It's not often you see a high double digits score in a baseball game, Unless you happen to be a button-mashing, casual gaming Mommy such as myself.
Yeah, I freely admit it. I suck.
But that didn't stop me from enjoying an hour of MLB Power Pros 2008, the 2K Sports-developed game that is the highest-rated and best- selling baseball title in Japan, available last year in North America. The little guys, based on the actual major league teams and their big name players, look like bobble heads. And the way I play, they were pin balling all over the playing field. I laughed so hard I cried.
With three key game modes, fans can play alone or with another person, choosing from Success Mode, MLB Life or Season Mode. Success Mode creates the career path of a rising star in the Double-A minor leagues with players trying to improve their skills and impress scouts while trying to balance their personal lives. MLB Life simulates the experiences of being a major league player over the course of a 20-year career. Season Mode recreates the challenges of leading a winning team to the top in the World Series.
MLB Power Pros 2008 is fun, fun, fun. I love watching the little guys take a big swing, strike out, and spin like the Tasmanian Devil with their eyes bugging. Catching a pop fly is a huge skill thrill for an all thumbs master such as myself.
Kids big and small will love pitting their favorite teams against each other in their favorite stadiums. I can envision many a Subway Series. Plus you get to play as your fav players too.
