$9.99Backyard Baseball '01 Kids and MLB legends, one sandlot
Backyard Baseball '01 puts 30 hilarious kids and 28 MLB legends on the same sandlot diamond. Draft a team, pick your ballpark, and play a quick pick-up game or a full season toward the Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe. Earn silly power-ups, listen to Sunny Day and Vinnie call the action, and swing like it's 2001.
Is Backyard Baseball '01 worth it?
Backyard Baseball '01 is worth it if…
- you grew up on CD-ROM sports games and want the 2001 feeling back
- you want baseball that's funny and approachable, with intuitive controls for all ages
- you like short sessions that stay different every time, from pick-up games to full seasons
- you want to explain to your kids why Pablo Sanchez is a legend
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Draft the kids, sign the legends
You build a roster from two very different pools: 30 Backyard kids with big personalities, and 28 pros from the 2001 season, including Derek Jeter, Sammy Sosa, Randy Johnson and Vladimir Guerrero. In Single Game mode you and the computer take turns picking from a random pool, so every draft is a small negotiation: grab the slugger early, or hoard the reliable fielders? The result is a team that feels like yours, whether it's a squad of scrawny ten-year-olds or a suspiciously stacked all-star lineup.
Three ways to play ball
Random Pick-up throws you straight onto the field: the computer picks both teams and the first pitch happens immediately. Single Game lets you draft. Season is the long game: you choose your home field, build a team, and manage it through a 14-game series against computer-generated opponents. Finish in the top two and you reach the BBL playoffs, then the Super Entire Nation Tournament and Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe Series, which is exactly as grand as it sounds.
Power-ups, practice and commentary
Strike out opponents and hit homers to earn pitching and batting power-ups, nine for the mound and four at the plate, that swing a close game your way. Not sure when to click? Batting practice against Mr. Clanky teaches you the timing before a real game counts. Between pitches, commentators Sunny Day and Vinnie keep the broadcast lively, and the game throws in hilarious bloopers when things go wrong. Eight classic ballparks give every matchup its own backdrop.
