There's also a full season mode with a 162-game schedule, stat tracker and roster management for diehard baseball nerds, as well as the return of Home Run Pinball – quite possibly the most addictive minigame of any sports title. Blasting apart neon signs in Las Vegas, Hong Kong and Times Square is just as much fun as it sounds, and surprisingly, it never gets old. It's one of many reasons why the original game worked as well as it did, and "The BIGS 2" takes that experience to a whole new level. Baseball may be boring to watch in real life, but who said it had to be boring to play too?
A fan of The Bigs 2, Flynn from Leviathyn.com talks about how much he'd love to see the return of an arcade-style sports game in The Bigs 3.
Justin Lacey offers up some historical video game examples of how to improve the sport of baseball.
The only worthwhile addition to the game is "Become a Legend" where you take a slugger from obscurity to the Hall of Fame. This is great for a while, but after the 26th time your potential home run is caught by yet another 30ft diving catch you'll be left in controller-throwing frustration. It's then you realise The Bigs 2 is excellent against mates or for a blast online, but its arcade style means it's not best suited to longer game modes.
