by
Ted Kritsonis
Faze Video Game Editor

The competition in the virtual baseball diamond is among the fiercest in video games, but it always seems like each game is missing a critical element to put it ahead of the rest. Acclaim’s All-Star Baseball 2005 is one such game. Although impressive in its Franchise/Expansion mode, its graphics are arguably the worst of any of the baseball games out there right now.

This is unfortunate for so many reasons, but mainly because the large amount of substance this game has is met with little to no flash, which is always important when thinking of a sports game.

Generally, not a whole lot has changed here, with the notable exception of online play. Why it took so long to make it happen with this franchise is another story, but Acclaim stepped up to the plate and put together a pretty solid offering on Xbox Live.

All-Star Baseball 2005 isn’t the best baseball game on the market, but it certainly isn’t the worst either. There are many elements that work here, but the lack of polish in the visuals and sound take a lot of the ambience away from an otherwise solid game.

Publisher:
Acclaim

Platform:
Xbox

Rating: 7/10