Super Mega Baseball
Super Mega Baseball | |
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Developer(s) | Metalhead Software |
Publisher(s) | Metalhead Software |
Engine | PhyreEngine |
Platform(s) |
Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox One SHIELD |
Release date(s) |
PlayStation NA December 16, 2014 PlayStation EU April 1, 2015 Xbox One August 14, 2015 Steam August 21, 2015 SHIELD March 24, 2016 |
Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Super Mega Baseball is a video game series developed by independent studio Metalhead Software in Victoria, BC, Canada.[1] The first game, Super Mega Baseball, was released on December 16, 2014 as a PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 cross-buy title on the US PlayStation Store.[2] It was released on the European PlayStation Store on April 1, 2015.[3] An updated version called Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings was released on Xbox One on August 14, 2015 and it was released on Steam for PC on August 21, 2015.[4] The extra features from this version were released as free DLC for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in 2016. Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings was released on SHIELD on March 24, 2016.[5]
Super Mega Baseball was a critical success, earning an average score of 85/100 on Metacritic, based on 14 reviews.[6] Gaming-Age gave the game a grade of "A," saying that "Because really, Super Mega Baseball is the sort of fun, easy to pick up diversion that video game baseball was at the very beginning of its lifespan — and if it's as great as it is here, there's every reason to believe it can still fulfill that function."[7] IGN, meanwhile, gave the game an 8.1 "Great" rating, praising the game's sense of humor and easy pick-up-and-play gameplay, but criticising its presentation.[8] It was named "Sports Game Of The Year" by Polygon.[9]
Developer Metalhead Software announced the second installment in the series, Super Mega Baseball 2, on September 28, 2016. Super Mega Baseball 2 is set to release in 2017 and will include updated art, online multiplayer, and full customization.[10]
Super Mega Baseball Game Features
Super Mega Baseball supports 1 – 4 players in local competitive or co-operative play. Primary game modes include Exhibition and Season.[11] The game has 216 customizable players and 24 umpires, as well as four different ballparks (6 in the Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings version).[12]
Soundtrack
- X Ambassadors - "Superpower" (Title Song)
- Sevendust - "Enemy"
- Vinyl Theatre - "Breaking Up My Bones"
- Nothing But Thieves - "Trip Switch"
- Hail The Vilain - "Runaway"
- No Wyld - "Odyssey"
References
- ↑ "Super Mega Baseball Coming to PS4, PS3 this Fall". September 17, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Arcade-style indie sports game Super Mega Baseball launches Dec. 16". Polygon. December 3, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Breakout indie sports hit Super Mega Baseball goes to Europe this week". Polygon. March 30, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Extra Innings release dates set".
- ↑ "Super Mega Baseball Extra Innings - Play it on NVIDIA SHIELD".
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/super-mega-baseball
- ↑ http://www.gaming-age.com/2014/12/super-mega-baseball-review-ps4/
- ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/07/super-mega-baseball-review
- ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/17/7408391/2014-in-review-sports-game-of-the-year
- ↑ Sarkar, Samit (2016-09-28). "Super Mega Baseball 2 coming in 2017, adds online play and more". Polygon. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ "Super Mega Baseball Coming to PS4, PS3 this Fall". September 17, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Learn about SMB". Super Mega Baseball. Metalhead Software.