Sega World Seris Baseball 2K3 Xbox was the best baseball game to come out in 2003. The game has stunning graphics (for the time anyway) and a franchise mode that put all other games out at that time to shame.
Gameplay, especially batting and baserunning are much improved over previous versions. From top to bottom, this game presently a great baseball experience. Obviously most people are now playing 2K6 as this game is three years old, but if you don't care about current rosters, you can pick this game up for less than $5. Not a bad purchase if you just want to play a baseball game on the cheap.
Strengths: + World Series Baseball series is BACK! (loved it on the Genesis)
+ Alright graphics and controls
Weakness: - Fielding is not very intuitive
- Batting and pitching also somewhat difficult
- Games take far too long to finish
This review is for World Series Baseball 2K3 for the Xbox. I'm a big fan of the WSB series from way back on the Genesis so I was excited to see it return. However, this series hasn't evolved well, despite the better graphics, sound, gameplay, control, etc. It's just lost that "fun" it had years ago, and never regained it.
The graphics are servicable, as is the control and sound. The fielding can be difficult, as can be hitting the ball (I strikeout A LOT).
The rosters are obviously also outdated because of it's age, and it lacks modes that newer versions have (when it turned into the ESPN MLB Baseball series).
I would not really recommend this game to many. It's cheap, but not really worth it overall, even if you were a fan of the WSB series.
This game had some GREAT graphics for a baseball game. It looked VERY realistic. This game actually hasn't been boring after I played a full season through. I get sick of most sports games after 1 full season.
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Sega World Seris Baseball 2K3 Xbox
Strengths: Franchise Mode, Graphics
Weakness: Pitching, Sound
Sega World Seris Baseball 2K3 Xbox was the best baseball game to come out in 2003. The game has stunning graphics (for the time anyway) and a franchise mode that put all other games out at that time to shame.
Gameplay, especially batting and baserunning are much improved over previous versions. From top to bottom, this game presently a great baseball experience. Obviously most people are now playing 2K6 as this game is three years old, but if you don't care about current rosters, you can pick this game up for less than $5. Not a bad purchase if you just want to play a baseball game on the cheap.
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