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Preview  Home Run KING
- By Mike Ryan


Step up to the plate and swing for the fences with Home Run KING for the Nintendo GameCube. With all of the players, teams and stadiums of Major League Baseball(R) recreated in amazing detail, this game will be released in conjunction with the start of the 2002 baseball season. Home Run KING is not your typial baseball baseball game - fast-paced arcade action is the name of the game.

Multiple game modes include Exhibition, Season and Playoffs. Or leave the pitching, fielding and base running behind and practice your batting skills in Home Run Derby(tm). From the first pitch on Opening Day to the final out of the World Series(R), Home
Run KING brings all the fun and excitement of the MLB to your Nintendo GameCube to retailers as of today.

Features:

- Fast-paced, high scoring arcade gameplay
- Pick-up-and-Play controls, including an easy- to-learn hitting interface and auto fielding
- Four modes of play: Exhibition, Season, Playoffs and Home Run Derby(tm)
- Next-gen graphics with incredibly detailed player and stadium models and stunning weather effects
- Fully customizable players and teams
- Player specific batting stances and pitching styles
- Endless animations with everything from hook slides at the plate to leaping catches at the wall
- Immersive audio brings the game to life with colorful play-by-play commentary and hometown hecklers in the stands
- Fully licensed by Major League Baseball featuring every team,stadium, and player
- Endorsed by Houston Astros' first baseman Jeff Bagwell, who appears on the cover of the game

NGenres will have a review of Home Run King up as soon as is humanly possible. Until then, help yourself to some footage from the game.

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- 3.19.2002


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Release Date: TBA

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