Favorite Baseball Game?

[hawks12thman]

What is your favorite baseball game? The best that would come to my mind are:

Baseball Superstars 2009
9 Innings: Pro Baseball 2009
MLB World Series 2009

Please explain why you like the game you've chosen too. Any others? If so, please add. Take the poll too please! :)

EDIT: Please also add which of these games you actually own, so one knows how objective/subjective your assessment is.

EDIT: In order to keep the poll and opinions fair, if you own Baseball Superstars 2009, 9 Innings: Pro Baseball 2009, and/or MLB World Series 2009, which one do you prefer?

[ksl2006]

BASEBALL SUPERSTARS 2009 BY GAMEVIL WINS BY LANDSLIDE AND DEFAULT, HANDS DOWN, NO MORE DISCUSSION.

End of conversation. Baseball Superstars 2009 wins.

[bamafan12]

BASEBALL SUPERSTARS 2009 BY GAMEVIL WINS BY LANDSLIDE, HANDS DOWN, NO MORE DISCUSSION.

End of conversation. Baseball Superstars 2009 wins.

have u even played mlb world series 2009 yet? it makes superstars seem laughable

[hawks12thman]

BASEBALL SUPERSTARS 2009 BY GAMEVIL WINS BY LANDSLIDE, HANDS DOWN, NO MORE DISCUSSION.

End of conversation. Baseball Superstars 2009 wins.
Haha, that's who I thought was going to win. I absolutely love Baseball Superstars 2009! However 9 Innings does look pretty good too, might try that one out sometime.

[iFonePhanatic]

I love baseball and I really want baseball game on my iphone, but I can't decide which one to get. Baseball Superstars 09 looks like it might be the best, so I might have to get it tonight.

[hawks12thman]

have u even played mlb world series 2009 yet? it makes superstars seem laughable
Really? I saw the preview video for MLB World Series, the pitching controls seemed awkward and the 3D graphics looked terrible.

[NotYou]

BASEBALL SUPERSTARS 2009 BY GAMEVIL WINS BY LANDSLIDE, HANDS DOWN, NO MORE DISCUSSION.

End of conversation. Baseball Superstars 2009 wins.

So I'm confused. Which one do you like better?:p

[freedog]

I like 9 innings the best. Loaded with fun features like a homerun derby and unlockable achievements.

[hawks12thman]

I like 9 innings the best. Loaded with fun features like a homerun derby and unlockable achievements.
I don't know if you know this but Baseball Superstars also has a Homerun Mode (equivalent to Homerun Derby) as well as Mission Mode (similar to unlockable achievements). However, if I recall correctly, I do believe MLB 2009 lacks both of these.

[NotYou]

I'm still very interested in MLB, but it's tough to actually hear what anyone thinks about it. Almost all of the comments I've seen about the game are made by people who have never played it.

[freedog]

I own Baseball Superstars as well and I like that one too.

[djflippy]

BASEBALL SUPERSTARS 2009 BY GAMEVIL WINS BY LANDSLIDE AND DEFAULT, HANDS DOWN, NO MORE DISCUSSION.

End of conversation. Baseball Superstars 2009 wins.

Have you played 9 Innings: Pro Baseball 2009? The reason I ask is that I'm a huge fan of BS '09, but when I played 9 Innings, I thought it was stellar.

[hawks12thman]

Have you played 9 Innings: Pro Baseball 2009? The reason I ask is that I'm a huge fan of BS '09, but when I played 9 Innings, I thought it was stellar.
So would that be a vote for Baseball Superstars or 9 Innings?

[djflippy]

So would that be a vote for Baseball Superstars or 9 Innings?

9 Innings

[lexdex]

Baseball Superstars 2009 is best

I saw a new baseball trivia game today that is supposed to let fans compete at mlb staduims. looks intersting. fantastic baseball -
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=311410287&mt=8

anyone try it yet?

[TRIPLE BEAM DREAM]

I own all three of these, bought Baseball Superstars when it first came out, I played it constantly before all the bugs were worked out. It's a very enjoyable cartoonish style game it has many options, upgrades, & you can play a whole season/career as a batter or pitcher in a very short period of time. My second purchase was 9 inings, I really liked this one from the begining very similar in a way to Basesball Superstars were you can play seasons, homerun derby, etc. & like the graphics.
World Series came out shortly after 9 inings the control set-up on this is the best of the three and I believe offers the most realistic version so far available, it doesn't have all the stadiums or the names of the players, while the names don't necessarily bother me the fact that the players don't really look like the given player does, also there's know homerun derby and not enough stadiums, hopefully this will be addressed in the next update. I enjoy all three. I'd rank them as follows: World Series, 9 inings, Baseball Superstars
sorry have to cut it short tired of typing on touch

