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Based on 86 ratings
7.9
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Score Breakdown Based on 86 ratings
  1. 10 (17)
  2. 9 (18)
  3. 8 (25)
  4. 7 (16)
  5. 6 (5)
  6. 5 (2)
  7. 4 (1)
  8. 3 (0)
  9. 2 (0)
  10. 1 (2)

What Gamespot Users have to say about Backyard Baseball 2005

  • Rating:8.2

    Cartoony fun with a .250 average

    By sxpatr | Review Date: Jul 29, 2006 | PC

    In the (to date) latest released version of BB for PC, the backyard gang returns with their MLB playmates. Like previous versions of the franchise, the just-the-basics approach provides a stripped-down strategy, but one... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.8

    Once you have played this game for the first time, you will be prepared to "play ball" in the Backyard Baseball League.

    By steelersfan2 | Review Date: Jun 06, 2006 | PC

    Once you look at the players for the first time, you will listen to each player's new theme, especially the Backyard Kids who will welcome the pro kids from Major League Baseball. Luanne Lui no longer carries her Teddy ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    One of the best kids games ever.

    By hydro1236 | Review Date: Mar 28, 2006 | PC

    I really can't say for sure why this one is in my collection, but it is. It's a great game for the little kids. This game brings back all your favorite big league MLB players back as kids. Yes, little tots (not tots but,... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.6

    Just Fun...

    By brutux1x | Review Date: Feb 09, 2006 | PC

    I remember playing a backyard game (2003) I think plenty of times when I was younger. It had simply gameplay, mixed with basically a simple but fun way to play baseball in a kind of different way. It has to be one of the... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:1

    TERRIBLE

    By 512510 | Review Date: Dec 30, 2005 | PC

    This is quite possibly the worst game out there. From the title screen to the creatures faces it's HORID. My dog barked when the " children " would catch the ball and scream random junk into the wind. The mouse controls ... Read Full Review

    0 of 5 users found the following review helpful