Posted by Conor Duffy on Mar 18th, 2009
That’s not a typo in the title – there is no apostrophe in Big Joes Homerun Challenge. Big Joe, who hates grammar with the intensity of a thousand suns, has more important things on his mind, like hitting home runs! And while it’s safe to assume the “challenge” in the game’s title relates to scoring these home runs, one could argue a bigger challenge lies in actually enjoying yourself.
There are no instructions whatsoever in the game, but I’ll gladly fill you in. You control Big Joe with the mouse and are able to move him around the home plate, swinging with a click of the left mouse button. Simple really, but in that case why is it so damn hard to hit the ball? Unless you have the reactions of a race car driver, you’ll spend the early part of the game swinging wildly at air. It doesn’t help that there’s no way to gauge the distance of the ball, so you can never tell if you’ll swing too early or too late.
Even if you do get a few hits, chances are you’ll just score a few foul balls. If you actually manage to keep it within bounds, you’ll be lucky to hit it past second base. It’s all about timing, of course, but no matter how often I nailed that ball I just couldn’t score a home run.
More baseball-related ranting follows on Page 2.
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