Nicktoons MLB

Nicktoons MLB features Nicktoon characters new and old facing off against actual MLB teams and players. The only game to see Powdered Toast Man hit a home run off C.C. Sabathia.

Released: 13 September 2011
Platforms: Nintendo DS Wii Xbox 360
Genres: Baseball Crossover Sports
Developers: High Voltage Software
Publishers: 2K Play
Series: SpongeBob SquarePants
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E
Languages: English

About

Nicktoons MLB is a baseball video game released for the Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS platforms. The game was developed by High Voltage Software and published by 2K in 2011. F. Puppy, and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius.

Two characters only are playable in the 3DS version. One of them is the titular character Jimmy Neutron, and the other is from the Nickelodeon game Monkey Quest. Characters from Rugrats, Rocko's Modern Life, Aaahh!!! , The Angry Beavers, CatDog, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Back at the Barnyard, and The Mighty B!

Keywords

baseball
crossover
achievements
licensed game
san diego padres
new york yankees
baltimore orioles
kinect support
wii classic controller support
games on demand
sponsored by a tv network

Media

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Gameplay

Gameplay of all versions of the game is similar to The Bigs and The Bigs 2. The game contains all the MLB teams along with the all-star teams and fictional Nicktoons teams in standard quick play games. For quick play games, 5 Nicktoons characters that have special abilities can be selected by each side. A few realistic baseball players from the chosen team also take part at bat and on the field. The game contains 6 fictional Nicktoons ballparks (7 in the 3DS version) and 6 real-life MLB ballparks (8 in the 3DS version) compared to the full MLB ballpark lineups in both The Bigs games.

There is also a tournament mode, where the player plays as any MLB team or a full team of Nicktoons characters to win a best-of-three-game series against other teams.

Reception

Nicktoons MLB has received mixed reviews from critics. Operation Sports gave the game 4 out of 10, stating "As it is, you should only buy this for the Nickelodeon characters or if you are dying to play a Kinect baseball game. Otherwise, just treat yourself and your kids to The Bigs 2, a game with more polish and much more to do. Then, when you are done, watch SpongeBob."

5 out of 10, saying "Nicktoons MLB is fun but frivolous, which should work just fine for kids and families". They also both praised and criticized the usage of Kinect, saying "having your arm angle determine the pitch type is downright genius — though sadly, occasional gaffes (such as seeing swings you didn't take) muddle the execution".