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The BIGS

(2007, Video Games - Sports, Rated E, Play it on: Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Basic baseball sim is easier to play than most.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 8 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Emphasizes and-eye coordination, baseball knowledge, strategy, and skills.
  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Baseball teams, logos, sponsored stadiums.
 

What Parents Need to Know

This review of The BIGS was written by Andrew Bub

Parents need to know that this casual baseball game is much easier to play than other baseball simulations on the market. The emphasis is on action, not stats. Kids will see some advertising banners in the simulated baseball parks. The game does have an online mode; Common Sense doesn't recommend online play for anyone under 12.

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  • Families can talk about baseball strategy. How are offense and defense different in baseball than in other sports? This game focuses on the pure essence of baseball, without the bells and whistles and multiple game modes of more sophisticated baseball sims. Which do you like better? Why?
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What’s the Story?

The BIGS is a return to a simpler time. It isn't a hardcore baseball game that crunches stats, physics, and other baseball variables into a realistic simulation. Instead, it plays baseball the old-fashioned video game way: throw, hit, tag, yer outta there!

Pitching on the Wii works much like it does when playing baseball in Wii Sports, in that you push a button and fling the remote forward. Twisting the remote lets the player "break" the pitch, and overshooting the onscreen pitching meter can make the throw go wild. Players can hold the remote two-handed like a bat, but the game uses the nunchuk for base running, creating an awkward switch -- it's better to bat one-handed.

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Is It Any Good?

The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions look best, but given the intriguing baseball action experienced in Wii Sports, we were most curious about the Wii version. And, lo and behold, with its motion controls, the Wii makes the game even easier.

Games are brisk and fun; expect lots of scoring, the occasional home-run, and even a double play or two.

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Publisher’s Details

Released on 06/30/2007, price $39.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: E

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    why shoud

    my kid is about 5 and i think he shoud not play this games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Best. Game. Ever.

    This is one of the rare good baseball games. For the Wii this is an incredibly good game. There is some violence (jumping into the catcher and he goes back 10 feet, at least). But this is one of the best baseball games of all time.

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