GameZone's Robert Workman reviews MLB Bobblehead Battle for XBLA. The timing of the release is questionable and the game doesn't offer enough to have any lasting appeal after a few games.
Chris writes: "When I play sports games, baseball is definitely not one of my normal selection. I generally tend to pick up tennis or soccer before anything else. That being said, MLB Bobblehead Battle is a far cry from something like 2K Sports’ MLB 2K series. With a quirky bobblehead style, and gameplay reminiscent of an arcade game, MLB Bobblehead Battle, along with the other MLB Bobblehead entries from Konami, actually ends up being…gasp…FUN."
Ryan Wombold writes: As the baseball postseason heats up, Konami has released their newest arcade hardball diversion MLB: Bobblehead Battle. A spin-off of the earlier MLB: Bobblehead Pros title, Battle strips the sport down to the contest between hitters and pitchers, completely omitting defense in favor of a grid based system of calculating hits and outs. This makes Bobblehead Battle a unique, if shallow, romp on the diamond that is sure to entertain most everyone for at least a little while.
If you thought baseball and bobbleheads make an unusual combination for a baseball game, you haven’t heard the half of it. Bobblehead Battle is based on Bobblehead Pro, Konami’s Bobblehead themed baseball game released in July of this year. Bobblehead Pro was a traditional baseball game in the sense that it adhered to the rules of the game, albeit with Bobbleheads. Bobblehead Battle, however, puts a twist on this – you won’t be controlling players in the field. You’ll have no one standing in the outfield ready to catch balls, nor will you be watching second plate to make sure no one steals. Instead, there are only the batter and the pitcher.
game just looks bunk....
I'm all about quirky baseball games, but a little iffy on this one.