![]() ![]() If you want to be GM-i.e., trade a few players, invest in better scouting, control the draft, raise ticket prices to increase salary budget-then there is an option to let your manager make roster decisions and manage in-game. OOTP’s game engine is impressive and allows the player to choose his level of involvement. Surely it wouldn’t be too difficult to lead this motley crew to the postseason … would it? The game engine I selected the best team in baseball-the Atlanta Braves (at the time of writing)- and kicked off (excuse the incorrect sporting reference) the 2013 baseball season. Once installed it is time to choose a team and get cracking. It is definitely worth doing this-there’s no extra cost-as it makes the game more enjoyable. To get authentic team logos and player pictures you have to install the “all-in-one” add-on, presumably because OOTP don’t have full rights to MLB logos and player images. Follow the on-screen instructions and within 30 minutes (depending on the speed of your internet connection) you are good to go. Just go to the website and download the game for either your PC or Mac. If you are a hard core OOTP user then by all means continue reading, but this review is a lot less relevant. Have you thought about buying OOTP every year a new version has been released but never quite acted on the thought? If so this review is for you. I have written this review from the perspective of a first-timer to OOTP. When given the chance to review the current version I thought it would be a great opportunity to see how accessible and fun the game was for a relative novice.ĪSIDE: I want to re-emphasize the point above. I dabbled with the game a few years back but never had the patience to get into it. The first version of the game was released in 1999 and over the years has won a growing fan base. Unfortunately I get whopped 3-1 by the Padres in the NLDS. The year is 2017 and this is Out of the Park (OOTP) 14-the baseball management simulation game-and I have just got into my first postseason proper. The next pitch-a 95 mph fastball-is in the middle of the plate and Harper clubs the ball over fence to win the game for the Braves. ![]() Bryce Harper, at the plate with Jason Hayward on second, has just taken a second strike to push the count to 0-2. Picture this: It’s the bottom of the ninth and the Braves are down 3-2 at home in the Wild Card playoff game.
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