This game has to be one of the best games I have ever played. When I bought the game and started to play it was a little weird at first. Once I actually got used to the game controls then I just took off. Once you start playing the bigs you will not want to get up out of your chair. All you want to do is just play this game. Baseball Games need to be more like this one.
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The BIGS is big fun. This is my first baseball game in many many years and I am very much enjoying it.
The rookie creation is awesome. You setup a new player, select a position and team and then play a series of challenges (e.g., 5 inning game or top of 8th and you are down 2 runs). After succeeding in a challenge, you earn points which you can redeem to upgrade the speed, contact, power, arm, or glove for your rookie.
The game does involve some stratgey. When you earn 'turbo' points, you must decide on when to use it....on offense to get a big hit or defense to throw a mean curve ball for strike 3. The same is true when you earn enough points to have big heat or power hitting...which do you use...offense or defense. I will admit this feature is unrealistic as you easily hit a home run that puts a hole in the scoreboard, but it does add a bit of strategy.
The one on one game is also very good. The graphics are awesome and as a baseball fan who has only been to games in a dozen parks, it is pretty cool to see the graphics from the different baseball parks.
The game is well designed and BIG fun.
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Got for the Holdiays from my girlfriend, I enjoy the game, playing in hard mode is the where u really have to play to win. Great game, love the pitching and batting. Fielding is a bit difficult making the over the wall catch, but still great game. One last thing, the game is so fun that I come home to find my GF playing it.
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Wow, is all that I can say. I have never played a baseball game as good as this one. I had my doubts because of some reviews saying it is arcade style, but it is the perfect balance between arcade and real baseball. I would 1000% recommend this game to anyone.
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The BIGS is by far the best and most entertaining baseball game I have played for any console. The cartoon style of play brings back memories of Slugfest but turbo and Powerblasts give the game an element of strategy. The timing of hitting the ball is very realistic: must be quick on the fastball but wait on the changeup and so forth. The game is actually quite a challenge when playing legitimate competition, and with the state baseball is in with steroids and huge players the characters look as they should: out of proportion and freakishly big. What I'm most impressed with is that the actual MLB players' faces look just like their characters on the BIGS. Whether you're a baseball fan or not this game is a must own.
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When I was given THE BIGS as a gift, I thought "Oh no, not for me." I am somewhat of a "serious" baseball fan, who looks for deep statistics, simulation modes, and franchise modes in baseball video games. Yet despite the focus on somewhat repetitive arcade action, I find myself immersed in this game. Graphics are stellar, animations superb, and the "pick up and play" nature of the controls yeilds heaps of fun right off the bat.
Nicely done video game. From the menu screens to the min-games, it all feels really polished. About 25 hours of gameplay so far, and not even half done. It is fun to create your own player and build their stats. Step up to the plate with THE BIGS. You won't be disappointed.
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Pareciera que de un juego de baseball no se pudiese agregar mucho, tomando en cuenta que cada juego de este tipo es básicamente igual.
Esta vez 2K se esmeró en darle un giro a lo que todas las compañías especializadas en deportes nos han venido ofreciendo.
Este juego desde que comienza, te absorbe con cada detalle con los cuales fue trabajado. Desde el inicio puedes disfrutar de un soundtrack seleccionado, pienso yo, para los jugadores que van a adquirir este título; desde PRIMUS hasta STONE TEMPLE PILOTS te acompañarán mientras configuras el partido que vas a jugar.
Una vez comienzas el juego podrás ver la muy buena calidad de los renders, el sonido, el acting de los personajes cada vez que hacen una jugada, los "extras" de los cuales dispones para dar un batazo descomunal o hacer una atrapada al mejor estilo matrix...
En cuanto al gameplay es muy sencillo, tendrás que usar cada uno de los botones de tu control, pero rápidamente te familiarizas.
Algo que no he encontrado tan bueno es que para "cazar" una partida en xbox live tarda un poco, tal vez no muchas personas tienen el juego (seguramente porque no lo conocen).
En definitiva al tener todo estos antecedentes, el raplay value se hace fenomenal, el juego garantiza horas y horas de diversión.
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This game is by far the most fun baseball game for XBOX360. Don't have it? Go buy it now!!!
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I downloaded the demo of The Bigs on Xbox Live last night and loved it! My first time through I got beat 22 to nothing in only 3 innings. Then the second time through I changed the skill level to easy and finally figured out the controls. Now that I can actually hit and the opposition isn't hitting everything I pitch I generally win 2-0 on easy. The first time you power up and crush one out of the park you'll feel like you're invincible! I've never really been a fan of baseball games, but this is one I highly recommend. I'm more of a casual gamer and this game is a blast!
