baseball video game ever.

Everything about this game is schweet. They have like a "rookie" single player mode. Where you start out as a rookie and you have to make a name for yourself in the bigs. It's pretty creative. The controls are awesome, the graphics are awesome, and so is the soundtrack. This game is a definite rent and probably even a buy.

The bigs for the Wii is a core version of the 360, but it still holds firm in its own way. There should be more special effects for an arcade version of a baseball game, like celebrations with the team after hitting a home run or grand slam. The hard hitting homeruns only hit three different places, either on the foul poles or the center field big screen. The game is challenging and the rookie mode is where the game shines. Over all, it is a buy and I am looking forward to a bigger better version for the wii.

this game really dissapointed me. i thought that the gameplay would be better, and there would be a better franchise mode. it turns out there isnt even a franchise mode. <br />the good point of this game is that its pretty fun for multiplayer. but when playing by yourself, the computer does all these impossible catches. when you accumulate points by doing nice plays, you can do impossibe pitches and catches and homeruns every time you make contact, but the game is not that fun unless youre playing with someone else.<br />the graphics actually look pretty good, but the movements of the players are really bad. and the announcing is one of the worst i have ever seen.<br />gameplay: i still dont know how to pitch a variety of the pitches. its really confusing to learn how to pitch at first, and then once you do that, some of the pitches are like impossible to do, even if you twist the wii remote in the correct way shown on the screen. my friend agreed.<br />different modes: the only mode in this game is rookie challenge, where you create a rookie and have good performances. having good performances causes you to get more points to improve how good you are and your player rating. however, this is not an interesting mode, and you will quickly stop playing it.<br />there is not even a season mode, which is really dissapointing. <br />bottom line: may be good to play with a few friends, but even then, this game lacks fun material.

I think the developers or programmers (or whoever) forgot that the wii-mote has a directional pad on it, which is perfect for a baseball game. Every time I tried to throw the ball to a base, the player would throw home. Unless you are standing, or sitting, in the absolute perfect place (the sweet spot) in the center of the TV, the wii-mote is useless. When you finally find this sweet spot, the computer's AI is so good (even on the Easy setting) you will find it hard to play. I hit two balls that should have been home runs, but the computer managed to jump 15 feet in the air, after climbing a 10 foot wall, and catch them, both times.<br><br>There is also no auto-fielding so you have to run the player to the ball after a hit. It takes a few seconds to realize which way the ball is going, then you have to look around and see which random player the game has assigned to you. Then when you finally get the ball, you always throw it to home, anyway. Good luck trying to pull off any of the sweet moves the computer AI can. Supposedly you can jump for a ball (as the computer AI and the tutorial have demonstrated) but every time I tried it, my guy would slide at the ball feet first. I would always shout, "You're a fielder, not a base runner!" Very frustrating.<br><br>A friend and I tried playing multi-player, but that is just as impossible to play. Both players can't stand in the sweet spot, so one player's wii-mote will be useless during the play. We only played the game a total of 40 minutes, and that includes trying to get the game started in the first place (there was a scratch on the one we got and the Wii wouldn't load it).<br><br>Don't rent this. Wait for a better baseball game to come out.

Overview: The BIGS for the Wii is a decent game, definately worth at least a rental. The pitching/hitting controls are innovative and make the game much more immersive. The sound is done nicely, the music isn't the best (but music doesn't really matter in a sports game anyway). The graphics are simply "OK", a lot could have been done to improve them. Single player mode will get repative after awhile but multiplayer can be quite some fun if you have a friend to play with.<br><br>Scoring Template: Sports Game<br>Gameplay [1.25/2.5]<br>-Limited single player modes, no season play!<br>-Create a Rookie mode (single player) is more focused on mini-games.<br>-No action replays!<br>+You can create your own players and edit rosters.<br>+Arcade style makes for interesting game play. Features "Matrix-Style Bullet Time" on many plays.<br>+The BIGPLAY meter gives you the option to make your pitches nearly unhittable, or your hits a garunteed homerun. Depending on how well you play, the BIGPLAY meter fills up faster rewarding skill.<br><p><br>Controls [1.33/2]<br>+Excellent use of the Wii remote for pitching!<br>+Excellent use of the Wii remote for hitting!<br>-Terrible use of the Wii remote for fielding/baseruning.<br><p><br>Graphics [1/2]<br>-Character models rarely look like the actual player.<br>oSpecial Effects, the crowd, and the weather effects are simply "O.K".<br>+The Stadiums at least look decent, though could be better.<br><p><br>Sound [1/1]<br>+Good use of the Wii remote's sound function. <br>+Annoucners are good and thankfully are not really annoying.<br><p><br>Music [.25/.5]<br>oJust an average music selection<br><p><br>Multiplayer [1/1]<br>+If you have another player who knows how to play, Multiplayer can be a lot of fun.<br>+BIGPLAY meter really can make multiplayer games intense and interesting.<br><p><br>Replay Value [.5/1]<br>+Great if you have a person to play multiplayer with!<br>-Single player mode gets boring fairly quickly.<br><p><br>Total Score: 6.33<br>Grade: C+

This game was very complex. Pitches were confusing to use and hit. VERY difficult game. I do not reccomed this game to younger people.

grapics:ok controls:big learnin curve but stick with it and you we be playin like a pro in no time. (almost) great start for a real baseball game on wii could be better.