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Ultimate Baseball OnlineReviewed by Maggie MacDonald
This was an unusual gaming system for me, but it’s free, so what the hey!! Let’s give it a shot. Ultimate Baseball Online has downloads readily available from the opening page, and a really easy guide to setting up. It sets up rather quickly and without being too vague, so a definite plus!! The character customization goes along rather quickly, and you’re not limited to “boys only”, also a plus!! Hmm, you can’t pick fat people though!! As soon as I had my character rolled out, I hit the locker room then looked around. There is friendly chatter going on outside the various rooms/games. I was invited to join other newbies in pick-up games. I personally preferred the hitting practice for checking out the game interface. The hitting setup was something I worked out pretty fast, and it was fun. The pitchers you’re up against are pretty cool, and have a lot of variety on the pitches. Pitching practice was a lot trickier, and frankly I never quite mastered the hang of how to get a curve or a slider over to the zone where I wanted. But, it’s still fun!! You won’t always find a lot of chatty people, but there are those who will help you out and guide you around. Overall, it was a good experience. Occasional bandwidth issues were all that interfered with my ability to get things done.
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Netamin Communication Corp
I give the game an Evolution factor of High. It’s playable, it’s free, its an MMO. You can be on your own in the batting/pitching/fielding practice, or you can go interact with others. Provided it gets word of mouth exposure it’s going to do quite well. There’s a good deal of challenge offered in it. I won’t say that I became a pro baseball player on it, but it kept me involved and absorbed while I was playing.
