Everyone around these parts has to be familiar with lite versions by now. These stripped down free versions of games allow us gamers to get a taste of what's in store for us if we buy the full game without costing us a cent. More often than not these lite versions just get released and are mostly forgotten aside from potentially implementing a major feature of two that might be important for players to sample. Gamevil just did something we don't see very often and updated their lite version of Baseball Superstars [Free] to include the full game with a few ads here and there. The Baseball Superstars series are a great mixture of arcade style baseball with light RPG elements that really seem to make the game appeal to both fans of baseball and people who don't normally care about sports games in the slightest. Training up your players is Read More

The Baseball Superstars series has come quite a long way on the iPhone. The original Baseball Superstars [$2.99 / Lite] was released in late 2008-- It was a fairly obvious port from Gamevil's cell phone version of the game, complete with stretched graphics, mediocre virtual controls, and not much else. When we caught up with Gamevil at the following GDC, they previewed an update that fixed pretty much everything that initially made us take a pass on reviewing the game when it was first released. With improved graphics, and a more sensible difficulty level, Baseball Superstars quickly became one of my favorite iPhone games. It wasn't much of a surprise to me when Baseball Superstars 2010 [$2.99 / Lite / HD] was released that we liked it just as much, if not more. Our review reflected the various refinements that Gamevil made to the series which only made the experience even Read More

Korean game developer Gamevil released their latest entry in the Baseball Superstars series last night with Baseball Superstars 2010 [App Store]. According to Gamevil, the original Baseball Superstars is the best selling baseball game on the App Store, and given my experience with Baseball Superstars 2010 so far, it's safe to say they've got another hit on their hands. Baseball Superstars 2010 is a full featured baseball game with multiple game modes ranging from simple exhibition games to full seasons or homerun derbies. What sets the game apart from the pack are the RPG elements that allow you to create your own pitcher or batter and build their statistics in "My League" mode. Various exercises and social events are available to train your players along with items to purchase such as bats and shoes with your annual salary. Once you have built up your players (up to 4 batters and 2 Read More

Baseball Superstars from Gamevil claims to be the #1 baseball game in the App Store. I can’t confirm or deny that, but I certainly can confirm that the game is lots of fun for any baseball fan. The characters, colors, physics and overall gameplay experience are tons of fun. If you enjoy baseball, you’re going to get hours and hours of baseball action out of this one. The game features 10 different teams, 4 stadiums, 12 hidden players and 5 different (and challenging) game modes. The modes include normal, season, my league, homerun and mission. Each has its own unique flavor, and helps add to the depth and variety of the game. They’re ‘all good’. As you progress your way into the game/season, you can customize your own pitcher and batter, purchase items, make trades, train players, and a whole lot more. The game overall is kind of ‘cartoony’, but it Read More