''Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars'' is the

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spin-off of ''

Major League Baseball 2K8 ''Major League Baseball 2K8'', or, in shorter terms, ''MLB 2K8'', is an MLB licensed baseball simulation video game co-developed by Blue Castle Games and newly renamed 2K Los Angeles and published by 2K Sports for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 ...

'' in the vein of '' MLB Power Pros'', developed by Canadian studio Deep Fried Entertainment and published by

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. It was released on April 14, 2008.

Gameplay

The game extensively utilizes the

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, which controls the power and technique of bat swings and the speed and accuracy of pitches. Fielding, baserunning and other controls will also utilize the DS touch screen, by dragging and tracing lines to execute those baseball actions. The game also features the ability to obtain special "

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", which can increase batting, pitching and fielding skill, as well a "chicken ball" that causes the opponents to chase a decoy ball, and a "crazy ball" that causes a batted ball to take a

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-like flight. Power up pitches include a "super splitter" (that splits the ball into two pieces) and a literal "fireball". Fielding power ups include a "brick wall" that instantly stops a ball and a "super jump" to catch high line drives or rob home runs.

Features

Other features include: *Exhibition mode, for quick play and scenario set ups *Fantasy Pennant mode, a tournament mode *80 fictional teams *Themed Stadiums, fantasy ballfields *All-Star Training, a tutorial mode to teach the player how to use the touch pad with the game

Multiplayer

''MLB 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars'' supports two-player DS Wireless Play

Cover athlete

As with ''MLB 2K8'', José Reyes is the cover athlete, in cartoon form.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Major League Baseball 2k8 Fantasy All-Stars 2008 video games 2K Sports games Nintendo DS games Nintendo DS-only games Major League Baseball video games Fantasy sports video games North America-exclusive video games Take-Two Interactive games Video games developed in Canada