BASEBALL STARS 2

This is how the other NeoGeo games should be ported, with a ful range of menus outside the actual game. As for the actual game, I don't know how many people have played it, I only tried it by chance in an arcade once, and holy crap, this is seriously the most fun baseball game I've ever played. Controls are a simple 4 button layout. Button 1: Swing/Throw (hold a direction to curve the ball with the throw) Button 2: Run/Pass (mash as the batter to run, press as the pitcher to pass to another player) Button 3: Bunt/feint (as the batter, hold this button to bunt the ball, as the pitcher, fake a throw) And where the game shines Button 4: Timeout. When you call for a timeout, you may switch for a pinch player who will always be a little better than your other players, or if you're the batter, you may call for a powerup which gives you a doubley-thick bat. It's simple, but it's great. It's the NFL Blitz of Baseball games, and I don't say that lightly.

Terrific game. Lots of fun playing. However, there is one huge problem with this game. NO SAVE FUNCTION! You could save the original NEO GEO game if you had a memory card. But for some reason this does not have that function. All other NEO GEO games I have purchased from GOG have the save function. What is going on with this game. An entire season to complete can take hours and hours. I am just expected to leave the game running in the background if i want to complete a season? Besides that one massive gripe. The game is great. Fantastic port. If you like baseball, you will love this game. Simple controls that really make you feel like the person responsible for every home run, strike and misfield.

This is fast-paced, arcade-style baseball action at its finest! Instantly loveable and highly addictive! That said, I wish there was a practice mode for this one, both with batting and fielding. Pitching at times can be hard to read and in my first couple innings my fielders only threw the ball where I wanted them too about half the time. Those skills will come with time and practice, but I wish I could do that without suffering through 9 innings of infinite pain. Isn't being a Reds fan torture enough? Regardless, this game is still highly recommended!

The arcade game was pretty cool. However, joystick or not, the controls on this suck. Plus, why is the computer the only one to hit doubles? Also the AI runners are a joke. Worst of all, the game remains relatively playable, but they removed. Yes, removed the savegame feature, so you gave to play the entire pen at all the way through at once? This is unacceptable and fraudulent since that means this is not the game you would be expecting. GOG - I advise you kick this game out if your site until They fix the lack of a save game!