RBI 18 Baseball
SCORE: 77
This year the RBI Baseball video game
takes some strides to improve. There is still much work to be done to be
a true competition to MLB The Show. I like parts of RBI 18 Baseball, and
there are sections that annoy me deeply. I will get into those in this
very review. Hopefully you saw the game Paul and Peter played. They work
really hard to bring all kinds of cool sports videos to your attention.
The modes in RBI 18 Baseball are Exhibition Match, New Franchise,
Continue Franchise, Online Multiplayer, New Post Season, Continue Post
Season, Home Run Derby, Favorite Team, Manage Rosters, Controls,
Settings, and Playball Program. The Home Run Derby is the coolest
upgrade in my personal opinion. There is certainly enough content to
keep family sports gamers busy.
RBI 18 Baseball is a bit on the difficult side in my opinion. The
pitchers can do all kinds of ball movement with the ball still in the
air. The batter can be moved around in the box but that is not always
helpful. Even on the easiest setting it can be difficult to win games in
RBI 18 Baseball. I struggled playing RBI 18 Baseball a lot. Others here
at Family Friendly Gaming did as well.
RBI 18 Baseball has long loading, a massive update file, and loading
between each half inning. I did not find a way to skip the home run
celebrations. Which was annoying to see the computer knock it over the
wall over and over again. The intro to RBI 18 Baseball is pretty cool.
The graphics and the game looks better. Hitting is partial anticipation.
Which is annoying when the ball goes into the dirt before the plate. I
never could see that coming.
The catch animations seemed off to me at times. Those outfielders can
zip the ball into the infield very quickly in RBI 18 Baseball. This
franchise is definitely going the right direction. Time will tell if it
will ever improve enough to be viable competition for MLB The Show. I
had some fun playing this baseball video game. I hope the PR and
Marketing people stop failing Family Friendly Gaming next year.
- Frank
Graphics: 80%
Sound: 75%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Gameplay: 65%
Family Friendly Factor: 80%
System: Nintendo Switch/Xbox One/PS4(tested)
Publisher: Major League Baseball Advanced Media
Developer: Major League Baseball Advanced Media
Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone SIX and OLDER ONLY
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