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The Bigs

December 11, 2023

The Bigs (stylized as The BIGS) is an arcade-style baseball video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii and PlayStation Portable. It was released in June 2007 in North America, and in October in the PAL region (Wii only). A sequel, The Bigs 2, was released on July 7, 2009.

The Bigs
Developer(s)Blue Castle Games
Publisher(s)2K
Platform(s)Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, PlayStation Portable
Release
  • NA: June 26, 2007
  • PAL: October 26, 2007 (Wii)
Genre(s)Sports, baseball
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay edit

It features "outrageous visuals and intuitive gameplay mechanics", focusing on stylistic rather than realistic design, and gameplay featuring power-ups and turbo. It has also given the game of baseball a more "street" feel to it.[1] The game features online play capability for up to four players on most of the seventh generation consoles, though online play is not compatible on the Wii. The St. Louis Cardinals' first baseman, Albert Pujols, is on the cover. Minnesota Twins first baseman and former MVP Justin Morneau is featured on the cover of limited edition Canadian version sold exclusively by Future Shop and Best Buy. Radio host Damon Bruce provides play-by-play commentary.

When the first trailer was released, gameplay bore a striking resemblance to Midway Games' MLB Slugfest series. However, in an IGN interview, producer Dan Brady stated that "the Slugfest design team made a lot of choices that really made it difficult for a fan of baseball to take the game seriously. Punching on the base path was just one of many of those decisions. The Bigs is authentic baseball taken to arcade proportions".[2]

Game modes edit

  • Rookie Challenge: The user designs a custom player, assigns him to an MLB team and guides him through spring training and the MLB season. Attribute points to improve the player are rewarded for offensive prowess and the completion of various mini-games that test the player's skill in a variety of areas. The player can also steal 10 players from opposing teams after defeating them in certain games.
  • Home Run Pinball: This mode puts the player in the middle of Times Square, New York City with the objective of hitting baseballs into neon signs and windows in order score the highest points possible. The player can then upload their score to the online leader boards and see where they rank.
  • Home Run Derby: A first-to-10 showdown between two hitters.

Multiplayer edit

Offline multiplayer supports up to four players, with Xbox Live support for two.

Reception edit

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2, PSP, and Wii versions received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[30][31][32][33][34]

