Sandlot Sluggers strives to keep baseball simple by using fixed rosters for each team. Each member has ratings to help when swapping positions, so while switching the center fielder with the pitcher is not the best idea in a no-hitter, the ability for the center fielder to throw a knuckleball might help end the inning. While pitching and fielding skill varies by player, Sandlot Sluggers keeps batting simple by allowing anyone to strike a ball using standard, power or bunt swings. Power-up bonuses come with strikeouts and home runs; these keep gameplay tense. While a slow underground shot or frozen fielder will help get players on base, an unpredictable screwball or fastball will leave batters scratching their heads.
With so much of the game focused on a toned down season mode and minigames, it makes it so anyone can get into the game without having to be an enthusiast. Someone who loves baseball games but hates the layers of management can jump in for a few swings and innings and still feel a competitive run for their money. We found many points in Sandlot Sluggers where we would lose or barely hold a lead and a few where the game used the mercy rule to end the game early. Even more surprising was that we had others play the game and notice how they didn’t need big names to catch their interest -- a few power-up uses and the ability to swing for the fences or play with base hits grabbed their interest.
MINIMUM
Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Pentium III or AMD Athlon 800MHz Processor
256MB RAM
2GB Hard Disk Space
Nvidia TNT2, GeForce 1, 2 or 3, ATI Radeon 7000, 7200, 7500 or 8500, or Matrox G450 Video Card
DirectX Compatible Sound Card
DirectX 9
MAXIMUM
Windows 7/Vista (32 or 64 bit)
Intel i7 Quad Core 2.8Ghz or AMD equivalent
3GB System RAM (High)
30 GB Hard dDisk Space
nVidia GeForce 9800 GTX / ATI Radeon HD4850 Video Card
Direct X 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Live
DirectX 9.0 - DirectX 11
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