A Solid Hit Into Center Field - A Review of MLB Power Pros 2008 for the Nintendo DS

[DesertEagleXIX]

With the exception of MLB: The Show for the PSP, we have found portable baseball games lacking in both control and complexity. In comparison to their home console brethren, handheld titles are frequently watered-down conversions, subjugated by hardware limitations. While the DS has seen its share of sports game ports, few are engaging enough to hold our attention for a substantial amount of time.

In 1994, Konami released Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (translated to: ‘Live Powerful Pro Baseball’) for the Japanese equivalent of the Super Nintendo. The game featured cartoonish players with excessively large heads, drawn in an anime-inspired method. Hardware limitations kept the players simple; they lacked mouths, noses, hair, and legs. The cuteness of the characters prevailed over the desire for graphical sophistication, and became a franchise trademark. While the series was a popular hit overseas, it wasn’t until last year that the games hit consoles on these shores. MLB Power Pros for the Wii and PS2 was a moderate success, and paved the way for MLB Power Pros 2008 for the Nintendo DS.

With its graphical abstraction, yet full-featured gameplay, Power Pros was a perfect candidate for conversion to Nintendo’s handheld system.
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[shipwreck]

Taking out all of the RPG modes is a killer.

And wow, a screenshot of Corey Patterson. They picked the worst player in professional baseball for a screenshot!

The fact the other one has Matt Belisle pitching for the Reds, something he hasn't done since May, has me a little worried about the rosters. Good review though, just disappointed as this was going to be the version I was going to get until they cut all the meaningful modes out.

 

[DesertEagleXIX]

Ship,

I should have consulted you. I new the roosters were outdated by looking at the Dodger's pitching staff; but I couldn't put a date on how old.