Product Information
Backyard Baseball 2003 is designed to offer the deep features and honest gameplay of baseball games aimed at older audiences, but in a "kid-friendly" style more appropriate to a casual neighborhood "pick-up" game. This third installment of Backyard Baseball for the PC developed by Humongous Entertainment features four difficulty levels (tee-ball, easy, medium and hard), 6- or 9-inning games, optional fielding errors, and a dozen fields, including four new to Backyard Baseball 2003.<br><br>Cartoon-like "kid" versions of real Major League Baseball stars include Nomar Garciaparra, Sammy Sosa, Randy Johnson, Chipper Jones, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Barry Bonds among others. A total of 30 "Backyard Kids" and 31 real players are available. Gameplay features include setting lineups, getting pitching and batting power-ups, positioning players, pick-up games, seasonal play, single games, computer-controlled games, and all 30 Major League Baseball team logos. A create-a-player function allows you to customize your own kid-player by name, nickname, face and skills.<br><br>Game rules combine elements of MLB, Little League and "pick-up" games, such as no substitutions (everyone plays), no leading off, game length, unchangeable batting order, bunting allowed, and so forth. Other features include a save feature (available in season mode only), tracking Top Ten league leaders in a wide range of statistics, selectable pitches, varied batting stances, and pitcher and hitter strategies.Product Identifiers
PublisherHumongous Entertainment
UPC0742725235007
eBay Product ID (ePID)9682
Product Key Features
RatingE-Everyone
GenreSports
Video Game SeriesBackyard Sports Franchise
PlatformWindows/Mac
Game NameBackyard Baseball 2003
Additional Product Features
Release Year2002
Number of Players1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Control ElementsGamepad/Joystick, Mouse, Keyboard