Mario Super Sluggers
Pros
• A Wii baseball game that lets you hit, run, field, steal bases...
• Tons of Nintendo characters to choose from
• Can be played with or without Nunchuk
• Scaleable difficulty
• Fun two player gimmicks, like cheering
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Cons
• Some moves are pretty hard to pick up
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Bottom Line
If you take out Mario and the Koopa shells, this isn't that far off from a proper baseball sim. |
"There are those who claim that Wii will never be a hardcore gamer's system, unless you're a hardcore Zelda or Metroid fan. Well, here's a game that only needs to substitute Bowser with A-Rod, and suddenly you've got a complex MLB title for Wii. Super Sluggers does a very good job of picking up the running game of baseball, even allowing you to direct which runners advance on a play. You can steal bases. Drag a bunt. You can also lob bombs and turtle shells at fielders trying to track down your pop fly. It is a Mario game after all. In fact, there are cool team moves that can turn a play around fast, like a fielder "attacking" a grounder so that it bounces to a teammate, allowing you to get off a quick throw to a base. Sluggers might not be on the level of Mario Kart, but this is a good integration of Mario mechanics into a real sport. "
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Jason's Score:
8.5
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Info & Screenshots
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Reviewer
Jason
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Score
8.5/10
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Platforms
Nintendo Wii |
Developer
Namco Bandai |
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Genre
Sport
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Publisher
Nintendo |
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