Ball physics are excellent. The developers did include a way to swing for the fences by using a “power swing” and by starting your swing low and going high, you’ll try for a fly ball; by starting high and swinging low, you’ll try for a grounder. Interestingly enough for such a ‘kids’ game the stat tracking is deep, even including such hard-line stats as WHIP. It was pretty impressive—it’s just too bad that stat tracking is only over a short number of tournament games.

The graphics are well done – about on the same level as Wii sports (these characters have legs however). It was extremely easy to recognize the Little League stadiums in the game. Details such as fans on the grass in center field are a nice touch. Rosters are of made-up players (and you can create your own star player) but Activision has done a great job keeping that kid-feel. Usually there’s some anecdote about each player such as favorite movie or favorite ‘mood.’

In order to make the game more exciting for kids (apparently) there’s a power meter for each team. Every strike that you throw increases the meter as well as every hit that you get (similar to the game The Bigs). There are three bars to the power meter and you can activate the meter after one bar is filled – of course the more bars you activate with, the better the play. Similar to a ‘gamebreaker’ you’ll throw a super fast ball when pitching or be able to crush the ball when batting. It should be noted that activating the powerup doesn’t result in an automatic good thing for your team; you have to work at it (be it a home run or a strike out).

The game prides itself on the unlockables (ugh) but they provide you ‘the Clubhouse” where you can view all your trophies. It’s not as deep as “The Crib” but it’s a nice touch to view your achievements.

Unfortunately there is no Wi-Fi option, but a two player exhibition with my son made the game very enjoyable; it’s easy enough for a seven or eight year old to play. If the game only had a little more depth and online play, it would be easy to recommend this without question. As it is, it’s right up there with Power Pros as one of the more enjoyable Wii experiences you can have in a baseball game.

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