Retail copies of Major League Baseball 2K9 have hit OS HQ, and plastered on the back cover of the MLB 2K9 instruction manual is a picture of The Bigs 2.
According to the manual, The Bigs 2 will be released this summer, but there is no mention of what platforms the game will be coming to.
There is also a Bigs 2 trailer that can be found in the MLB 2K9 main menu. In it is the expected over-the-top baseball action, along with a few choice clips of some MLB legends. During the trailer, you can catch a glimpse of Pittsburgh Pirate great Roberto Clemente and New York Yankees stud Reggie Jackson. The trailer ends with Jackson smashing a ball into the stadium lights à la Roy Hobbs in "The Natural."
A fan of The Bigs 2, Flynn from Leviathyn.com talks about how much he'd love to see the return of an arcade-style sports game in The Bigs 3.
Justin Lacey offers up some historical video game examples of how to improve the sport of baseball.
The only worthwhile addition to the game is "Become a Legend" where you take a slugger from obscurity to the Hall of Fame. This is great for a while, but after the 26th time your potential home run is caught by yet another 30ft diving catch you'll be left in controller-throwing frustration. It's then you realise The Bigs 2 is excellent against mates or for a blast online, but its arcade style means it's not best suited to longer game modes.
