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2009 · Capcom Vancouver · Sports

The Bigs 2

The BIGS 2 is an arcade-style baseball game that is less focused on the intricate details of the game and more on the actual gameplay, proven by the inclusion of power-ups and turbos during gameplay. All 30 teams from MLB and their stadiums are included, as well as their player rosters. The Wii version of this game is controlled by flicking the Wii remote and Nunchuk. These motion controls include drumming the remote and nunchuk when trying to speed up and using the remote as a bat when hitting.

Released
7 July 2009
Platforms
Nintendo DSPlayStation 2PlayStation 3PlayStation PortableWiiXbox 360
Genres
Sports
Developers
Capcom Vancouver
Publishers
2K Sports
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Non-fiction
Country
Canada
Age ratings
ESRB E10+

About

The Bigs 2 (known in Europe and Australia as The Bigs 2 Baseball) is a baseball sports video game developed by Blue Castle Games and published by 2K for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, and PlayStation Portable. The game serves as the direct sequel to The Bigs. The first trailer for the game revealed players like Ozzie Smith, Wade Boggs, Roberto Clemente, and Reggie Jackson and a number of other Hall of Famers. Milwaukee Brewers All-Star first baseman Prince Fielder is the cover athlete chosen by 2K Sports.

For the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii editions of the game, the English play-by-play announcer is Damon Bruce while the Japanese announcer is Kasey Ryne Mazak. It was released in 2009.

Keywords

  • baseball
  • minigames
  • achievements
  • digital distribution
  • playstation trophies
  • bink video
  • stat tracking
  • san diego padres
  • new york yankees
  • baltimore orioles
  • commentary
  • games on demand

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The BIGS 2 features an over-the-top playing style, like the first game established. Unlike the first game, The BIGS 2 allows players to play through the full 162 game season and will allow the player to act both as general manager and as the players on the field by allowing the player to trade, draft, and manage other front office activities. The game also includes new game stats called Power, Glove, and Contact. It does not support the Wii MotionPlus for improving control precision.

At bat, the game also gives the player a new hitting system that consists of a "wheelhouse". Pitches thrown into the wheelhouse can be hit more efficiently by the batter or gain more turbo if taken for a strike. Strikes in the wheelhouse also shrink the radius of the wheelhouse. For some hitters, the circle will be bigger based on stats.

Reception

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received "generally favorable reviews", and the PlayStation 2, PSP, and Wii versions received "mixed or average reviews", while the DS version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Xbox 3607 July 2009Worldwide
PlayStation 27 July 2009Worldwide
PlayStation Portable7 July 2009Worldwide
Wii7 July 2009Worldwide
PlayStation 37 July 2009Worldwide · North America 7 July 2009 · Europe 17 July 2009

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