Better Than Real
- NA release: 17th March 2003
- EU release: N/A
- JP release: N/A
- Developer: Gratuitous Games
- Publisher: Midway
- NGC Magazine Score: N/A
- Mods Used: Widescreen Hack
A yearly update to a Midway title means another marginal update, this time for their silly baseball game. The big new addition are tackles, allowing the batsmen to barge their way onto bass while the people on the bases can punch the batters.
If you want to play one of these games, then you may as well play this version, but it’s another marginal update that doesn’t do as much as it could, which I feel is more important for the sillier sports games than stats changes.
Fun
On its own merits, Slugfest is a fine game of baseball on all three platforms, and any baseball fan who hasn’t played it yet should definitely check it out, keeping in mind that Slugfest doesn’t take itself seriously. However, MLB Slugfest 2004’s impact is diminished a bit by the fact that last year’s game is still relatively recent history. A few more additions, like online play, would have definitely helped tip the scales. Owners of last year’s game should probably rent this one to see if the additions are meaningful enough to warrant a second purchase.
Jeff Gerstmann, GameSpot
Remake or remaster?
It would be nice to see arcade sports games return.
Official Ways to get the game
There is no official way to get MLB Slugfest 2004.
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