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Bigs 2, The

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6.2 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: 2K Sports

Developer: Blue Castle Games

Genre(s): Sports, Baseball

Players: 4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: July 7, 2009

Summary

The Big Leagues just got BIGGER! Available on all major video game consoles, The BIGS 2 allows fans to experience heroic gameplay, legendary game modes and incredible player models. Elevating The BIGS 2 to new heights are bigger power-ups, amazing visual effects, and an all new career mode. Featuring exciting player animations and pick-up-and-play controls, The BIGS 2 delivers an action-packed, heroic MLB video game experience. Become A Legend Mode: New & improved story mode, picking up at the end of the "Rookie Challenge" mode from The BIGS. Create a player and progress your career from a Mexican league to the Majors and, eventually, the Hall of Fame. Along the way, compete in boss battles against MLB legends. Season Mode: As requested by fans, enjoy a new Season Mode featuring full MLB schedules, stat tracking and roster management. Improved Gameplay: Bigger and better arcade baseball action, featuring Legendary Moves, Batter’s Wheelhouse & a more powerful Big Slam. Home Run Pinball: Enjoy exciting single player or co-op action in Times Square or three new environments. Mini-Games: Test your hitting, fielding, running and throwing skills against MLB stars in several all-new mini-games. [2K Sports]

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What The Critics Said

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Gaming Age

The BIGS 2 comes through huge. It's still the game that it was meant to be, it's got a season mode and it's still baseball as opposed to a sideshow. The new version is deeper and a little more polished, and that's more than can be said about most sports games.

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TeamXbox

From the excellent blend of both arcade and pro-accurate MLB components, to the strength of the audio and graphics, The Bigs 2 is a player.

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Games Radar (in-house)

While we’ve got a small list of complaints – you get no instant replays, pitches are tough to pick up in Home Run pinball, and the commentary gets repetitive really quickly – they don’t really impact the overall awesomeness that is The BIGS 2. In fact, it’s our favorite baseball game of the season, even if it’s really just an action game dressed up in pinstripes.

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GameDaily

Bottom line, The Bigs 2 is everything a sequel should be, a game that adds to the previous edition while retaining its magic. Unless you despise unrealistic and arcade style sports, we highly recommend it.

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ZTGameDomain

With easy to learn controls, great arcade gameplay and some fantastic catches, this game should be played by any baseball fan.

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Da Gameboyz

The Bigs 2 offers an enjoyable and arcadish take on baseball. It may not offer enough depth for purists, but for players like me, that like a little bit of arcade fun mixed in, it delivers in spades. A worthy sequel this game is indeed.

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MondoXbox

The baseball lovers shouldn't think twice about buying this game: it gets everything people like about this sport and makes it even more spectacular. Too bad for the online multiplayer, made of too few play modes and plagued by serious technical problems.

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SpazioGames

It's never easy to mix arcade and simulation in a good sport game. The Bigs 2 makes it and is another high level-game from 2K Sports. Singleplayer is funny with the Become a Legend and in multiplayer the game reaches the maximum of his quality. If you like baseball and are not a maniac for the simulations, this is a must buy.

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X360 Magazine UK

Fun for everyone, fans or not. [Issue#49, p.91]

DailyGame

Enjoyable arcade-style baseball that is just deep enough to keep you interested and not overwhelmed in the minutia of management.

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GameSpot

The excitement of arcade-style supermoves, combined with the deep mechanics of the real sport, makes The Bigs 2 a thrilling baseball game.

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GamePro

The Bigs 2, like its predecessor, is bringing fans an action-packed experience with the same over-the-top gameplay that made the first so enjoyable - and it's doing it with far less glitches.

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IGN

There’s no doubt that The Bigs 2 is an improvement over the original with bigger and louder mechanics built into the gameplay that help enhance things on the field.

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Games Master UK

Even being unfamiliar with the sport, we still found The Bigs 2 an entertaining distraction. [Oct 2009, p.79]

GameTrailers

More options, tighter defense, gameplay sliders, and added variety across play modes would spell the difference between a big leaguer and a candidate for Cooperstown.

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

Crass, bombastic, ridiculous? Perhaps. Fun? Definitely.

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Planet Xbox 360

The BIGS 2 won’t have the longevity to last the rest of the summer. The lack of fresh gameplay improvements and additions keeps The BIGS 2 as a rental.

