| Video games have become a popular hobby for | | | | chose manual you would have to get to the ball |
| people of all ages, especially college-aged persons, | | | | yourself and most of the time your outfielder |
| over the past couple of decades. Video games | | | | was off-screen, making it difficult to catch the ball. |
| have been edited, modified, changed and | | | | #3: Triple Play Baseball featuring Jason Giambi: |
| completely revamped over the past two decades | | | | Giambi made his debut on the cover of the only |
| to look like you are actually sitting at the stadium | | | | game in the series that did not have a year |
| while you are playing the game instead of seeing | | | | attached to it. The 2001 season had Mike Piazza |
| block-looking humans running around the screen. A | | | | on the cover and the 2002 season had Luis |
| popular category of video games is baseball | | | | Gonzalez on the cover. Giambi's version was |
| games because they offer some of the best | | | | sandwiched in between the two. This game was |
| life-like graphics and updated rosters each year. | | | | released for PlayStation 2 and was one of the |
| Here we will discuss the top five best baseball | | | | first baseball games to have life-like graphics along |
| video games of all-time. Hopefully you have had | | | | with the names of real Major League players. |
| the chance to play a few of them. If not, then | | | | #2: Major League Baseball 2K8: Along with 2K8, |
| get to a video game store right now and check | | | | the entire series of baseball games has some of |
| them out. | | | | the most comprehensive real-life rosters and |
| #5: Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents Major League | | | | graphics offered in video games these days. This |
| Baseball: This game was created for Super NES | | | | game was released for PlayStation 2, PlayStation |
| and was released in 1994. The game was created | | | | 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Xbox 360. The |
| with the help of a Major League Baseball license | | | | 2K8 game features Jose Reyes of the Mets on |
| but without a Major League Baseball Players | | | | the cover and features play-by-play and color |
| Association license. This means that the game had | | | | commentary from Jon Miller and Joe Morgan of |
| real stadiums and real teams but not real players, | | | | ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. Steve Physioc and |
| except for Griffey. The fake players actually had | | | | Jeanne Zelasko continue their reporting throughout |
| names of famous actors, musicians, other sports | | | | the game play. |
| players and landmarks. The player of the game | | | | #1: MLB 09 The Show: This game features Dustin |
| could change the names of the baseball players if | | | | Pedroia of the Red Sox on the cover and was |
| they so wished. | | | | released prior to the 2009 baseball season. This |
| #4: Super Bases Loaded 3: This is another game | | | | installment of the popular video game series |
| created for the Super NES system and was | | | | features possibly the best game play graphics of |
| released in 1995. This game, although fun to play, | | | | any game in the series and possibly of any |
| was also difficult to play when your team was on | | | | baseball game to date. The game was released |
| defense. The player could choose between | | | | for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PSP only. |
| manual defense and automatic defense. If you | | | | |