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DEREK JETER COMES THROUGH AGAIN!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: February 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

People will talk about this game years from now. It's the first baseball game to have player cards, franchise mode, expansion mode and a trivia game. This ASB series has always been fun, .ign is saying it's the best one yet so I am very excited about getting the 2003 verison.

One of the best Baseball games so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: April 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

After being severely disappointed in World Series Baseball on the Dreamcast, I was pretty reluctant to shell out fifty bucks for the first generation of baseball games on the Xbox. If this describes how any of you are feeling, disregard it and buy this game ASAP.
All I can say is that ASB 2003 is the most realistic baseball game I have ever played on any system. Having played baseball all the way up to the Division I college level, I was always upset with the realism in most games. Games with 4 or 5 home runs every inning just don't happen!
First off, the batting interface is going to frustrate a lot of people, and you should be prepared for a lot of early strikeouts. If you want the arcade-style game where every hit is a monster home run, don't bother picking this one up. But, simply put, you're not supposed to know what pitch the pitcher is throwing, it kind of takes all the sport out of it. The addition of the easy batting feature is a nice way to get the timing down, but the game really rewards you when you turn it off. Trying to guess the pitches and their locations is exactly what you would do in a real game and it's about time it became such an integral part of a video game.
On the defensive side, the pitcher really has to move pitches around the strike zone to do well. You can't just blow everyone away with the fastball. Plus, I noticed that the strike zone isn't always the same....some umps call the outside corner a lot more, just like they do for Tom Glavine in the real world.
Fielding is excellent this time out, and it's a quantum leap ahead of the World Series Baseball franchise, though you can choose auto-fielding if you want. The assisted fielding option is another good starter method until you get used to the control scheme.
All in all, I see no reason not to give this game 5 stars. Granted, there are some AI issues (The computer has baserunning problems from time to time, and there are NO pickoff attempts by the computer on the easy difficulty levels), but they really don't affect the gameplay all that much. And, the gameplay is, in my mind, the true mark of whether or not a sports game is "good". Add that to the sheer beauty and realism of the player and stadium models, and you get one heck of a baseball game....at least until World Series Baseball comes out in May.

An Excellent Baseball Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: March 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just got this game last week and so far it's great. The graphics are awesome, the sounds are cool. The only one annoying thing it does, is that you don't actually hear ball or strike after each pitch. Sometimes the announcers will tell you, but sometimes you just have to wait for the mini-scoreboard to show again to see this.

Otherwise I have no complaints. The players actually look like the real players, and the ball park graphics are outstanding. I was playing against Randy Johnson in Bank One Ballpark, and it actually looks like scowling Randy on the mound throwing the heat right at you. Very cool.

I really don't know what the person below is talking about who is claiming that it's hard to hit pitches. I had no problem hitting off the computer after about 10-15 minutes of playing. Of course, I actually read the manual, which I advise you to do as well.

As far as the complaint about being able to place the pitch anywhere. Umm yeah, that's called BASEBALL. How ... would this game be if when playing you alwasy knew exactly where the ball was going to be. Wow, home run everytime. I mean come on. If you want to come up with a complaint, at least come up with a legitimate complaint.

I'm very happy with this game. If you like baseball, you will be to.

All-Star Performance

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is gonna be the game of the year. The 3-D batting of ASB has always been tops. The X-Box version of this baseball title will rule. Did I mention FRANCHISE MODE? It's SHOWTIME!!!

The frontrunner........

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: January 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game appears to be the front runner for baseball games for the Xbox console. I've been a big fan of the EA Sports Triple Play series, but their hayday may be running out.........

X-Box + ASB= best game ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: January 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I cannot wait for this one, All-Star baseball has always been the best baseball game and now it's coming to the best system ever. Franchise mode with no memory card needed! The 3-D batting icon has always made ASB stand above the other games. I would wait outside in the rain for this version. Thank goodness I can order online.

Great buy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

...Isn't that the best way to play multiplayer, so the other person can't see where your throwing the ball. It is also great that you are not always hitting cheap home runs.The hard batting system makes hitting a challenge just like in the big leagues.Who wants to hit a homer every at bat? how realistic is that.If you like home runs go to a home run derby.

I especially like the fact that there are broken bats in this game for the first time ever that I have seen. It just adds to the fantastic realism of this game.

I have heard people complaining about how the umpire does not shout out "strikes" or "balls". For one thing if you've ever been to a real baseball game the umpire does not shout out "ball". About the strikes I'm just not sure what could have happened.

Aside from that last fact if you buy this game you will be able to continually play unlike one reviewer said. This is a game with major league graphics and great fun with "hard to use at first controls".Overall this is a game that Acclaim may have hit a home run with.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: October 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

All-star baseball is a great game, but i prefer world series baseball for xbox.

GREAT Baseball game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

All Star Baseball 2003 is a great game. It looks and plays really well. You also have a ton of options to chose from...like alternate, throwback, or current uniforms for each team. There's an expansion mode in which you can create your own MLB team, put them in a new city with a new park. I'm amazed at how much attention to detail acclaim paid in this game. In the Franchise mode, you have a farm team to keep track of how well your young guys are developing, as well as a plethora of managerial and everyday stats. You can even check the weather report for the game, and it DOES make a diffrence in how the game is played (how well the ball travels, etc.)

This is a great game, and I'd recommend it to any sports fan. There's a ton of options so you wont get bored until All Star Baseball 2004!

Pretty darn good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Just bought the game yesterday. I'm very happy with the graphics quality. Busch Stadium looks so real. The players look real too. Especially great game ... I would like to try World Series bball but until I can get one ..., this will do.

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