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Gamer 2.0

A more rounded approach would have been welcome and perhaps a lesser emphasis on giving the computer dozens of legendary catches a game would let some players just enjoy the Bigs 2 and play baseball for fun, which is how it should be.

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Gamers' Temple

Overall The Bigs 2 is fun in short doses for those who prefer an arcade-style baseball game, and very over-the-top arcade play at that.

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Cheat Code Central

Though the game does feel a bit unpolished and unbalanced, there's still a lot to enjoy. This franchise has a ton of potential, and we'll be interested to see how it evolves in the coming years.

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Teletext GameCentral

It's not a simulation but it is the only semi-serious baseball game with a chance of appealing to non-fans.

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Official Xbox Magazine

Doesn't make any earth-shattering changes to its predecessor, but it also doesn't break anything, either. [Aug 2009, p.76]

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Game Informer

If you’re willing to play the game of “try, try again,” you can have fun with The Bigs 2’s career mode. However, if you’re looking for a multiplayer game or an experience based on skill, the unbalanced run scoring and Big Slam will drive you crazy.

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Gamer.nl

In the end, The BIGS 2 is just a logical sequel to The BIGS. It complements the game with a variety of modes like Become a Legend and Season. Although both are fun to play, they aren't really fleshed out. Even the addition of minigames and new gameplay-elements can't change that. This doesn't change the fact that, despite some quicktime events, the game plays surprisingly well. Both veteran and novice baseball-players will be surprised about the combination of accessibility and depth.

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Official Xbox Magazine UK

Great fun but over-the-top style can wear thin. [Oct 2009, p.93]

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GameZone

It's not the game it could have been. Fans of The BIGS 1 will come to this game with high expectations, and unless those expectations are as simple as the addition of a season mode (or something equally minor), they're going to be deeply disappointed.

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XGN

The BIGS 2 is a fine looking game which is fun to play for a while. However, the single player mode will get boring too fast and it's very frustrating to keep doing the same thing over and over again. The multiplayer mode compensates a lot, but it's not enough to collect a great score.

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1UP

An unfocused baseball game that neither excels as an arcade experience nor as a baseball game -- it's only an average player in the bigs.

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Everyeye.it

Enjoyable for a bunch of afternoons. That's all: and old style arcade game; easy to play, but without dept and far away the thrill of simulation.

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Xbox World 360 Magazine UK

Effects-laden baseball that's a bit of a solo slog but a big hit with two players. [Oct 2009, p.93]

Boomtown

Irregular, often frustrating, boring, not technical enough for simulation addicts, not fun or crazy enough for arcade lovers, despite a few positive aspects The BIGS 2 gives off a lukewarm feeling by taking a middle-of-the-road approach.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 6.2 (out of 10) based on 28 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Parker I gave it a9:
This game makes baseball games fun. While other baseball games fall behind in the realism of how long the sport is, this game makes 9 innings feel like 1. The small mini games engage you to keep you on the edge of your seat. They are fun to preform as they usually help you get out of tight spots. The sheer power of when you hit a fastball with David Ortiz is just blows your mind. The point system for Big Blasts, Slams, and Heats, can really change a game for you if your losing. One of the best sport games ever.

bob listy gave it a10:
Great game with epic baseball sequences, tight controls, fun arcade style, and great player models - where is the love for the ONLY baseball game that's worth playing since the MVP baseball franchise?

Alex G. gave it an8:
Above average, however it can get repetitive.

Nick H. gave it a0:
Worst game anybody will ever play. don't play if you are a fan of baseball.

Pie Guy gave it an8:
I don't get the appeal of someone writing a review about a video game that they played for a half inning of a demo version. This game rocks!!!! Not a sim, it's fun to play an over the top arcade game. Season mode makes this better than the previous effort.

mitch l gave it a9:
First off joey c don't give a game a bad review because your bad at it and actually play the game not the demo. This game gets fun when you learn how to play it. there also is home run pinball which can become a blast.

sungus77 gave it a6:
This game is not for those looking for a realistic baseball game. It's like those cheesy NFL Blitz and NBA Jam games. In fact, I think there was a baseball game made by Midway just like those two. Most games are like 20 runs to 19 runs, since it's easy to hit a home run. It's entertaining for maybe 30 minutes. After that, the constant homeruns just got irritating.

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