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Powerful Pro Baseball 12 Ketteiban
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NCS
Game Synopsis
©NCSX▪
Fans of the
Chiba Lotte Marines finally got to see some
post-season action this year when their team swept
the Hanshin Tigers to win the Japan Series. With the
latest Powerful Pro Baseball, Konami updates the
game to include new 2005 season data and the Marines'
accomplishment in the Series. New features include
the ability to create a baseball tune to energize
the crowd and players, the return of the high-tech
scoreboard in the Carp's Hiroshima Municipal
Stadium, and a town building simulation where the
ballpark serves as economic driver and impetus for
new development. The baseball action is as solid as
ever with a targeting cursor serving as location
spotter for swings as well as pitches.
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NCS Game Notes
* Before the Konami logo appears, a picture
featuring a gang of baseball players on a playground
is flashed on screen.
* The intro to the game features all of the teams in
the Japanese professional league with logos screens
that include team inception and their stadium name,
league denomination, and big-headed players in
action. The team animation is interspersed with
crisp video of crowds, city streets, and other
things apparently associated with besuboro.
* A play-by-play announcer rattles off the pitches,
hits, and strikeouts with excitement and rapid-fire
elocution. The roar of the crowd rises and falls
with the action and rally theme songs echo in the
background when a team is threatening to score.
* When batting, the pitcher is viewed dead-center on
the screen but the catcher is also viewed on an
inset window directly above the pitcher. It's a
useful screen to check pitch location coupled with
the targeting cursor that's directly in front of the
batter. To change the cursor to an outline of a bat,
hit the R2 trigger. There are a few training modes
in the game to allow players to learn how to hit the
ball, pitch, and field.
* In the "Now Loading" screen, a lone baseball
player fields balls and tosses them back after he's
caught them.
* Before each regulation game, the players run out
onto the field as their team logos and the VS
information is shown superimposed on the screen. The
crowd cheers and chants begin as the action starts.
Before the pitch, the crowd quiets down but
scattered shouting by fans may be heard in the
background above the general murmur and hum of the
crowd. At the end of a game, it's not uncommon for a
star player to be interviewed and photographed by
reporters.
* When a home run is smashed, the pitcher will look
up and pivot around to watch it sail out of the
park. The distance is calculated quickly on the
upper right corner of the screen. The batter will
also be shown rounding the bases in a victory trot
as the announcer goes crazy. If a pitcher strikes a
batter out with three straight pitches, the hitter
will often spin around in a daze at the third pitch.
If a pitcher gets hit hard, he'll appear dizzy on
the mount with crazy eyes and a wobbly disposition.
* Fielding is not automatic in the infield or the
outfied. Your shortstop will actually have to run
after balls and maneuver under any pop-ups that fly
into his region. To dive after a hot shot, hit the X
button and the shortstop will go horizontal to grab
it.
* In addition to the baseball action, there's also
an interactive baseball rookie simulator where a
player goes through the routine, training, and
choices of becoming a professional player. Another
baseball related game plays like a multiple choice
adventure game. Each side game has its own title
screen, menu options, and self-enclosed game world.
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This document is ©NCSX 2005. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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