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OK, so i bought this game a couple days ago and WOW! I was SOO ready to take it back. i thought to myself, this is the dumbest game i have ever played... well, it was pretty much because i was getting beat soo bad and didnt know any of the controls...lol.
SOOO, i started the main aspect of the game(rookie challenge)and WOW, this game is ADDICTING! Really, once you get the controls down, timing your swings and throwing perfect pitches its GREAT!!!...gaining turbo and using it at the right time is HUGE...
this IS an arcade game, but playing at a more difficult skill level( i started at medium and i win some/loose some) will keep the games interesting and i havent had one game go more than 10 runs so its not like its 25 - 15 every game.
GET THIS GAME! Rent it, buy it, it doesnt matter. If you rent it im 99% sure you will thereafter purchase it...play the rookie challenge.
the ONLY drawback i have is the fans in the stadiums. dont get me wrong, the stadiums are BEAUUUUUUTIFUL! BUT after hitting homeruns, the background looking at the crowd is not that great compared the the player models which are VERY nice.
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I love this game. It is so entertaining. It's a good alternative to the "serious" baseball games. In this one you can just have fun, hit a crap load of home runs, build up your own player and do little games. It's just a fun game. I recommend this to anyone looking to have fun while playing a game, and not getting pissed at everything(Call of Duty 4)
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Great game, lots of fun! Takes some figuring out so don't give up easily. You will like it once you figure it out!
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I've been playing this game for a bit over a day and it is the best baseball game I've played! I have played several other baseball games on PS2 and XBOX 360. The Bigs has a very simple control layout, varying levels of challenge, REAL player names, and terrific graphics (using HD connection and HDTV). This game concentrates on the fun of the game instead of realistic playing. It gives points and "power ups" for great plays...you won't find that in games that focus on realism. It takes nothing away from the baseball, but adds a lot of fun.
I highly recommend this game if you're looking for a FUN, QUALITY, baseball game!
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The BIGS for Xbox 360 is a very fun, well-put-together game from 2K Sports. It's fast, arcadey, and slightly silly. It's very enjoyable, but has a few flaws- it has only a few modes, the AI is either too forgiving or too ridiculously good, and the concepts get old, as have the rosters in the 18 months since release.
It's available for <20 bucks now, so it's worth picking up.
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Before buying this game, I saw other people had called it an arcade game. I was hesitant, but it's a baseball game, what could it really mean that would tarnish my gaming experience?
Now that I've had it for a couple of weeks and played it quite a bit, arcade has come to mean for me that:
1. The game is less realistic than usual. (E.G. points you earn for throwing strikes, taking balls, getting hits or making diving catches).
2. There really isn't a "Season" or "Franchise" mode. There is the Rookie Challenge, where you create your own player and bring him up through the big leagues and build his stats to have him become the MVP and what not.
The game is extremely addicting and fun. And the games are fast-paced a-la Ken Griffey Baseball for the Nintendo 64 (yes I'm comparing that far back, because it's hard to find good sports games).
Easy mode is fun for people who like the Overkill games (like me), winning by anywhere from 5 to 50 points, where Super Hard mode is incredibly challenging.
There are, however, things in the game I'd like to see fixed in the next incarnation of this series. One incredible frustration for me is the wall catches. And by that I mean that it is NOT hard to hit a ball hard enough for it to be a home run. But depending on how good a fielder the outfielder is (out of five stars), you're likely going to be robbed of a home run. Honestly, if the outfielder is at three stars or above, you can almost ALWAYS kiss your home run goodbye. They're going to catch it. But this is not inherently frustrating. What IS is that they get 25000 Power Points for making each catch. Once you reach 100,000 you have the option to either active Big Heat mode when pitching (makes every pitch extremely difficult to hit) or Power Blast mode when you're hitting (if you touch the ball it's a home run). So you can see how quickly they can amass enough points to use these.
The other frustration is in a similar vein. Almost always, the computer AI will intentionally measure their stride when running after a fly ball so that they can make a diving catch (and get power points, "Only" 17,500 of them for those). Again, they make the catch, what's the big deal. It's just very frustrating when you don't want them to build up their points so fast. If they get legitimate his or if they really DO have to dive to make a catch I'm totally fine with that. But when you hit a hard line drive and they job to make the catch (Or even worse, when you hit an infield line drive and they dive for it instead of just having the fielder move two feet to their left or right) it really gets to you.
Overall, though, these are manageable problems, and the game is worth playing.
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