References edit

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  19. ^ Knutson, Michael (July 16, 2007). "The BIGS - WII - Review". GameZone. from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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The Bigs stylized as The BIGS is an arcade style baseball video game for the Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 2 Wii and PlayStation Portable It was released in June 2007 in North America and in October in the PAL region Wii only A sequel The Bigs 2 was released on July 7 2009 The BigsDeveloper s Blue Castle GamesPublisher s 2KPlatform s Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 2 Wii PlayStation PortableReleaseNA June 26 2007PAL October 26 2007 Wii Genre s Sports baseballMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Game modes 2 1 Multiplayer 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksGameplay editIt features outrageous visuals and intuitive gameplay mechanics focusing on stylistic rather than realistic design and gameplay featuring power ups and turbo It has also given the game of baseball a more street feel to it 1 The game features online play capability for up to four players on most of the seventh generation consoles though online play is not compatible on the Wii The St Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols is on the cover Minnesota Twins first baseman and former MVP Justin Morneau is featured on the cover of limited edition Canadian version sold exclusively by Future Shop and Best Buy Radio host Damon Bruce provides play by play commentary When the first trailer was released gameplay bore a striking resemblance to Midway Games MLB Slugfest series However in an IGN interview producer Dan Brady stated that the Slugfest design team made a lot of choices that really made it difficult for a fan of baseball to take the game seriously Punching on the base path was just one of many of those decisions The Bigs is authentic baseball taken to arcade proportions 2 Game modes editRookie Challenge The user designs a custom player assigns him to an MLB team and guides him through spring training and the MLB season Attribute points to improve the player are rewarded for offensive prowess and the completion of various mini games that test the player s skill in a variety of areas The player can also steal 10 players from opposing teams after defeating them in certain games Home Run Pinball This mode puts the player in the middle of Times Square New York City with the objective of hitting baseballs into neon signs and windows in order score the highest points possible The player can then upload their score to the online leader boards and see where they rank Home Run Derby A first to 10 showdown between two hitters Multiplayer edit Offline multiplayer supports up to four players with Xbox Live support for two Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScorePS2PS3PSPWiiXbox 360Metacritic71 100 30 77 100 31 72 100 32 66 100 33 79 100 34 Review scoresPublicationScorePS2PS3PSPWiiXbox 3601Up comN AA 3 A 4 C 5 A 6 Electronic Gaming MonthlyN A8 17 10 7 N AN A8 17 10 7 Game InformerN A7 5 10 8 N AN A7 5 10 8 GameSpot7 5 10 9 8 10 10 8 10 11 7 10 12 8 10 10 GameSpyN A4 5 13 3 5 5 14 3 5 15 4 5 16 GameZoneN A8 10 17 7 10 18 7 1 10 19 N AIGN7 10 20 8 10 21 6 3 10 22 7 10 23 8 3 10 24 Nintendo PowerN AN AN A6 10 25 N AOfficial Xbox Magazine US N AN AN AN A7 5 10 26 PlayStation The Official MagazineN A6 5 10 27 N AN AN A411ManiaN AN AN A8 10 28 N AThe A V ClubN AN AN AN AA 29 The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received generally favorable reviews while the PlayStation 2 PSP and Wii versions received average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 30 31 32 33 34 References edit Gibbs Matt April 2007 The BIGS Features and Details Planet Xbox 360 Archived from the original on September 29 2007 Retrieved August 18 2020 Goldstein Hilary November 15 2006 Making The Bigs IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on April 4 2023 Retrieved August 18 2020 Zuniga Todd June 25 2007 The Bigs PS3 1Up com Ziff Davis Archived from the original on January 5 2010 Retrieved August 18 2020 Zuniga Todd July 2 2007 The Bigs PSP 1Up com Ziff Davis Archived from the original on January 5 2010 Retrieved August 18 2020 Zuniga Todd July 17 2007 The Bigs Wii 1Up com Ziff Davis Archived from the original on January 5 2010 Retrieved August 18 2020 Zuniga Todd June 25 2007 The Bigs XBOX 360 1Up com Ziff Davis Archived from the original on May 22 2016 Retrieved August 18 2020 a b EGM staff August 2007 The Bigs PS3 X360 Electronic Gaming Monthly No 218 Ziff Davis p 76 a b Reiner Andrew July 2007 The Bigs PS3 X360 Game Informer No 171 GameStop p 96 Archived from the original on January 14 2008 Retrieved August 18 2020 Thomas Aaron June 27 2007 The BIGS Review PS2 GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on April 4 2023 Retrieved August 18 2020 a b Thomas Aaron June 26 2007 The BIGS Review PS3 X360 GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on April 4 2023 Retrieved August 18 2020 Thomas Aaron June 27 2007 The BIGS Review PSP GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on November 27 2020 Retrieved August 18 2020 Thomas Aaron June 26 2007 The BIGS Review Wii date mislabeled as July 3 2007 GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on April 4 2023 Retrieved August 18 2020 Steinberg Steve July 16 2007 GameSpy The Bigs PS3 GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on August 21 2007 Retrieved August 18 2020 Steinberg Steve July 16 2007 GameSpy The Bigs PSP Incomplete GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on August 4 2007 Retrieved August 18 2020 Steinberg Steve July 16 2007 GameSpy The Bigs Wii GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on July 26 2007 Retrieved August 18 2020 Steinberg Steve July 16 2007 GameSpy The Bigs X360 GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on August 7 2007 Retrieved August 18 2020 Bedigian Louis July 2 2007 The BIGS PS3 Review GameZone Archived from the original on March 25 2008 Retrieved August 18 2020 Hopper Steven July 9 2007 The BIGS PSP Review GameZone Archived from the original on March 23 2008 Retrieved August 18 2020 Knutson Michael July 16 2007 The BIGS WII Review GameZone Archived from the original on May 30 2008 Retrieved August 18 2020 Haynes Jeff June 28 2007 The Bigs Review PS2 IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on March 2 2021 Retrieved August 18 2020 Haynes Jeff June 26 2007 The Bigs Review PS3 IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on December 4 2020 Retrieved August 18 2020 Haynes Jeff July 2 2007 The Bigs Review PSP IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on December 2 2020 Retrieved August 18 2020 Bozon Mark June 25 2007 The Bigs Review Wii IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on February 27 2021 Retrieved August 18 2020 Haynes Jeff June 26 2007 The Bigs Review X360 IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on February 27 2021 Retrieved August 18 2020 The Bigs Nintendo Power Vol 218 Nintendo of America August 2007 p 83 The Bigs Official Xbox Magazine Future US August 2007 p 78 Review The Bigs PS3 PSM Future US October 2007 p 84 The Bigs 2007 MobyRank MobyGames Blue Flame Labs Archived from the original on October 23 2010 Retrieved August 18 2020 Zuniga Todd July 23 2007 The Bigs X360 The A V Club The Onion Archived from the original on November 4 2007 Retrieved August 18 2020 a b The Bigs for PlayStation 2 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on February 14 2019 Retrieved August 18 2020 a b The Bigs for PlayStation 3 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on March 4 2019 Retrieved August 18 2020 a b The Bigs for PSP Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on March 16 2019 Retrieved August 18 2020 a b The Bigs for Wii Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on February 15 2019 Retrieved August 18 2020 a b The Bigs for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on October 28 2021 Retrieved August 18 2020 External links editOfficial site The Bigs at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Bigs amp oldid 1183049125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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