The gameplay on this is great! The hitting and pitching are really good. There are so many little nuances they thought of, and the characteristics / personality of the players is represented on an individual basis also. It’s such a deep game. I hope people don’t overlook it just because it looks somewhat cartoonish.

It’s definitely worth a rental if you aren’t sure based on the videos you can watch online. The key thing with any sports game is — is it fun to play? And this one definitely is!

Overall I’m happy with the purchase, but I think World Class Baseball on the VC is still the best Baseball on the Wii (with Mario Baseball a close second).

I was very disappointed with the lack of Wii features. I’ve gotten so used to point and click for menus that having to navigate menus with a D-Pad seems quite out-dated. On a Wii game it is in-excusable.

Adding to that is the fact that there are only a couple of throw-away modes for the Wiimote. They are easier than WiiSports, but I don’t know if they are as good.

SO…I quickly realized the game is a PS2 port and started using my Wavebird, which works well. (though the fielding is a bit wonky irregardless of the controller)

Not being able to run a full 162 game league with all MLB teams is a disappointment, but success mode is interesting, though VERY text heavy.

The game’s running commentary is some of the worst I’ve heard in years. It’s awful in every way. Full of errors and treats every play like it is the last inning in the world series.

I haven’t tried the Manager mode yet (Season), but I’m not really into sim baseball. (I prefer High Heat to Out of the Park…handedly)

Overall I’m sure I’ll get my $40 worth out of the game, and it is worth a pick-up for baseball fans, but those same fans are the ones likely to see a lot of short-comings. Good, but not great. If you don’t have Mario Baseball and World Class, you could buy them both for less than this and I think you’d be better satisfied.