In addition to using its gameplay and super-deformed character style, Power Pros will also ape its Japanese counterpart's "Success Mode," which presents baseball blended with RPG elements, the way it was meant to be. We've added a video of Power Pro above (featuring what appears to be an exceptionally good pitcher) so you'll know what to expect when the game drops this fall.
In addition to using its gameplay and super-deformed character style, Power Pros will also ape its Japanese counterpart's "Success Mode," which presents baseball blended with RPG elements, the way it was meant to be. We've added a video of Power Pro above (featuring what appears to be an exceptionally good pitcher) so you'll know what to expect when the game drops this fall.
Reader Comments (28)
Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 9:22AM (Unverified) said
the way it was meant to be. hahaha. i could always use a little more rpg...
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 9:32AM (Unverified) said
The funny thing is that, since the (1) Wii will be popular for and (2) PS2 has a huge (and STILL growing) install base... devs will be developing PS2/Wii games well into the future. Nintendo is essentially helping Sony by extending the life of PS2.
The dev environment will look like this:
Wii/PS2
Wii/PSP
PS3/360
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The dev environment will look like this:
Wii/PS2
Wii/PSP
PS3/360
Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 9:47AM (Unverified) said
I've always hoped one of those Japanese big-head baseball franchises would make it over here. Using a clunky interface to make my favorite MLB players plod around the feild like Little Leaguers in HD isn't that fun for that long.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 9:44AM (Unverified) said
God, who the hell would buy this thing?
There's also a Toshiba ad, by the way.
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There's also a Toshiba ad, by the way.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 11:55AM (Unverified) said
the power pro series rocks. the best baseball games hands down since baseball stars for the nes.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 10:11AM (Unverified) said
Looks like Extra Innings for the SNES... which isn't a bad thing. Maybe Nintendo will have a baseball week sometime in October (similar to the Father's Day lineup)...
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 10:19AM (Unverified) said
One of my favorite games growing up was Baseball Stars for the NES. If this game can come close to duplicating the fun and RPG elements of Baseball Stars, I'm all in.
I never got into baseball as a sport, so real teams and real players are irrelevant to me. I just want a fun, deep, and accessible game.
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I never got into baseball as a sport, so real teams and real players are irrelevant to me. I just want a fun, deep, and accessible game.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 10:25AM (Unverified) said
I loved Baseball Stars. It was the closest thing to running a franchise back then.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 10:20AM Mr Itcher said
I think an RPG mode would be great on a real baseball game, since baseball really is the closest thing to RPG combat in real life - a bunch of people standing still 60 feet apart throwing shit at each other. Also, it'd be much less frustrating to strike out, and walks would be more realistic.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 4:34PM (Unverified) said
Come on Grammar Freak, live up to your name! You should have used an em dash not a hyphen. Oh, and an RPG mode would be great IN a real baseball game.
:P
Sorry, it's your name. I had to.
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:P
Sorry, it's your name. I had to.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 10:22AM (Unverified) said
But won't this hit about the time baseball is ending?
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 11:12AM jynxycat said
Clearly that gives them a huge window of sales.
Honestly, considering this game is supposed to come out in a few months (to hit the supposed "fall" window), and this is the first we have heard of it, it's going to be a quality game.
Not that it matters, a majority of the people who own Wii systems are people who have never played a video game before, or do so casually. They buy the most garbage games anyhow, over solid Nintendo hits like Zelda, or Paper Mario.
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Honestly, considering this game is supposed to come out in a few months (to hit the supposed "fall" window), and this is the first we have heard of it, it's going to be a quality game.
Not that it matters, a majority of the people who own Wii systems are people who have never played a video game before, or do so casually. They buy the most garbage games anyhow, over solid Nintendo hits like Zelda, or Paper Mario.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 10:51AM (Unverified) said
Komani's last baseball game controlled first place in the Japanese sales charts when it was released. Make no mistake, this game will sell! The PS2 version of this game could easily outsell any PS3 game this Christmas in Japan.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 11:42AM (Unverified) said
jynxycat, I didn't even mention the Wii in my post. Troll elsewhere.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 2:43PM duerra said
No freaking kidding. I was about to respond with the same thing. Most of the batters simply got struck out, and *none* of them got a hit. Doesn't sound like fun to me based on the video, though it looks like it could have some potential if they'd get that sorted out a bit.
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Posted: Aug 4th 2007 7:31AM Mabui said
Thats the thing I noticed too, they never once even showed a base hit, either they popped out, or were thrown out, or struck out. Which leaves me to hope tha the pitching be the most amazing thing ever otherwise it would be the most boring and frustrating game created.
Also strange that the black team was always up to bat.
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Also strange that the black team was always up to bat.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2007 12:21PM (Unverified) said
This game came out for Wii and PS2 in Japan, it's no wonder those are the systems of choice for the games stateside. Not sure if they expect it to appeal to the American market, but it's by far my favorite baseball game.
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Posted: Aug 4th 2007 12:48PM (Unverified) said
I can't wait! I loved Baseball Stars! Hell, my and my crew used to have weekend slumber partys back in High School just to try to get through a season. Nothing like 1001 ways to wake up your buddy at 3:07 am because it's his turn to play lol!
If they can let you make and power up your own team, and finally let you take your team ONLINE, this will be the only baseball game I'll ever need.
Attn to SNK: MAKE A NEW BASEBALL STARS ALREADY!!...Or, when Professional or pt. 2 make it to Wii VC, make it 'online enabled', k?thnxbai!
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If they can let you make and power up your own team, and finally let you take your team ONLINE, this will be the only baseball game I'll ever need.
Attn to SNK: MAKE A NEW BASEBALL STARS ALREADY!!...Or, when Professional or pt. 2 make it to Wii VC, make it 'online enabled', k?thnxbai!
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