Metacritic Games

All-Star Baseball 2004 (GameCube)

Features on-line capabilities, featuring downloadable roster updates. History's greatest Negro League players such as Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, and Buck O'Neil. All-new legends teams featuring Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, & Ty Cobb. Scenario mode where Derek Jeter introduces actual MLB footage to set-up in-game situations and recommendations. Pick-up game mode that enables you to choose up sides with your favorite players in all new stadiums. [Acclaim]

Acclaim
Sports
Players: 4
E (Everyone)
Developer: Acclaim Studios Austin
Released February 25, 2003

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

80 / 100

Critic Reviews

95	Nintendojo Deep in both gameplay and play modes, it’s a solid feeling game in that the gameplay is tight, the presentation is super polished and the game has Madden-esque depth.
91	Gaming Age One of the best playing baseball games I’ve played in recent memory... This game is for purists.
83	GameSpot The sheer number of available teams, modes, and bonuses is simply staggering.
82	Nintendo Power It's hard to imagine a more enjoyable baseball experience. [May 2003, p.138]
80	GamePro In terms of the batting cursor interface, the GameCube version offers the tightest joystick control in the batter’s box with the Xbox version being a little too stiff and the PS2 version a little too loose.
80	Nintendophiles If you already have All-Star Baseball 2003, 2004 probably doesn't have enough additions to make it a worthwhile purchase.
80	IGN The baseball engine isn't strong enough for Acclaim Austin to get away with a few extremely cool cosmetic upgrades wrapped around the same sub-par baseball game.
80	G4 TV It's authenticity is its biggest selling point, but a difficult batting interface and loose fielding controls keep it from becoming a legend.
79	GameSpy One big disappointment is that the roster download option that was included in the Xbox and PS2 versions didn't make the final cut here.
77	Armchair Empire Does all the basics well and with the extra features and historical aspects, it’s worth playtime for the hardcore baseball fan.
76	Gamezilla! Several transitional animations are somewhat uneven and detract from the overall aesthetic package.
70	GMR Magazine Acclaim made a lot of improvements and did a great job at capturing some of the spirit of baseball, but the actual on-field experience seems a little off. [Apr 2003, p.64]
70	GameZone ASB 2004 was made for baseball fans that run four or five fantasy baseball teams simultaneously, look deep into stats, and check the box scores from the Cactus League during the spring.
60	Yahoo! Games None of the other games come close to this one in terms of gee-whiz frills and bonus content. But ASB 2004 doesn't really get the job done on the field.