Tired: Low-res graphics, under-utilizes the Wii motion controls. Wired: Arcade-style gameplay with wacky pitches and hits good for all-ages fun. All I can say is that in my household with an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old, this title is going to get more time at the plate. If that's going to bore your teen power-gamers, then don't. If that sounds like what you need for your gaming situation, then this is a title to pick up. In the end, BB09 is what it is: an arcade-style baseball game tailored for family play with younger kids. And the use of the Wii controllers isn't all that extensive motion control is less than Wii Sports, making it more a game of timing than anything else. As Dirty Harry might have said, a game's got to know its limitations. On the downside, once you pick up on the timing of the pitching, getting hits is easier than in the more sim-like games, but for family-play that's not necessarily bad. The variety of venues is fun, from a true back-yard to a Field of Dreams-style farmyard field with a flying saucer in the distance.

They add amusement, and a small piece of strategy to the game. On top of the Meteor pitch or Orbit hit, each of which results in extraordinary power, there are slime balls, and literal splitters, and disappearing vapor balls, and more, each of which makes hitting or catching a ball more difficult. An arcade-style addition is special power-shots, based upon some hard-to-fathom earning system, where the pitcher, hitter, or both can earn a super-shot with often humorous results. The game works smoothly, and you can simply control the action with the mouse (to run, throw or swing.

I found this game as the perfect game for children, mostly because of the authentic animations and the simple menu presented. Backyard Baseball is a high quality game that works in all major modern web. Gameplay is a level up from Wii Sports as well - all the normal aspects of videogame baseball are included, with most of the usual control systems. Backyard Baseball 2001 is a sports game published and developed by Humongous Entertainment, a company owned by Atari. Play Backyard Baseball game online in your browser free of charge on Arcade Spot.

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