Common Sense Media Review
By Chris Morris
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
App with safe multiplayer mode knocks it out of the park.
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Homerun Battle 3D
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Is It Any Good?
Homerun Battle 3D doesn't have a license from Major League Baseball and doesn't need one. The focus on hitting balls deep into the stands and the number of perks you can get with special balls -- such as gold ones, which let you alter your appearance when you've hit enough homeruns with them -- make this a great combination of arcade and role playing. The multiplayer mode is safe and a showcase of how matchmaking should be. The only downside is there's no way to transfer your player's progress between the iPad HD version and the separate iPhone and iPod Touch version -- meaning you not only have to pay twice, all the work you put into the game on one platform won't help you on another.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Encourage kids and remind them that timing takes practice -- and that they shouldn't give up just because something is hard.
Ask young baseball players if there's anything in the app that could help them improve their real-life game, then test it out together.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Subjects : Hobbies : sports , Science : motion
- Skills : Health & Fitness : gross motor skills
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- Release date : December 8, 2010
- Genre : Sports Games
- Publisher : Com2uS Inc.
- Version : 1.5.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.0 or later, Android 2.1 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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