The Bigs (360)

Negative Creep · 06-01-2007

Read an interesting article on this game in the new issue of OXM... looks a bit like the Slugfest games in appearance, but Blue Castle General Manager (and former Triple Play developer) Dan Brady bluntly said, "Slugfest was a piece of crap".

In the career mode, you create your own rookie and take him through spring training, and work on his stats by playing batting, running, and fielding mini-games. When he makes his regular season debut, you'll have objectives to complete - like hitting a homer with your rookie, getting an RBI, etc. etc.

Hitting these goals earns you more points to spend on upgrading your rookie's attributes, with the ultimate long-term goal of winning the World Series and becoming the hero.

I thought one of the included screenshots looked good... the one where it looks like they're playing a game of baseball in the middle of Times Square in New York City.

Looks like it might be worth checking out when it's released... and that should be sometime around the end of June.

NUN-PUNCHER · 06-01-2007

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Originally Posted by Negative Creep

Read an interesting article on this game in the new issue of OXM...

I just got the new issue of OXM and I can't find it anywhere in my castle.
From what I've seen The Bigs looks like it has The Goods. I'm wondering if Barry Bonds head will take up the entire TV Screen.

Negative Creep · 06-01-2007

Nun, there isn't a big screen TV out there that can correctly contain the dimensions of Bonds' 22 pound head.

And damnit... I forgot to post the link for the game's website.

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Pvt.Dirt · 07-11-2007

I got this game two days ago due to some great customer service at Gamestop. The manager was working and I walked in with my used Marvel: Ultimate Alliance game that I bought. Since they guarantee used games and mine got stuck every time I wanted to do the Atlantis mission, I thought I'd go get another copy. They didn't have any, so he adds $20 to what I actually bought it for and gives me my money back. I walked out with a brand new copy of The Bigs without opening my wallet, can't beat that.

I'm getting more and more turned on by this game. The create a player mode is great and I actually enjoy doing the mini-games to help your player get better. It's not that hard to get Xbox Achievement points from it, with accomplishments like running into the catcher and striking 3 straight guys out. I'm impressed 9/10.

NUN-PUNCHER · 3 Weeks Ago

Awww...I bought my family and I tickets to the Red Sox / Rays game last night and they went out and bought me The Bigs today.

I'm not up to date on my Baseball, let alone Baseball video games. Is The Bigs the best game out there right now ??

KillerSwat · 3 Weeks Ago

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Awww...I bought my family and I tickets to the Red Sox / Rays game last night and they went out and bought me The Bigs today.

I'm not up to date on my Baseball, let alone Baseball video games. Is The Bigs the best game out there right now ??

Thats nice of you

I would think that would be the best one... That is the one that I see people on my friends list playing.

Jon · 3 Weeks Ago

MLB 2k8 is the best baseball game imo bigs gets boring reallly quick

Pvt.Dirt · 2 Weeks Ago

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MLB 2k8 is the best baseball game imo bigs gets boring reallly quick

Is MLB 2k8 good? I was wondering because I was looking at it but I'm having trouble just buying it.

I actually had a lot of fun with The Bigs. I like the arcade style to it, based off of the old Slugfest games that I always enjoyed. I'm hoping they make another one someday with updated rosters, new features, etc.

Negative Creep · 2 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Jon

MLB 2k8 is the best baseball game imo bigs gets boring reallly quick

No way... 2K7 was better than 2K8. I think they tried cramming too many new control schemes into the new game, and almost everything else about it suffered because of it. The game was practically unplayable online, the graphics took a step back into last generation's look, and the rosters were hardly accurate out of the box.

Personally, I would go with last year's baseball game and hope that there's a fairly recent roster update for the old version.

Luckily, I have a PS3, so I went out and got The Show 2008 to satisfy my baseball itch... and I was happy to see that it was a much improved game from last year's effort. Hands down.

Pvt.Dirt · 2 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Negative Creep

No way... 2K7 was better than 2K8. I think they tried cramming too many new control schemes into the new game, and almost everything else about it suffered because of it. The game was practically unplayable online, the graphics took a step back into last generation's look, and the rosters were hardly accurate out of the box.

Personally, I would go with last year's baseball game and hope that there's a fairly recent roster update for the old version.

Luckily, I have a PS3, so I went out and got The Show 2008 to satisfy my baseball itch... and I was happy to see that it was a much improved game from last year's effort. Hands down.

That's what I've heard about 2k8. I might end up downloading the demo to try it out. I have a huge baseball itch right now.....