Out of the Park Baseball 13

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  • Summary: The baseball season has just gotten underway and you can follow along with Out of the Park Baseball 13.
    Manage your favorite franchise, complete real 2012 major league rosters are included. Or perhaps you want to travel back through time and revisit a favorite era by starting in any year    The baseball season has just gotten underway and you can follow along with Out of the Park Baseball 13.
    Manage your favorite franchise, complete real 2012 major league rosters are included. Or perhaps you want to travel back through time and revisit a favorite era by starting in any year from 1871 onward. Or maybe you want to begin a brand new fictional league and see who emerges as your Babe Ruth, Sandy Koufax, and other superstars.

    You can do all that and more with OOTP 13, the most in-depth, most immersive version of our best-selling, award-winning baseball sim we've ever published. Follow all the action in your baseball world as it happens in our ground-breaking Real-Time Simulation Mode. Enjoy the revolutionary Random Debut historical league mode - Mays, Ruth, Clemens, Mantle, Aaron, Koufax and Pujols in a single draft pool can be reality in OOTP 13!    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Quarter to Three
    May 16, 2012
    100
    For gamers out there like myself who cut their teeth on R.B.I. Baseball rather than Strat-O-Matic, I highly recommend this as a supplemental experience to today's console baseball titles. It may just supplant them in your imagination, as it's a platform to weave believable baseball tales of any stripe, at whatever speed or level of control you desire.
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Aug 15, 2012
    95
    Overall, Out of the Park '13 made a few improvements over its predecessor, but the meat of the game is pretty much the same game, which is actually a good thing. If you already have Out of the Park '12, $39.99 might be too much for a few visual and AI improvements. If you don't have a prior OOTP game, OOTP13, much like last year's game, is an excellent baseball management simulator.
  3. GamingTrend
    Apr 24, 2012
    87
    This combination brings me to one conclusion: Out of the Park Baseball 13 is the most complete baseball simulation on the market.
  4. XGN
    Jun 7, 2012
    85
    Out of the Park Baseball 13 is the best baseball simulation game out there. The game manages to improve over last year's edition and makes the experience much more realistic.
  5. PC Gamer UK
    Aug 12, 2012
    78
    OotP's baseball smarts may be undisputed, but it struggles to capture the passion and sporting flair of the infield. [Sept 2012, p.106]
  6. GameCritics
    Jul 16, 2012
    75
    OOTP 13 does exactly what it sets out to do-it provides the hardcore fan with the most detailed front office sim experience possible. Once I got into the ebb and flow of managing my team, it was sheer baseball nerd nirvana, and there's a lot of value in that.
  7. Impulsegamer
    May 13, 2012
    68
    It's a game of stats; it's a game of numbers, and lots of information. It also gives history and quotes from players and baseball personalities throughout the history of the game. If you have a passing interest in the game of baseball this series may not be for you. For those baseball fans, those real baseball fans, if you have not discovered this franchise yet, then you are in for a real treat indeed.

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  1. Positive: 40 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 42
  3. Negative: 2 out of 42
  1. lordPlumtree
    Jul 21, 2012
    10
    For a baseball game having the same hold as Football manager then this game is for you. So many options to tailor the game to your likes and aFor a baseball game having the same hold as Football manager then this game is for you. So many options to tailor the game to your likes and a very helpful forum and producer for help and advice. So simple to get into but with long term playability. Many hours can be lost trying to win the next game or sign that star player you need for your franchise to get to the top.… Expand
  2. lotsofluck
    Jul 27, 2012
    10
    The best baseball simulation/management game out there. Very addicting game that allows you to take control of your favorite team or createThe best baseball simulation/management game out there. Very addicting game that allows you to take control of your favorite team or create your own league.… Expand
  4. JohnHoward
    Jul 16, 2012
    10
    Ideal game for experienced and detail-oriented gamers. Requires effort to create and manage, but great support from the best modder communityIdeal game for experienced and detail-oriented gamers. Requires effort to create and manage, but great support from the best modder community in the world, combined with great customer service and development support makes it all worth the effort. The game does not need a graphics engine because it is not a toy. This may turn off younger gamers, but so be it. Great for replays and fictional.… Expand
  5. Simmo13
    Jul 17, 2012
    10
    I've played many board and computer baseball games over the years and, in my opinion, this is the very best. Replay historical seasons orI've played many board and computer baseball games over the years and, in my opinion, this is the very best. Replay historical seasons or draft players from different eras, create and immerse yourself in fictional baseball worlds, the possibilities for customisation are terrific and there is a great community of OOTP players and modders with a lively and helpful forum.wonderful value for money.… Expand
  6. RS17TIMES
    Jul 16, 2012
    10
    If you want graphics, buy a PS3 or XBOX game. If you want to be immersed in a baseball world -- real or fiction -- in a way you can't findIf you want graphics, buy a PS3 or XBOX game. If you want to be immersed in a baseball world -- real or fiction -- in a way you can't find anywhere else, go with OOTP. The endless information in the game, the realistic GM experience and the countless possibilities for both fictional and real-life worlds make this the only text-sim baseball game you should play.… Expand
  7. testguy
    Jul 16, 2012
    10
    You have to be awfully short-sighted to not only negatively review a game the quality of OOTP, but to give it a 0 rating (signifying that itYou have to be awfully short-sighted to not only negatively review a game the quality of OOTP, but to give it a 0 rating (signifying that it has zero redeemable value). Gross overreaction like that provides no value whatsoever to those looking for usable insight into the game. It comes across as nothing but immature axe grinding.

    OOTP does not provide a graphics engine, nor does it need it. Would it be a nice addition? Yes, but the lack of does not in any way diminish the quality of every other aspect it provides.    … Expand
  8. helm123
    Jun 23, 2012
    0
    Same old tired graphics as the years before. Can't believe it's 2012 and we're still reading endless lines of text. At least now when I needSame old tired graphics as the years before. Can't believe it's 2012 and we're still reading endless lines of text. At least now when I need my sports simulation fix I can fire up Football Manager and at least visualize the outcome of the game.… Expand

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