The online play option is shown in the middle of the treehouse, however is only available for Windows users, at that time Humongous did not support Macintosh Network systems.
Backyard Baseball 2001 and Backyard Football are the only two games ever released by Humongous Entertainment and Humongous Inc. A players running highly affects the players stamina.Ī third type of play is also available, the online play. Running: Shows the players speed on the base paths and on the field.Defense: Shows the players skill at fielding/catching a ball and their throwing ability.
Batting: Shows the players skill with batting contact, and swinging power. Pitching: Shows the players ability with pitching stamina, pitching speed, and control. The stats are shown on a scale from 1 to 10, and there are four stats: The bio also includes that players abilities and stats. For the virtual players, each player has his own player bio with all of that player's info and personality. The game is a single mouse played game that uses a click for swinging, throwing, and pitching. For the season mode, the player picks a team, home field, and all their players and then plays through a 14 game season, complete with a Backyard Playoffs and a Backyard World Series. The stats of the players during a single game does not affect their stats for a season. When everything is set, a single match is played. In addition, the stats throughout the season can be printed, as well as player baseball cards, photos, schedules, and the trophies the team earned.The game consists of two types of game modes: The Pickup game, where the player picks the field, the team, and takes turn picking players with the computer. Good pitching and hitting can give a team the power-ups it needs to go all the way through the 14-game season and playoffs - as well as plenty of practice in exhibition games or batting practice. The team's name, colors, and mascot can be defined, as well as its batting order and field positions.Įach kid has ratings in running, batting, fielding, and pitching, as well as personality quirks that can either be a help - or a nuisance - to the team. While not carrying an official Major League Baseball license, the game does contain 30 kids to assemble a custom team, as well as 10 fields for them to play in. In this first installment in the Backyard Sports series, the player's goal is to assemble a team of backyard kids and take them all the way to the championship - in this instance, the Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe. Players take a managerial role by creating a team of different players to compete against opponents. The game consist 30 neighborhood kids from which the gamer can choose to play.
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