
Hitting is the most important, you want power to end games because offense = wins.

The criteria is simple: I added each player’s stats together, figured out who had the most raw talent in each of the four categories of skill (batting, pitching, fielding, and running), and sort of went from there. I have to keep those warm memories with me, and not crush them by playing this game and being disappointed.

But instead of admitting that and doing a deep dive into why, I’ll just stick with my nostalgia and make a tier list for the best players in the game. Others don’t, and this might be one of them. To sum up, Backyard Basketball is an extremely simple but very addictive game that will provide long hours of gameplay not only for children, but also for adult baseball fans.We all played this game when we grew up, right? Alongside all of the other Humongous games made for children in the ‘90s? Some of those games are still great, and hold up really well (like Spy Fox’s humor). In addition, there is also a "super power" called "super-pitch", which a player can only get if he hits a ball played by an opponent with that power exactly. A properly selected strategy for each stroke is the key to winning the match and winning the championship. An important aspect of this game is the fact that the player has four bounce techniques to choose from before each hit, which significantly change the specifics of the ball's flight. After creating a team, the player starts a new season which can consist of 14, 16 or 32 match queues, as well as the Play-Off phase. In Backyard Baseball, the player takes on the role of a manager who has to complete a new team in order to compete against other rivals.

The story of Backyard Baseball is surprisingly simple, but according to many, this is what makes the game so fun and addictive. The game was released for Macintosh and PC (Windows). Backyard Baseball 2001 is a sports game released in 2000 by Humongous Entertainment.
