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Preview  Crushed Baseball 2004
- By Travis Coats
Just when you think you've seen all there is to see concerning odd sports games, along comes something even more different. Currently in production at Amaze Studios, is Crushed Baseball 2004. A game title that is mildly frightening if you think about it, but intruiging nonetheless.
While we here at NGenres can't really find a way to describe this game, this quote from Bernard Stolar, President and Chief Operating Officer of BAM! Entertainment might help... maybe. "BAM! is committed to creating a unique game that offers consumers something that isn’t available anywhere else--something between a little kid’s game and an absolute simulation of the game, with the main focus being on fun. We’ve identified an untapped market of gamers and Crushed Baseball 2004 delivers the type of gameplay this market demands. We are capitalizing on the opportunity to make a game that’s never been done before—a game just for them.”
Ok... is this the group of gamers that the Backyard Sports series is trying to appeal to? Still confused as to what this game might be? You are not alone.
Perhaps some of the game's features will help clarify exactly what it is.
Over-the-top arcade style: Players will be able to power-up characters and give them superhuman abilities and special powers called “Mojo” abilities. For example, a pitcher might throw a pitch that acts as a buzz-saw and slices through the hitter’s bat; a batter may hit a ground ball that lodges itself in the field so it can’t be picked up, and a fielder might use their suction glove ability to suction the ball into their glove to record an out.
Completely original fully-interactive ballparks: A key interactive feature will reward the player with additional “Mojo” abilities if they perform a certain task. For example, in a stadium with a stained glass window in the centerfield wall, if a player hits a ball that smashes through the window, they will be rewarded with additional “Mojo” abilities. In the Karate Dojo stadium, decorated in the traditional Japanese style, players can hit the gong to gain more “Mojo” abilities.
Interactive gameplay elements: The game offers players the ability to set the time of day, weather effects, and type of turf they play on. Players can choose to play a night game in the rain on a dirt surface, a day game in the wind on AstroTurf or real grass and more. In addition, Crushed Baseball 2004 will be the first baseball game to offer five fully playable female players and 10 original team mascots including a ram, an eagle, and a bear.
A fully licensed soundtrack: Featuring today’s top artists. Including colorful and lively color commentary from one of today’s top entertainment personalities.
Five fully playable female players!?! Oh the odds!!!
Well, if you are in the mood for something different, keep an eye out for Crushed Baseball 2004.
- 11.2.2002 |
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