''Super Bases Loaded 2'' (released in Japan as ''Super 3D Baseball'', and in South Korea as ''Korean Pro Baseball'') is a
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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baseball game. The game is the sixth overall installment of the ''Bases Loaded'' series, and second installment of the secondary series for the Super NES.
Gameplay
The battery backup allowed players to save several categories of statistics for all 14 teams in the two leagues, and not just their own. The DSP chip allowed a rudimentary 3-D perspective for batting and sometimes infield play. When players swung, their own individual numbers appeared on the back of their jerseys.
There were seven teams each in the "Alpha League" and the "Omega League" that went by city names only, and often borrowed symbols from those of the original ''
Super Bases Loaded''. The nicknames in quotation marks are those of the original SBL teams for whom the symbols were based, but do not appear in the game. The Alpha League (based on the
American League
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) consisted of the
Boston "Kings", the
Chicago "Lizards", the
Cleveland "Stars", the
Detroit "Storm", the
Kansas City "Tornadoes",
Oakland "Eagles", and
Seattle "Blue Wave". The Omega League (based on the
National League
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) consisted of the
Atlanta "Weasels",
Houston "Doves", the
Los Angeles "Cyclops", the
New York "Mercs",
Philadelphia "Bruins", the
Pittsburgh "Buzzards", and the
San Francisco "Amoebas".
In addition, there were four edit teams:
Urbana __NOTOC__
Urbana can refer to:
Places Italy
*Urbana, Italy
United States
*Urbana, Illinois
**Urbana (conference), a Christian conference formerly held in Urbana, Illinois
*Urbana, Indiana
* Urbana, Iowa
*Urbana, Kansas
* Urbana, Maryland
*Urbana, ...
,
Rockford,
Peoria, and
Aurora
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, all towns from Illinois.
Reception
''
GamePro
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'' commented of the game: "It doesn't have name players or teams. It doesn't have the best graphics. It doesn't have great sounds. What ''Super Bases Loaded II'' does have in abundance, however, is playability. This is simply a fun and easy game to play".
See also
*''
Super Professional Baseball II
is the sequel to '' Super Professional Baseball''.
Summary
Although ''Super Professional Baseball'' was the basis for the North American port called '' Super Bases Loaded'', ''Super Professional Baseball II'' is a significantly different game t ...
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References
1992 video games
Bases Loaded video games
Jaleco games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
Tose (company) games
Video games developed in Japan
Video games scored by Takeshi Ichida
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