Baseball Stars 2 (Wii)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Frank Provo
• Reviewed on: 12/13/2007
• Released on: 12/10/2007
• Originally published on GameSpot: Baseball Stars 2 (Wii) Review

Baseball Stars 2 almost has everything you could want from an arcade-style baseball game. The controls are easy to figure out, the action on the field is over-the-top without breaking all the rules, and the graphics are snazzy (by 1992 standards, anyway). However, the lack of play modes, particularly the absence of a team editor, may ultimately limit how much satisfaction you get from this Neo Geo game turned Virtual Console download.

After you press start, you have two choices: You can begin a 15-game tournament against CPU teams or launch an exhibition game against whatever mark to which you handed the second controller. The beginner and expert control choices actually lead you to two different leagues, each containing six teams. With such names as the New York Monsters and Taiwan Dragons, you're obviously not choosing MLB players or stadiums. Not that it matters because the game is 15 years old and all of the players consist of the same four body types. Once you get to playing, you'll be enjoying yourself so much that you won't mind the cookie-cutter people or the lack of Yankee pinstripes.

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