Spring Break
MLB Power Pros 08 a hit for the Wii
Brett Fischer
Issue date: 8/8/08 Section: Sports
What happens when America takes a popular baseball series in Japan and tries to bring it to the Wii, a system that has struggled producing quality sports games? In its second year of the game's franchise, MLB Power Pros 08 once again made a big hit with the Wii. The new additions are impressive and the gameplay is fun and exciting, but most importantly, if you are a baseball fan then there is a good chance you will put in 50 plus hours into the game.
Graphics: If one of your main focuses when it comes to sports games is the sharp detail of the graphics, then you might not appreciate MLB Power Pro as much. In our opinion, the cartoony feel actually fits the style of this game. Instead of putting an emphasis on the graphics, there was a high importance placed on the game modes. No, there's no definition in the crowd; every player looks exactly the same (except for perhaps a different skin color or facial hair) and Cole Hamels could be confused for David Wright. Regardless, we don't think the game would be vastly improved if it had the detail of MLB The Show.
Gameplay: The unique aspect of MLB PowerPros is that you can use any of four different controllers (Wii controller, Wii controller with nunchuck, GameCube controller or SNES controller) to play the game. If you decide to choose just the Wii controller you can manually swing or pitch; however the rest of the aspects of the game like throwing or controlling your fielders will be done automatically. Also, the statistics in the game are so in-depth to the point where you can actually see your splits versus each team. We can't think of many baseball games that have better stat trackers. The controls are very easy to use. MLB PowerPros takes the simplicity from an SNES or Nintendo baseball game, but applies this advanced style to the Wii. When batting, you can swing for power or just contact, giving a more realistic feel to the game. There are several different types of pitches from which to choose and the control you have of your pitcher is pretty impressive.
Graphics: If one of your main focuses when it comes to sports games is the sharp detail of the graphics, then you might not appreciate MLB Power Pro as much. In our opinion, the cartoony feel actually fits the style of this game. Instead of putting an emphasis on the graphics, there was a high importance placed on the game modes. No, there's no definition in the crowd; every player looks exactly the same (except for perhaps a different skin color or facial hair) and Cole Hamels could be confused for David Wright. Regardless, we don't think the game would be vastly improved if it had the detail of MLB The Show.
Gameplay: The unique aspect of MLB PowerPros is that you can use any of four different controllers (Wii controller, Wii controller with nunchuck, GameCube controller or SNES controller) to play the game. If you decide to choose just the Wii controller you can manually swing or pitch; however the rest of the aspects of the game like throwing or controlling your fielders will be done automatically. Also, the statistics in the game are so in-depth to the point where you can actually see your splits versus each team. We can't think of many baseball games that have better stat trackers. The controls are very easy to use. MLB PowerPros takes the simplicity from an SNES or Nintendo baseball game, but applies this advanced style to the Wii. When batting, you can swing for power or just contact, giving a more realistic feel to the game. There are several different types of pitches from which to choose and the control you have of your pitcher is pretty impressive.
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