Little League World Series Baseball 2009 gives the player a lot more freedom to customize teams and players than other DS baseball games you've probably played. It's easy to appreciate a game that gives players chances to improve their team and skills. Little League World Series Baseball 2009 is a fun addition to your sports collection, and even if you're not really into sports, the Skill Challenges mode includes games like Pinball and Bowling to add variety.
Destructoid writes: "Ah, who am I kidding? Most people with any interest in this game will likely be playing it in either cooperative or versus multi-player (up to four players total), and could likely give a rat's ass about the commentary or the in-game bios of CPU controlled characters.Thankfully, Multi-player here works great, and if you like team sports enough read this review to begin with, this is likely the way you'll plan to go. Me, I hate team sports, especially baseball, so I had to latch onto those little details to make the game more interesting for me. That said, I still had a fair amount of fun with this game, and if I were someone who actually enjoyed the sport it was based on, I may have even loved it. For baseball fans who find the MLB series to be a too realistic, but think that Mario Superstar Baseball isn't quite realistic enough, Little League World Series Baseball 2009 offers a good middle ground. Considering the game is only $40".
GameZone writes: "Little League World Series Baseball 2009 is a surprising game. Even though it may be extremely broken, and overly easy (even for a game aimed at young audiences) I kept finding myself having a heck of a lot of fun with it. This is not, by any stretch of the imagination, an accurate simulation of baseball, and yet it still captured my attention, and ensured that I kept playing long after the World Series was won."
WorthPlaying: "Over the years, Little League Baseball and its players have demonstrated traits that make it the polar opposite of Major League Baseball and its players. Whereas MLB players are being questioned as to whether their skills come from performance-enhancing products, Little League players can always be counted on to stay clean. While MLB players have a bad reputation for playing the game for the large paychecks, Little League players play it for the sheer love of the game. The MLB World Series is usually comprised of American teams, while the Little League version is truly a world affair with participants coming in from different countries. Despite the positive image it casts on the sport and a steady amount of popularity over the years, it's surprising to see that Little League Baseball really hasn't been represented in a video game since the NES era. Activision and Now Productions rectified that by bringing out Little League World Series Baseball 2008, a game that was met with some surprise and generally positive reviews. The publishing and development team have decided to work together again on Little League World Series Baseball 2009, a game that seeks to improve upon last year's version by improving on what was already good. "
