Cyber Stadium Series—Base Wars

Cyber Stadium Series--Base Wars

Developer(s)| Konami
Publisher(s)| Ultra Games
Platform(s)| Nintendo Entertainment System
Release| May/June 1991
Genre(s)| Sports
Mode(s)|

* Single-player
* multiplayer

Cyber Stadium Series--Base Wars is a baseball video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

Developed by Konami for the NES, and published by Ultra Games,[1] Cyber Stadium Series--Base Wars[2][3] was released in May[4] or June 1991[5] in the United States; the game did not receive a European release.[6] A baseball video game for one or two players,[7] the ROM cartridge features the ability to save games, whether playing either an individual game or the ten-game pennant race.[8]

In a 24th century where baseball team owners are dissatisfied overpaying their players (e.g. US$2.4 billion per year for a lifetime .250 hitter), they have replaced the athletes with armed robots;[2][1] there are four models of robot to choose from, each optimally suited for specific baseball positions.[8] One of the game's innovations is where upon force plays, the two opposing players fight for possession of the base; another is the ability to upgrade robots' abilities between pennant games.[9] If a team loses three robots in a game (to destruction from incremental damage), they forfeit the game.[10]

## Reception

In 1991, across its four 1-5 metrics of "graphics and sound", "play control", "challenge", and "theme and fun", Nintendo Power gave Base Wars an average score of 3.275 (3.6, 3.0, 2.9, and 3.6 respectively).[7] Entertainment Weekly's Bob Strauss rated the game a "B-", primarily penalizing Base Wars for playing too much like a typical baseball video game and not leaning enough into its science-fiction potential.[9] Electronic Gaming Monthly's four reviewers averaged a 7.75/10 rating for the game, positively comparing it to Cyberball and noting its multiplayer mode, variety, and polish.[11] As of February 1992, Funco was offering $26 (equivalent to $58.26 in 2024) to customers selling a copy of Base Wars.[12]

Twelve years after the game's release, HonestGamers gave a score of 3/5,[13] while after a further eleven years, Game Informer placed the "super bizarre, but in all the best ways" game as their number-two weirdest sports game.[10] In 2014, Allgame's 2.5/5-star review--penned by Skyler Miller--was lukewarm, dismissing the combat aspect and describing fielding as "nearly impossible due to a screen that scrolls too slowly to keep up with fast-moving balls".[14]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cyber Stadium Series: BaseWars" (in en). https://www.ign.com/games/cyber-stadium-series-basewars.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 (in en) How to Play Cyber Stadium Series--Base Wars, Buffalo Grove, Illinois: Ultra Games, 1991
3. ↑ Ultra Games (June 1991). Semrad, Ed. ed. "Base Wars" (in en). Electronic Gaming Monthly 4 (6): 2-3. ISSN 1058-918X.
4. ↑ "The Complete Game Pak Directory" (in en), Intro Pak, Redmond, Washington: Nintendo of America, p. 4
5. ↑ Semrad, Ed, ed (June 1991). "Software Calendar" (in en). Electronic Gaming Monthly 4 (6): 26-27. ISSN 1058-918X.
6. ↑ Scullion, Chris (2019). "Licensed Games" (in en). The NES Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Great Britain: Pen and Sword Books. p. 30. ISBN 978 1 52673 779 3.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Tilden, Gail, ed (April 1991). "Now Playing" (in en). Nintendo Power (Redmond, Washington: Minoru Arakawa) 23: 87-91. ISSN 1041-9551. OCLC 760783416.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Douglas, Jim, ed (July 1991). "ACE Games News" (in en). ACE (London) (46): 7-10. ISSN 0954-8076.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Strauss, Bob (1991-06-21). "Cyber Stadium Series: Base Wars" (in en). Entertainment Weekly. ISSN 1049-0434. OCLC 21114137. https://ew.com/article/1991/06/21/cyber-stadium-series-base-wars/. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Federspiel, Isaac (2014-02-05). "Top 10 Weird Sports Games" (in en). Game Informer. ISSN 1067-6392. https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/02/05/top-10-weird-sports-games.aspx. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
11. ↑ Semrad, Ed, ed (July 1991). "Review Crew" (in en). Electronic Gaming Monthly 4 (7): 18-26. ISSN 1058-918X.
12. ↑ Funco (February 1992). McDermott, LeeAnne. ed. "Swap Your Old Nintendo Games for Cash or New Titles" (in en). GamePro (Redwood City, California) 4: 32-33. ISSN 1042-8658.
13. ↑ "Cyber Stadium Series: Base Wars" (in en). https://www.gamerankings.com/nes/587110-cyber-stadium-series-base-wars/index.html.
14. ↑ Miller, Skyler. "Cyber Stadium Series: Base Wars" (in en). http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=278&tab=review.

0.00

(0 votes)

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Software:Cyber_Stadium_Series—Base_Wars&oldid=541068"