Parents' Guide to

Nicktoons MLB

By Christopher Healy, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 7+

Fun baseball mash-up somewhat hampered by control issues.

Game Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 2011
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this game.

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JEDI micah
JEDI micah Adult
April 22, 2012
age 7+

NICKTOONS VS MLB ALL-STARS!!!

As a Nickelodeon and baseball fan, I am impressed with this game! Parents, your kids will love this game, although you may find the commentators a little irritating!

This title has:

Too much consumerism
Easy to play/use
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What’s It About?

NICKTOONS MLB is a bizarre blend of real baseball and crazy cartoon hijinks. Real-life MLB players from 30 different teams can be pitted against or teamed up with a wide array of Nickelodeon cartoon stars, including characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Fanboy and Chum Chum, and Ren and Stimpy. The console versions use motion controls (and the Kinect version is the first baseball game for that system).

Is It Any Good?

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The concept behind Nicktoons MLB is intriguingly wacky. Can your favorite major leaguers strike out SpongeBob or score a home run off of Danny Planet? And it's admittedly fun to see these characters onscreen with the real-life players. It's a bit disappointing though to see that the cartoon guys aren't loaded up with over-the-top, unrealistic cartoon moves. They mostly just affect the way the ball looks when they touch it (like the Avatar: The Last Airbender characters leaving trails of fire or water behind a pitch).

The controls are a mixed bag on the Kinect version, with pitching feeling great (the angle and speed of your arm determines what kind of pitch you throw) and batting feeling glitchy and oversensitive at times (where almost any move you make is interpreted as a swing). The Wii offers controls that are more in keeping with other Wii baseball games.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about playing real-life sports and getting physical exercise. Parents can discuss the importance of active play with their children.

  • Can you look at the characters in this game as good role models, because they engage in sports?

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