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MLB World Series 2009Version: 1.1.1 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)

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3.5 out of 5 mice Reviewed Sep 1, 2009 Reviewed Version: 1.1.0 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
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Developer: Major League Baseball Advanced Media

Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later

Filed Under: Games

MLB World Series 2009 redefines baseball gameplay for the iPhone and iPod touch with exclusively designed pitching and batting controls that let you paint the corners of the strike zone or take a hanging curve deep into the Monster Seats.

The only game for iPhone and iPod Touch featuring all 30 Major League Clubs, ten MLB ballparks, three gameplay modes and incredible 3-D animations, MLB World Series 2009 captures the intensity and excitement of the Fall Classic.

Key Features Include:

* Multi-touch Pitching Mechanics: Choose between fastball, curve, change-up or slider and swipe correctly to execute the perfect pitch.

* Accelerometer Targeting: Tilt the device to aim your pitch and line up your swing.

* World Series mode: Set your Postseason bracket and battle through the Division Series, League Championship Series and World Series to become World Champions.

* Season mode: Play a 16-, 29-, 82-, or a 162-game season and win the All-Star Game to secure home-field advantage for the World Series.

* Exhibition mode: Choose your favorite team, your opponent and the ballpark and compete against the AI in a single game.

* Fielding modes: Let the computer play defense or switch to manual for an added challenge.

* 3-D animations: Step into the batter's box, make the play at the plate or turn the double play with animations that bring the game to life.

* Authentic MLB action: Game includes all 30 clubs with skill rankings based on 2009 player stats, plus Wrigley Field, the new Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Citizens Bank Park, Busch Stadium, Dodger Stadium, Angel Stadium, Comerica Park, Coors Field and the Metrodome

© 2009 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights used herein are the property of the applicable MLB entity. All rights reserved.

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MLB World Series 2009 Review

Reviewed Version: 1.1.0 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)

World Series 2009 offers realism; Baseball Superstars focuses on gameplay and depth

by Jason Snell, Macworld.com

I’ve had a love-hate relationship with baseball video games since I was a kid playing MicroLeague Baseball on the Apple II. I love the stats-based games, but the more action-oriented simulations have always frustrated me, despite my endless investment in the latest and greatest versions. Maybe it’s just hard to map the skills of batting, pitching, and fielding to game interfaces. Maybe I just find the strategy of baseball more appealing than the see-the-ball-hit-the-ball mechanics of batting.