The BIGS

"It's the nature of arcade sports games to be a fun time, but I didn't expect this one to be so deep. The Bigs has the bells and whistles -- without MLB SlugFest-style BS like punch-throwing or loop-de-loop curves. Thank heavens. The cocky presentation is fantastic, it looks great (especially the crowds), it plays great, and it just might make you smarter than a session of Brain Age. The Bigs isn't just an absolute hoot -- it's also the best current-gen baseball game money can buy."

"Big strikeouts and even bigger homers make The BIGS a fun arcade baseball game, flaws and all."

"Baseball-loving PS3 owners have had it all over their rival next-gen console owners this year. Not only can they swing away at the year's best MLB sim, MLB: The Show 07, the machine's ability to play import games also lets them play the world's best baseball sim, Konami's Japanese-league Baseball Spirits 4. (Check it out if you can.) Now they can now add The Bigs to the list of cool ways to play baseball on a $500 toy. It's a little thin on game modes, but the career mode is a kick, as is going head-to-head against a buddy or two."

"It’s fast, it’s fun, and it’s way more exciting than your standard baseball offering. Maybe it’s the fact that we haven’t seen a “street” version of baseball since the lame Slugfest series got its plug pulled by a 2K Sports MLB exclusivity deal last year, or maybe it’s that the PlayStation 3 has never seen a baseball game of this sort before, but there’s no questioning that there’s something oddly addictive about The Bigs. The advent of a new and improved turbo dynamic helps to set the game apart from the rest of the over-the-top sports crowd, but it also adds a layer of strategy that these games usually lack."