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Review Home Run Derby VR (PS4)
Out of the park
Home Run Derby, the MLB’s annual slugging contest, is such a good fit for PlayStation VR that we’re surprised this game took 18 months to materialise. It’s been developed by the same group responsible for R.B.I. Baseball 18, but unlike that title, its arcade-esque simplicity works in its favour. In essence, you’ve got 90...
Review R.B.I. Baseball 18 (PS4)
Balls
Poor ol’, R.B.I. Baseball 18. You can’t help but feel sorry for this arcade-inspired adaptation of the Great American Pastime™, which is published and developed by Major League Baseball itself. Primarily designed to ensure there’s an MLB presence on multiple platforms, the PlayStation 4 edition is routinely forced to sit in the shadow...
Review R.B.I. Baseball 16 (PS4)
We'll let this slide
R.B.I. Baseball 16 is a game of pure baseball simulation, opposed to MLB: The Show's more gleaming, polished take on the sport. While its Sony-backed competitor is innovating, R.B.I. is content with treading water and refining its gameplay – which is by no means a bad thing, considering how easy it is to pick up and play this...
Review R.B.I. Baseball 15 (PlayStation 4)
Shutout
R.B.I. Baseball is not a new series per se. The brand's legacy dates back all the way to a line of bat and ball titles that launched on SEGA platforms – among others – through the 80s and 90s. The last one released in 1995, until last year, when R.B.I. Baseball 14 brought the series back – albeit in underwhelming fashion. Spoilers:...