[djflippy]

I own all three of these, bought Baseball Superstars when it first came out, I played it constantly before all the bugs were worked out. It's a very enjoyable cartoonish style game it has many options, upgrades, & you can play a whole season/career as a batter or pitcher in a very short period of time. My second purchase was 9 inings, I really liked this one from the begining very similar in a way to Basesball Superstars were you can play seasons, homerun derby, etc. & like the graphics.
World Series came out shortly after 9 inings the control set-up on this is the best of the three and I believe offers the most realistic version so far available, it doesn't have all the stadiums or the names of the players, while the names don't necessarily bother me the fact that the players don't really look like the given player does, also there's know homerun derby and not enough stadiums, hopefully this will be addressed in the next update. I enjoy all three. I'd rank them as follows: World Series, 9 inings, Baseball Superstars
sorry have to cut it short tired of typing on touch

Whoa, I'm buyin' MLB WS '09, if it's that good.

Thanks!

[freedog]

I dunno how reliable most of the answers on this thread are gonna be. The reason I say this is because Baseball Superstars has been out longer and many more people own it whereas 9 innings just came out recently and not everyone owns it. So you're gonna get a lot of people coming in here who don't even own 9 innings but do own BS and they're gonna say BS is better cuz that's the only one they own.

[freedog]

The thread question should be "if you own both 9 innings and BS which one do you think is better?"

[hawks12thman]

The thread question should be "if you own both 9 innings and BS which one do you think is better?"
Good idea, I have edited the question.

[freedog]

ok I own all 3. I would say 9 innings and BS are a tie. Seriously just buy them both or if you can't right now due to funds then make sure at some point you add them both to your library. You won't be disappointed. Now onto MLB world series. It's not a bad game as far as gameplay but the character graphics are downright bad for a MLB licensed $8 you would expect more. Every player is ridiculously thin like someone starving in Cambodia. A lot of people like this game and it's not bad but like I said for an officially licensed game you would expect more features and better graphics.

[dragon4ever]

I'm a huge fan of Baseball Superstars. I think it's a fantastic game that every baseball fan should play. Up until this point, Baseball Superstars was by far the best baseball game on the iPhone. Now that title goes to 9 Innings: Pro baseball 2009. I can't say enough great things about this game. But first and foremost, the most important aspect of any game is gameplay. I think that 9 Innings is a true representation of baseball. The gameplay is very fluid and challenging at the same time. I personally like the pitching mechanics best. Unlike Baseball Superstars, you can't always pinpoint your pitches. It all depends on your pitcher's stamina and the accuracy of your timing. Batting, fielding and base running is also very well implemented. The homerun derby is addicting and could be sold as separate game in itself.

The best way that I could put it: Baseball Superstars = arcade / 9 Innings = simulation. If you're a baseball purist and you enjoy the nuance of baseball, then you owe it to yourself as a fan to play this game.

[hawks12thman]

As an update, I would like to say originally my favorite game was by far Baseball Superstars 2009. However, after trying out 9 Innings Pro Baseball 2009, I have to say 9 Innings is a much more polished game. I do retain my stance that BS 09' is more of an arcade game while 9 Innings is more of a serious simulator. Usually however, the sims aren't as fun as the arcade games, not this time around. 9 Innings is just as fun if not more fun than BS. The gameplay of both are on par with each other but 9 Innings has better graphics, in addition, it offers much larger stat tracking than BS (which if you are more serious sports gamer like me, adds to the thrill). Although 9 Innings does not have the licensed teams like MLB World Series, it does have the first name of an actual player in the MLB for every respective team available in the game (there are 8 teams). As far as MLB World Series goes, I do not have that game and am not planning to ever get it. The reviews for it are mediocre at best and despite being licensed by MLB, it does not have full names of real players (let alone names, players are referred to by their number). Add that to the fact that the "3D" graphics are terrible, the pitching selection is awkward to use, and it is priced at a hefty $7.99, and MLB World Series is out of the question.

[skamando]

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Goddamn.

[xVietx]

I really enjoyed Baseball Superstars 2009 over all the other ones. MLB was a bit clunky for me and although 9 Innings was really good, I enjoyed Baseball Superstar a bit more.

[statnut]

I'm in the minority, but I love Earl Weaver Baseball.

[Random_Guy]

Baseball Slugger.

[GodSon]

Baseball Superstars 2009!!! :D