Is Power Pros 2016 Worth Importing on the PlayStation 4?

[RaychelSnr]

Are you tired of playing baseball games where the pitchers are more likely to hit home runs than the first basemen are likely to complete 3-6-3 double plays?

Have you run out of curse words to scream while you helplessly watch lengthy fielding animations that are too slow to throw out 40-speed sloths, and too unreliable to consistently complete simple defensive acts like stepping on a base for a force out, or tagging out an oncoming runner?

Are you baffled by hitting and pitching systems where mysterious, unexplained attribute ratings have a bigger impact than basic bat physics in determining where a ball gets hit?

Have you lost interest in playing inside quiet ballparks with deflating atmospheres and dull commentary?

If so, you should absolutely own a version of Konami's Power Pros. But depending on which modes you want to play, you might not need the series' latest release, Power Pros 2016, which arrived last month on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita.

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[KennyJ1976]

Even though the gameplay seems very similar, I would rather Konami have made a Pro Yakyuu Spirits baseball game for the PS4. I always wanted to give that game a try. I just can't take the characters in this game seriously.

[Will I Am]

Excellent article.

When I play this game one of the things that comes to mind is the gaming magazine I used to buy when my kids were little... Game Pro I think is was, anyways when reviewing games the the last category was "Fun Factor" well this game has as much of that as any game I've ever played.

Don't let the characters fool you into thinking this game isn't sim either, it's sim with user input.

[asu666]

It would be nice if there was an English language option. Even Pro YS seems to have more English in the menus.

[bxphenom7]

Eh, what happened to Pro Yakyuu? Just like the guy above, I've always wanted to try the game out and I heard it was going to be released on PS4. Is that not the case?

[jvalverde88]

Quote: Originally Posted by bxphenom7

Eh, what happened to Pro Yakyuu? Just like the guy above, I've always wanted to try the game out and I heard it was going to be released on PS4. Is that not the case?

Konami made it in to a mobile game due to financial reasons.

[bxphenom7]

Quote: Originally Posted by jvalverde88

Konami made it in to a mobile game due to financial reasons.

Thanks. That's really unfortunate.

[opd897]

I'll be 60 years old in 3 months, yep still a gamer. I've played every baseball game ever made, at least on the consoles and I have to say this is my favorite game of all time. I like the Pro Yakyuu series as well but like this one a bit better.

Yeah, it looks cartoony but don't let that fool you. With the right settings this is a very sim oriented game. The fun factor, at least for me is through the roof. Games are quick, bugs are few or non existent and the game's framerate is excellent, very smooth, no jitters.

The language barrier may be a bit much for some people but with the translation site as well as jyoung's videos one who has never played the series can be up and playing within a few minutes.

I've played this game since the Dreamcast where I imported it and was able to play it on that system.

I'll mainly be playing this game for my baseball fix in the future.