Developer: SNK
Let me start this one by saying that I do not particularly enjoy modern sports games. The way I see it, if I really wanted to play sports, I would just grab the appropriate ball, go outside, and play sports. That being said, I enjoyed Baseball Stars.
I started my digital baseball career as the "Ghastly Monsters". My opponents were the "Brave Warriors". Much to my dismay, my players were not, in fact, monsters (though they did have fun names like "Alien"). The game looked very simple at first, but as I played, I began to see the layers of strategy involved. As the batting team, you have the ability to position your batter in any direction within the designated batting box. You can also choose whether to swing or to ignore the ball as it passes home plate. As the pitching team, you control how far left or right of the mound you want to throw from, as well as both the speed and curve of the pitch. Pretty advanced stuff for an NES game! You can even attempt stealing bases if you think you can get away with it... This one gets my seal of approval.
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