PSX Extreme writes: "The Backyard series has been around for quite some time now, and they're usually decent options for parents with younger children. They receive the budget price tag, are relatively easy to pick up and play, and still offer the professional names of athletes as a nice little bonus. Essentially, Atari produces these games so kids can say, "hey, awesome, I'm hitting with David Ortiz, my favorite player!" They've already tackled the major sports out there but we wouldn't be surprised to learn that baseball was the most popular, which is why we have a casual interest in seeing each year's Backyard Baseball installment."
Cat returns after the long holiday to breakdown the latest reviews including two expensive pieces of hardware and of course the latest games including LittleBigPlanet, Way of the Samurai 3 and of course Modern Warfare 2.
dBTechno writes: "Backyard Baseball 2010 is not perfect by any means, but it does do a respectable job of appealing to its target audience".
Sports gamers 11 and older will probably want little to do with a game with such a childlike look and feel. They'll balk knowing there are more realistic baseball videogames available with far more depth and sophistication. But for families with young kids, Backyard Baseball 2010 is lots of fun and offers plenty of replay value in the multiple game modes and unlockabes.
Some touches like custom character and team creation (with created names announced during games), add to the fun. It would be nice, however, to see the graphics updated more and it's too bad no more than two players can compete; there are plenty of minigames that could easily be improved to accommodate more.
