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MLB Slugfest 2004 cover

2003 · Handheld Games · Baseball · Sports

MLB Slugfest 2004

The second title in Midway's baseball series, SlugFest 20-04 continues to pour on the rough-housing gameplay, bizarre codes, and humorous commentary. In addition to the new Home Run Derby mode and Create-A-Team options, the game features the ability of pitchers to catch "On Fire" and impossible Special Pitches that zigzag, arc, and whizz by in ways that would leave any batter humiliated. New secret teams have been added to the previous bunch, including aliens, minotaurs, and Sub-Zero of Mortal Kombat fame. The customizable Instant Replay is another nice touch, allowing you to relive the awkward moments once you pause the game. And, of course, Tim Kitzrow and Jim Shorts return to the commentators' booth, making their signature random comments and incessant arguments.

Released
17 March 2003
Platforms
Game Boy AdvanceGameCubePlayStation 2Xbox
Genres
BaseballSports
Developers
Handheld Games
Publishers
Midway
Country
United States
Age ratings
ESRB E
Languages
English

About

MLB Slugfest 2004, often stylized as MLB Slugfest 20-04, is a baseball video game published by Midway Sports in 2003 for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Game Boy Advance. It is the second game in the MLB Slugfest series. Jim Edmonds from the St. Louis Cardinals is the cover athlete.

Keywords

  • baseball
  • gravity
  • polygonal 3d
  • year in the title
  • minotaurs
  • san diego padres
  • baltimore orioles
  • commentary
  • penalties
  • renderware
  • xbox 360 backwards compatibility

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the Game Boy Advance version, which received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. GamePro said of the game, "Even if you wouldn't normally play a baseball game, give MLB SlugFest 20-04 [sic] a rent, if only to hear the awesome audio."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 217 March 2003North America
Xbox17 March 2003North America
GameCube17 March 2003North America
Game Boy Advance17 March 2003North America

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
Game Boy AdvanceAGB-A5ME-USANorth America—
GameCubeGS7E5DNorth America—
PlayStation 2SLUS-20618North America—
XboxMW-009North America—

Box artone per regional release we hold art for

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